The Togo Climate Innovation Laboratory (CIL TOGO) is a platform for promoting and supporting eco-innovative climate change adaptation and mitigation initiatives; it focuses on the best projects from eco-entrepreneurs and young people aimed at solving the environmental challenges faced by Togolese communities and businesses. The project intervenes in environmental protection using mechanisms that promote and … Continued
Transnational movement of talent is not only a key component of a country’s economic development but also an increasingly salient feature of international relations. Globally, the demand for engineers in the fields of emerging technology is growing faster than the current human capital market could supply. In the information age, there is a global race … Continued
In the absence of a “world parliamentary system” violence and wars prevail under the law of the strongest. Therefore, a new global strategy is proposed through the Revision of the UN Charter based on the 1st paragraph of its art.109 and the Mexican constitutional reform of Article 39 that allows Mexico to join a world … Continued
Current climate projections suggest that despite ongoing efforts to mitigate and adapt to climate change, global warming continues to pose significant risks to natural and human systems. The project aims to strengthen multilateral governance for new techniques that are being explored to reduce climate risk by artificially cooling the planet using solar radiation modification (SRM). … Continued
As economies become more interdependent, instances of militarized conflict are likely to decrease. During the past decade, e-commerce has been growing rapidly to become a new driving force of the world economy. With the advancement of new technologies, digital retailing is connecting economies and some 360 million consumers across the globe. China, with its vast … Continued
Under the auspices of the Presidency of the French Republic at the One Planet Summit in 2017, BNP Paribas and its partners announced two strategic initiatives aimed at mobilizing the private sector to finance major transformative projects centred around development and the environment in southern countries. These two initiatives have the common goal of creating … Continued
Kivu, my region, is one of the poorest regions in the world. Here, a family earns less than $ 2 a day; 30% of this amount is spent on the acquisition of cooking energy. As a result, the family no longer has the means to invest in children’s education and health. Being poor means being … Continued
Tobacco is the single greatest preventable cause of premature death on the planet today, particularly in low- and middle-income countries where smoking is most prevalent. Tobacco thus disproportionately harms emerging countries’ human resources to the detriment of their social and economic development. Additionally, the healthcare costs associated with smoking outweigh income from tobacco taxes with … Continued
With more than half the world’s population residing in cities, responsibility for solving societal challenges – ranging from climate change to terrorism and the future of work – is increasingly falling to officials at the local level. However, deteriorating fiscal conditions, coupled with a long-term decline in public trust in government, has diminished local leaders’ … Continued
The drivers of violence and inequality around the world need to be addressed in a comprehensive way, with the participation of the various sectors: public, private and community. In Venezuela, the central problem is the formation of criminal gangs as a consequence of social disintegration and high levels of violence. Alcatraz Project offers tools for … Continued
