Legal Implications of Sea Level Rise for Small Island States
A new World Bank study examining the potential legal implications of sea-level rise on the maritime and legal rights of Pacific Island nations provides...
Only around 1 in 5 space industry workers are women
The number of women employed in the international space industry represents just 20-22 percent of the workforce, according to figures released by the UN; roughly the same proportion as 30...
Restitution of Conjugal Rights: A Caveman’s Remedy in the Modern Hindu Society
“All Institutions, social or legal, have this in common with rivers, they do not flow easily backwards.” - C.H. Letour Neau
The relationship...
Guterres promotes ‘enormous’ benefits of greener cities
For the UN Secretary-General, the benefits of making cities more environmentally friendly are “enormous”, and include reduced climate risk, more jobs, and better health and well-being.
“City leadership in using green materials and constructing energy-efficient,...
Murderous Immortalities: Taliban Victory, Palestinian “Resistance” and Jihadi Terrorism
“An immortal person is a contradiction in terms.”-Emmanuel Levinas, God, Death and Time (2000)
Taliban Victory and Jihadi Terror: Strategic and Legal Connections
At the surface,...
Carbon Offset and environmental service incentives to save the environment, is that working effectively?
Carbon offset is currently starting to be promoted as the effort to offset our “sins” to our environment by doing good deeds. For instance...
South China Sea: The Equation of a New Cold War
China is an emerging power in the current world. China has come a long way from its former position to its current one. The...
Afghanistan: Centre stage of the UN General Assembly
As each September, except last year’s due to the COVID-19 pandemic, dozens of heads of government and state arrived in New York City to...
City Climate Finance Gap Fund completes first year of operation
The City Climate Finance Gap Fund (the Gap Fund) has approved technical assistance for 33 cities across the developing world since its operational launch...
WEF Launches Toolbox of Solutions to Accelerate Decarbonization in Cities
With the percentage of people living in cities projected to rise to 68% by 2050, resulting in high energy consumption, greater infrastructure needs and,...