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Latest publications on this Web site:

UN News stories are now on globalissues.org
¤ 12 April 2021
I am proud to announce that globalissues.org now also carries stories from UN News. UN News recently reached out to engage in a partnership program whereby I am permitted to reproduce their news stories on globalissues.org. Together with IPS News, whose news stories I already carry, both are (...) read more

Action on climate change is cheaper than inaction
¤ 2 February 2015
Many are afraid that tackling climate change is going to be too costly. But increasingly, studies are showing action will not just be cheaper than inaction, but could actually result in economic, environmental and even health benefits, while improving sustainability. This new page includes (...) read more

Action on climate change is cheaper than inaction
¤ 2 February 2015
Many are afraid that tackling climate change is going to be too costly. But increasingly, studies are showing action will not just be cheaper than inaction, but could actually result in economic, environmental and even health benefits, while improving sustainability. This new page includes (...) read more

2014 warmest year since records began
¤ 1 February 2015
Recently released data showed that 2014 was the hottest year since records began in 1880. This update includes updated charts and graphs and animations that look into this further. Read full article: Climate Change and Global Warming (...) read more

2014 warmest year since records began
¤ 1 February 2015
Recently released data showed that 2014 was the hottest year since records began in 1880. This update includes updated charts and graphs and animations that look into this further. Read full article: Climate Change and Global Warming (...) read more

COP20 — Lima Climate Conference
¤ 25 January 2015
An overview of the Climate Change Conference (also known as COP 20), held in Lima, Peru in December 2014. While it seemed like it was a successful meeting, because developing nations were committed to drawing up their own plans for emissions reductions for the first time, a number of important (...) read more

COP20 — Lima Climate Conference
¤ 24 January 2015
An overview of the Climate Change Conference (also known as COP 20), held in Lima, Peru in December 2014. While it seemed like it was a successful meeting, because developing nations were committed to drawing up their own plans for emissions reductions for the first time, a number of important (...) read more

Foreign aid: rebounds in 2013 to highest levels ever despite budget pressures, but still way below promised amounts
¤ 28 September 2014
The OECD (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development) recently published new preliminary figures for aid in 2013. It showed official development assistance (ODA) aid from wealthy governments had increased to just under $135 billion in 2013 (at constant 2012 prices). This is roughly (...) read more

Foreign aid: shortfall since 1970 almost $5 trillion; greater than aid given
¤ 28 September 2014
Over 40 years ago, rich country governments agreed to give 0.7% of their GNI (Gross National Income) as official aid to poor countries for development assistance. The average aid delivered each year has actually been between 0.2 to 0.4%. The shortfall has therefore accumulated to almost $5 (...) read more

Ebola Outbreak In West Africa
¤ 28 September 2014
An overview of the Ebola virus outbreak in West Africa that has been described by the World Health Organization as the largest, most severe and most complex outbreak in the history of the disease. The epidemic began at the end of 2013, in Guinea. From there it spread to Liberia, Sierra Leone, (...) read more


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