Posts Tagged ‘development’
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An environmental scientist from India shares her ideas for sustainable development. Read more
13 Oct 2011 | View Comments | Tags: Beautiful Minds, climate change, development, Environment, Green Talents, Green Talents Competition, India, international research cooperation, Mumbai, outstanding young scientists, research for sustainability, science, sustainability research, sustainable development, UNU, UNU-ViE
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What motivates “Green Talents” in South Africa, China and Brazil? Hear their voices and learn about an exciting opportunity! Read more
20 Sep 2011 | View Comments | Tags: Beautiful Minds, development, Green Talents, Green Talents Competition, international research cooperation, outstanding young scientists, research for sustainability, science, Science for Sustainability, sustainable development, UNU
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What are the biggest challenges that science can help solve in South Africa?
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7 Jul 2011 | View Comments | Tags: Africa, awareness, climate change, decision making, development, ecosystem goods and services, education, Environment, environmental refugees, environmental risk, essential services, Green Talents, Green Talents Competition, higher-education, innovation, international cooperation, international research cooperation, outstanding young scientists, policy planning, poverty gap, PPP, promotion of young scientists, public awareness, public private partnership, research, research for sustainability, resource economics, science, science and policy, Science for Sustainability, science policy interaction, South African, sustainability research, sustainability science, sustainable development, TEEB, UN, UNU, UNU-EHS, UNU-ViE, vulnerability, young scientists for development
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Meet a “Green Talent” from São Paulo and learn about Brazil’s biggest sustainability challenges.
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16 Jun 2011 | View Comments | Tags: biodiesel, biodiesel contaminates, brazil, consumption patterns, damage to living organisms, development, Environment, environmental balance, environmental chemicals, environmental risk assessment, environmental safety, environmental safety of products, environmental toxicology, female scientist, from science to solutions, genetic toxicology, green fuel, Green Talents, Green Talents Competition, improving life quality, international research cooperation, lack of awareness, lack of sustainability awareness, new technologies, outstanding, product safety assessment, public awareness, research, research for sustainability, research in Germany, risk assessment, science and policy, science and society, science and technology, Science for Sustainability, science in Germany, Sustainability, sustainability challenges, sustainable consumption, sustainable development, toxicological evaluation, UN, UNU, UNU-ViE, waste disposal, young scientist
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Meet a Kenyan winner of the Green Talents Competition and find out how his research contributes to sustainability.
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7 Jun 2011 | View Comments | Tags: Africa, African research, African scientists, Beautiful Minds, Beautiful Minds for a Sustainable Future, civil engineering, cooperation in science and technology, development, Environment, Green Talents, international research cooperation, International Sustainability Award, Kenya, Kenyan researchers, outstanding researcher, outstanding young scientists, research, research for sustainability, research in Africa, role of scientists in society, science, science and decision making, science and technology, Science for Sustainability, science policy, steel-reinforced concrete structures, Sustainability, sustainability in buildings, sustainable architecture, sustainable buildings, sustainable construction, sustainable development, technology, UN, University of Cape Town, University of Nairobi, UNU, UNU-ViE
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“Now that I have a light in my reception room I can deliver babies at night,” said the midwife of a tiny coastal village in southwest Madagascar.
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28 Apr 2011 | View Comments | Tags: ADES, Africa, development, innovation, Madagascar, solar energy, solar-charged light, solutions, Sustainability, technology
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From 18 May till 21 May I attended a conference in Durban, South Africa and could not help, but noticing, how excited everybody already was in the prospect of the upcoming Soccer World Cup. Read more
11 Jun 2010 | View Comments | Tags: development, Durban, football, linkedin, soccer, South African, Vuvuzela, world cup
