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When Climate Change “Meats” STEM
One quarter of the world’s greenhouse gas emissions come from food production, a significant portion of which can be sourced to the meat and dairy industry. Samiksha Manoharan discusses the possibility of using STEM innovation in the form of lab-grown meat to mitigate the meat industry’s impact on the environment.
Programming Bootcamps In Latin America: Breaking The Technology Gaps For Low-Income Teenagers and Underrepresented Young Adults
Growing up as a low-income Latin American teenager, Isabela Naty Sanchez Taipe’s experience was that there were limited options for a career in STEM after finishing high school. This is Isabela’s story of finding a new path of hope through programming bootcamps.
Exploring IPCC Report II - Impacts, Adaptation, and Vulnerability
The second report in the IPCC Sixth Assessment Report series delves into the extensive damage caused by climate change and the urgent need for mitigation and adaptation. It emphasizes the global significance of limiting global warming to 1.5⁰C and highlights the importance of collaborative efforts to safeguard nature and human well-being in the face of climate change.
Poverty and Migration From The Northern Triangle: It All Boils Down to The Lack of Poverty Data
After the outbreak of COVID-19, the World Bank confirmed a rise in poverty, with between 9.1 and 9.4 percent of the world's population now living on less than $1.90 per day, the first increase since 1998. Maria Theresa Villatoro looks further into these figures and how they link to migration from the Northern Triangle.
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Exploring the IPCC Report — Climate Change and the SDGs
Drawing on the findings of more than 6000 published articles, the recent Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report is a comprehensive assessment of the impact and future risks of climate change. Kavya Venkatesan delves into the report’s findings, and what they mean for the SDGs.
Clean Water, Clean World
Access to clean, safe water is a fundamental human right. Yet, each year unsafe water results in 1.2 million deaths globally. Miraya Vyas explores the issue of dirty water, and shares her experience of creating a water filter to both learn about and tackle this issue.
In Conversation with Dr Natisha Dukhi
Dr. Natisha Dukhi has been working for over a decade as a medical scientist and public health researcher in South Africa and globally, with specialisms in human anatomy, physiology, pathophysiology, and clinical nutrition. In an insightful interview, our Volunteer Team spoke with Natisha about her work and achievements.