Forests are easily taken for granted, but they are very important in many ways. They can directly benefit us as a source of wood for building, for use as a fuel, and in making paper. They protect our water supplies and help to prevent soil erosion. They provide important habitats for ...
The reasons for concern framework communicates scientific understanding about risks in relation to varying levels of climate change. The framework, now a cornerstone of the IPCC assessments, aggregates global risks into five categories as a function of global mean temperature change. We review the fra...
3/ "Toilet: A Love Story," a Bollywood romance about a newlywed couple, educated audiences about India's sanitation challenge. 'Toilet, a Love Story': Bollywood spotlights India's sanitation crisis in new film 4/ In June, the WHO certified that Bhutan and Maldives had eliminated measles. Bh...
The deal largely played out in the court of public opinion; sound economic reasons for the deal were rejected. crisisgroup.org 这一交易引发了公众的关注,极具诱惑力的商 业理由亦惨遭拒绝。 crisisgroup.org A more equal income distribution is thus important not only for social and political rea...
Conveniently enough – given gold’s “safe haven” reputation – it’s arrived just in time for another major financial market scare, this time in the form of Italy. Below, I consider some of the most pertinent points… The monetary tide is turning – but how far will it wash out?
If your productivity depends on being able to come up with new ideas, you need to be happy at work. Check outthe research of Teresa Amabilefor proof. She says: If people are in a good mood on a given day, they’re more likely to have creative ideas that day, as well as the nex...
Trade between nations has been making us richer for hundreds of years. Financial crisis come along like clockwork. As for deleveraging and the suffocating mountains of debt: The early 1990s saw a massive property crash in the UK that led to hundreds of thousands of homes being repossessed. Just...
In December, Iwrotethat AAPL shouldn’t cave in to pressure to lower its phone prices in India; I have the same viewpoint about China. iPh0ne isn’t supposed to be everybody’s phone; it’s supposed to appeal to people who don’t want to spend a lot of time figuring out how to ...
When you break down the three main things you spend money on while traveling – food,accommodationandtransportation– you find it’s possible to spend very little while traveling. You can often get meals for under a dollar at local markets and food vendors in regions likeSoutheast Asia,India,...
This forecast for is on a broad basis (Crude and Condensate and Natural Gas Liquids) for Saudi Arabia. Forecast numbers are production capacity. Actual production may be lower depending upon demand. 5. Stuart Staniford -- Water in the Gas Tank--March 26, 2007 Forensic analysis regarding how ...