One often hears of the demographic doom-and-gloom scenarios. The world’s population is rising at such a rapid rate that by some estimates by 2050 there will be 9 billion people on the planet, up from about 7 billion today. Yet some experts believe in a more optimistic state of affairs for the planet. Fred Pearce […]
A group of energetic young men and women, the Young Global Leaders, have launched the “Table for Two” initiative, simultaneously targeting hunger in the developing world and obesity in developed countries. “Every time someone eats a healthy meal at participating company cafeterias, restaurants and events, 20 cents is donated to fund a healthy school meal […]
Recognizing that “individuals, companies and non-governmental organizations need to stand alongside their governments to advance the best solutions to extreme poverty, to sustain public engagement and to hold their governments accountable,” through a “people’s plan of action” a group of Young Global Leaders have made action-oriented pledges to support the achievement of the Millennium Development […]
Eco-tourism has changed everyone’s life in Donsol, Philippines. It is helping build livelihoods for local residents while bolstering whale shark populations. CNN reports on this shift in nature’s balance — from destruction to preservation — in this remote area: “Welcome to Donsol, the home of the gentle giants,” Alan Amanse says, smiling broadly at us […]
One CNN website editor’s choice is “An eco-friendly family adventure across the world”, the story of Dario Schworer, a 42-year-old climatologist and mountain guide, and his family. Their aim: to promote eco-friendly ways of life. He, his 33-year-old wife Sabine Schworer–Ammaun, and their three children started out seven years ago with the goal of climbing […]
With the US-led crisis just behind us and another unfolding in Europe, one could be forgiven for becoming pessimistic about our prospects. But at the World Economic Forum’s Global Redesign Summit in Doha last week participants were asked to cast their gaze back over the last 60 years and ask, “How are we doing?” The […]
Ama Dablam (6,859m) In April, international mountain guides and Managing Directors of MatterhornNepal-GuideSource Treks & Expeditions Ltd, RJ Fleming and Ang Kami Sherpa, climbed Himalayan peaks to raise awareness of their charity to educate Nepalese orphans. The World Economic Forum and Prof. Klaus Schwab supported the project, acting as patron of this awareness raising campaign. […]
At the World Economic Forum on Africa 2010that is underway in Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania, several participants – including both Africans and outsiders – have called for a rethinking of perceptions about the continent. Too much focus is placed on what is going wrong – disease, poverty, corruption, poor infrastructure, among other problems – with […]
In every region of the world, there are areas of severe water stress. Ten years ago, the Center for Environmental Systems Research at the University of Kassel in Germany released a ranking of countries according to the percentage of territory where water consumption exceeded 40% of supply. The list was topped by Israel and Trinidad […]
