The kerosene wick lamps that are used for lighting many homes in developing countries have been found to release 20 times…
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In developed countries such as the United States, United Kingdom and Australia, mobile banking — describing the use of mobile phones to make financial transactions — is transforming banking from a physical…
Today, nearly 1.3 billion people – almost a fifth of the world’s population - live on “fragile” agricultural land. Just one-third of the rural poor in developing countries live on productive agricultural…
Greenhouse gas cuts pledged by developed countries will not be enough to stop temperatures rising by 2 degrees by 2100, according to Chinese researchers who argue wealthy nations should bear greater responsibility…
Did you hear about the latest success for the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs)? Don’t be ashamed to say no – most of the world missed it with you. So what happened? You’ll remember that the MDGs are…
DURBAN CLIMATE CHANGE CONFERENCE: Amongst the general brouhaha of the Durban Climate Change Conference, progress of sorts on REDD+ (Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and forest Degradation, plus measures…
DURBAN CLIMATE CHANGE CONFERENCE: One of the main achievements of the Durban climate change conference was establishing the Green Climate Fund. This is expected to channel a fair amount of the US$100 billion…
AusAID has just joined the litany of calls for business to become more involved in development. NGOs and governments want to encourage business to deliver better quality of life in poor countries. But…
SEVEN BILLION PEOPLE: I had better write fast. Sometime between my deadline to submit this story and the time it goes live, the estimated world population will exceed 7 billion for the first time ever…
SEVEN BILLION PEOPLE: The world’s seven billionth person is likely to be born today. Beatriz Carrillo Garcia, lecturer in China Studies at the University of Sydney looks at effect a growing population…
Overseas aid organisations are struggling to close the gender gap in the countries in which they are working. A survey of…
Overfishing is a serious problem on many of the world’s coral reefs – a problem that is generally attributed to too many people. But our research has found that economic development, rather than population…
Although the US debt ceiling crisis has been resolved for now, the saga has obvious implications for developing countries. Yet, as is often the case, political conflict is obscuring the persistent and…
Universities libraries in the developed world are struggling to pay academic journal subscription costs – so how can universities in developing countries hope to pay? In this Q+A, Professor Adam Habib…
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Professor of Management, University of North Carolina – Greensboro
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Assistant Professor, Canberra School of Politics, Economics and Society, University of Canberra
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Distinguished Research Professor and Australian Laureate, James Cook University
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Visiting Fellow at Nossal Institute for Global Health, The University of Melbourne
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Lecturer in China Studies, University of Sydney
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Professor of Economics, University of Wyoming
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Senior Lecturer, Political Economy, University of Sydney
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Professor & ARC Future Fellow, ARC Centre of Excellence, Coral Reef Studies, James Cook University
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Honorary Fellow, Department of Economics, The University of Melbourne
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Director, National Centre for Epidemiology and Population Health, Australian National University
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Professor of Southeast Asian Studies, The University of Melbourne
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Visiting Fellow, School of Mathematical and Physical Science, University of Technology Sydney
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Vice-Chancellor and Principal, University of the Witwatersrand
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Professor of International Relations, The University of Queensland
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Scientia Professor of Evolutionary Ecology; Academic Lead of UNSW's Grand Challenges Program, UNSW Sydney
