Jun 09 2015
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A version of this post originally appeared on The World Bank blog. Around the world, the challenge of unemployment is growing by the year. According to the United Nations, the number …
Jun 08 2015
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A version of this post originally appeared on LinkedIn. The traditional model for getting a satellite into orbit can take years–and once they're up there, the technology is sometimes already obsolete, …
Jun 04 2015
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2015 is a star-powered year in the world of international development. The year kicked off with the World Economic Forum's annual meeting in Davos to discuss the new global context …
Jun 01 2015
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The past few decades have seen a significant increase in urbanization in low and middle income countries. The vast majority of those moving to and living in cities rarely find …
Jun 01 2015
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Transportation deserts limit access to jobs, education, and health care, increasing …
May 29 2015
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Editor’s Note: Funded by a grant from The Rockefeller Foundation, 100 Resilient Cities Platform Partner Shadrock Roberts outlines how community based open-data ecosystems have played an important role for disaster response …
May 28 2015
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As we at The Rockefeller Foundation work to advance inclusive economies that expand opportunities for more broadly shared prosperity—and, specifically, address the global employment crisis—we are devoting a lot of …
May 26 2015
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The following originally appeared on ADM Institute for the Prevention of Postharvest Loss at the University of Illinois ant Urbana-Champaign. Recognition that reducing postharvest loss is an important opportunity to enhance global food …
May 22 2015
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Editor’s Note: This is the third of four in our StoryCorps "Spoken From the Heart" series. Check back next week for the last installment, which brings us to West Philadelphia. While overall employment …
May 21 2015
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This post originally appeared on the World Economic Forum. As individuals we sometimes feel that there is very little that we can do in the face of big global challenges such as …