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A version of this post was originally published on The Economist Intelligence Unit. Like many firms in its industry, Sharp Decisions, a technology consultancy in New York City, faces a tough …

This week, I was very honored to address the Schwab Foundation Social Entrepreneurship pilot program on "The Art and Science of System Change" at the Harvard Kennedy School. It's a …

SHARE THIS By 2030 global water demand is expected to exceed current supply by 40 percent. SHARE THIS California is in its fourth year of drought – how can we balance the demand …

UCCR Investments Paying Off The Asian Cities Climate Change Resilience Network (ACCCRN) initiative over the past eight years has worked to strengthen urban climate change resilience through testing new approaches, building …

  Key Takeaways: SHARE THIS The UN Disaster Risk Reduction Conference is meeting in Sendai, marking 20 years since the $100 billion Kobe earthquake. SHARE THIS With ~3/4 of a nation's GDP coming from urban …

The example of how the people of Can Tho developed a salinity monitoring project highlights some of the broader changes that have taken place across many of the ten cities …

A version of this post originally appeared in The Huffington Post. Since the rise of computing, mobile communications, and the Internet, youth, defined as 16-to-24 year olds, have become increasingly central to …

Based in the small community of St. Marys, Kansas, roughly 20 miles west of Topeka, LiveWatch Security saw demand for its wireless alarm systems skyrocket. Revenue for the company, founded …

In 2010, a flash flood ravaged the Indonesian city of Semarang, situated on the island of Java—the destruction included six deaths and over 100 injuries in the surrounding area. A …

"The world of information and media is changing rapidly." For many around the world, accessing, producing, consuming, and sharing information has never been easier: internet connectivity, mobile devices, broadcast media, and …