Le lien entre croissance économique, institutions politiques et indépendance judiciaire est complexe. Nécessaires, les deux dernières ne sont pas des conditions suffisantes au bien-être économique.
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A just transition goes beyond ‘greening’ energy systems. It must also focus on the unrecognised labour – mostly of women – that makes green energy industries possible.
Kisah upaya warga empat kota merawat air dan melawan ancaman atas ruang hidup serta sumber penghidupan mereka.
Faute de soutien de l’État et d’employeurs officiels, les habitants des bidonvilles d’Afrique du Sud et du Kenya s’appuient pour faire des affaires sur leur connaissance de la rue.
A small South African water catchment partnership run by volunteers is cleaning up springs, tapping into natural water supplies and creating more food, water and energy security for local communities.
For want of state support or formal employers, slum dwellers in South Africa and Kenya rely on street savvy, friends and a strong tolerance for hardship and precarity to do business.
If the fossil fuel industry tackles the methane leaks it generates before 2030, this could reduce global warming by 0.2°C by 2100.
Reforms have failed to transform an authoritarian police force into a democratic one.
Kenya’s police have a long history of using excessive force.
Si l’industrie des énergies fossiles s’attaque aux fuites en méthane qu’elle génère avant 2030, cela permettrait de réduire de 0,20 °C le réchauffement à l’horizon 2100.
Fears about witchcraft and terrorism in coastal Kenya have shaped the ways in which various religious groups express themselves.
Ne pas partager la langue maternelle du client, c’est risquer d’analyser son dossier uniquement à partir d’éléments quantitatifs. Or, ils s’avèrent insuffisants pour les profils les plus risqués.
AI is enabling a huge number of decisions about who to target. They are not always the right ones.
Many existing explainable artificial intelligence systems produce explanations that are tailored to individualist, typically western, populations.
Pour une entrepreneuse, entretenir des relations politiques, c’est avoir un accès privilégié à l’information et donc aussi potentiellement prendre connaissance de discriminations décourageantes.
Free secondary educational policy in Ghana is worthwhile but struggles to keep up with quality.
Ada ribuan proyek hidrogen di seluruh dunia, termasuk di Indonesia. Bagaimana peran hidrogen untuk menopang transisi energi terbarukan?
Governments can exclude certain groups of people in policies and services not only by the type of data they collect but also how they collect, store, analyze and use the data.
Los científicos comprenden ahora mejor los riesgos que se avecinan y disponen de una nueva señal de alerta temprana a la que prestar atención.
Cientistas agora têm uma melhor compreensão das dinâmicas das correntes marinhas do Atlântico Norte e descobriram até um alarme de seu “desligamento”
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Postdoctoral researcher, Utrecht University
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Postdoctorante, Utrecht University
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Assistant Professor in Political Ecologies of Sustainability, Utrecht University
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Assistant Professor of Religion and Heritage, Utrecht University
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Assistant Professor of Governance, Utrecht University
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Professor of Physics, Utrecht University
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Assistant Professor, Conflict Studies, Utrecht University
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PhD Candidate in Law, Economics and Governance, Utrecht University
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Professor of Catalysts and Energy Storage Materials, Utrecht University
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Postdoctoral Researcher in Climate Physics, Utrecht University
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Assistant Professor, Utrecht University
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Research Fellow at the Copernicus Institute of Sustainable Development, Utrecht University
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Associate Professor, Utrecht University
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Professeur en Physique, Utrecht University
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Assistant Professor of Philosophy, Utrecht University
