There are ever more refugees fleeing the effects of climate change, be it floods, hurricanes, rising sea levels or expanding deserts. By the middle of this century, experts estimate that climate change is likely to displace between 150 and 300 million people, a population nearly as large as that of the United States. Yet today, …
Can people be too rich to steal or act in a corrupt manner? ANC chairperson Gwede Mantashe suggested this was true of Cyril Ramaphosa, the newly elected president of the ANC, when he said: “We have a president who has money, who’s wealthy, who will not be tempted to steal … If he steals, we …
I am reeling from a series of recent terrible news: A 28-year-old raping his 8-month-old baby cousin
In the United States, the 21 young people who are plaintiffs in the case Juliana v. United States will soon make their case against the government for failing to take action against climate change. Similar lawsuits have been filed in countries including Portugal, India, and Pakistan. And in the 2017 Bonn climate change conference, a …
Recently I spoke at the World Bank’s Transforming Transportation Summit in Washington DC. I was specifically asked to weigh in at a panel titled “Transport is not Gender-Neutral,” and I am given to understand that it is the first time that they had this focus on gender. The #MeToo movement has certainly pushed the conversations …