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Thai Union, one of the world’s largest seafood companies, is exploring if digital logs and satellite connectivity on fishing boats could help prevent human rights abuses and illegal fishing. Darian McBain, global director for sustainability, says results look promising.
Holly Doremus Faculty Co-Director, U.C. Berkeley Law’s Center for Law
A recent ruling by the Ninth Circuit regarding the Clean Water Act addresses key issues pertaining to indirect discharges but leaves some important questions unanswered.
News Deeply speaks with Katja Iversen, president and CEO of Women Deliver, about what 2018 looks like for women’s advancement and how to think about gender equity and gender equality going forward.
Cloud seeding has been going on for decades as a tool to boost water supplies. Only now has a scientific study proven the process actually works. But as atmospheric scientist Jeffrey French explains, another big question looms: How effective is it?
Masood Ahmed Emergency Response Program Officer Working in Iraq, Mercy Corps
Born in a refugee camp, Masood Ahmed came home to Iraqi Kurdistan in his teens. When ISIS attacks sent people fleeing to the area, he became a humanitarian aid worker himself. He appeals for international investment in refugees and the future of Iraq.
Mohandas Pai Chairman, Manipal Global Education Services
By giving everyone in the country an official ID number, many for the first time, the Aadhaar program is one of India’s most effective tools to increase economic participation, especially for women, says tech investor Mohandas Pai.
Debdatta Saha Assistant Professor in the Faculty of Economics, South Asian University
Until governments and banks tackle issues such as corruption, low informal sector wages and female illiteracy, digital ID systems like Aadhaar will do little to improve the financial inclusion of poor women in India, says economist Debdatta Saha.
In an effort to improve water management, the University of California will install sensor networks across various protected habitats to predict how freshwater moves, biology professor Todd Dawson explains.
Suzanne Biegel, a pioneer of gender lens investing, is on a mission to show that focusing on women makes for good financial and social returns. She speaks with News Deeply about the language challenge, the trouble with data, and the importance of connecting people.
Research ships are vital for advancing marine science but are costly to operate. Oscar Pizarro, a scientist at the University of Sydney’s Australian Centre for Field Robotics and the Schmidt Ocean Institute, thinks automated expeditions are the future of ocean science.
Fadi Al Dairi Syria Country Director, Hand in Hand
After the first airstrike hit near the hospital, those inside knew they would soon be targeted, writes Fadi Al Dairi, the Syria country director for Hand in Hand. The next 41 minutes were ones of fear.
Recent scientific advances could revolutionize food production, according to the head of Bayer’s crop science division. Seizing those opportunities will take more than technology, though.
Tom Philp Executive Strategist, Metropolitan Water District of Southern California
If we are adequately to talk about the weather this century, we are going to need a new lexicon that better captures the current reality, writes Tom Philp of Metropolitan Water District.
Julie Teigland, managing partner for EY in Germany, talks to Refugees Deeply about the multinational accounting firm’s efforts to speed refugees’ integration into the workforce.
Imagine H2O, a startup accelerator, is mentoring a new crop of entrepreneurs. Tom Ferguson explains how they are applying the latest technology to water treatment, leak detection and other problems in the water sector.
Nazanin Ash Vice President of Global Policy and Advocacy, International Rescue Committee
Cindy Huang Senior Fellow, Center for Global Development
The ‘jobs for refugees’ experiments in Jordan and Lebanon are the most promising approach for decades, say aid policy experts Cindy Huang and Nazanin Ash. They offer three ways to improve on disappointing early results.
Precious Moloi-Motsepe and her husband pledged to give away half their mining fortune in 2013. She speaks with News Deeply about how philanthropy can improve women’s lives in South Africa and beyond.
A plan developed by ranchers and the Colorado Water Trust to help keep water in the state’s Crystal River could have far-reaching implications in the West if the model proves successful.
Veteran oceanographer Eddy Carmack has witnessed five decades of accelerating change in the Arctic. As he accepted a lifetime achievement award in January, he talks about why ‘pan-Arctic’ research that crosses borders and disciplines is now imperative.
Looking out for the interests of smallholder farmers is critical both to tackle climate change and ensure long-term food security, according to Alexandra Brand, the chief sustainability officer for Syngenta.
Samer Abboud Associate Professor of international Studies, Arcadeia University
Washington’s recently outlined policy for Syria is unlikely to be able to change the battlefield, protect its allies, or alter the policies of regional states, says Syria researcher and professor Samer Abboud.
Food systems need to change to produce more and better-quality products. Those changes should be guided by scientific evidence and involve a wide range of partners, according to Dr. Gunhild Stordalen, founder and president of the EAT Foundation.
The government’s ongoing offensive on Idlib province has already displaced thousands of civilians, many of whom previously fled violence in other areas, writes Cole Bockenfeld of the International Rescue Committee.
Irvine Ranch Water District is installing Tesla battery systems at 11 of its facilities, saving money on its power bill and helping to balance demand on the regional energy grid. General Manager Paul Cook explains the strategy.
The head of the International Trade Union Confederation speaks to News Deeply about recognizing unpaid care, representing the rights of domestic workers, and what automation means for women.
Kirsten James Oversees the California Policy Program, Ceres
The Salesforce Tower in San Francisco is installing a water recycling system to treat gray water and black water from the building, reducing the need for 30,000 gallons of freshwater a day, writes Ceres’ Kirsten James.
Amid unprecedented pressures on healthcare facilities in Eastern Ghouta, and the repeated failure to deliver life-saving aid, time is running out to improve the humanitarian situation and mitigate misery in the Damascus suburb, says medical researcher Dr. Annie Sparrow.
Turkey’s operation in Afrin has complicated Washington’s relations with two of its allies in Syria – the Kurds and Turkey – leaving Russia more room to act as arbiter between Ankara and Syrian Kurdish groups, according to Jonas Parello-Plesner of the Hudson Institute.
Gemma Mortensen, co-founder of nonprofit More in Common, speaks to Refugees Deeply about their research into attitudes on refugees and migration, and the importance of storytelling as well as intellectual argument.
To make real progress on women’s economic advancement in developing countries, we need better data and systems-level thinking, says Alison Holder, Director of Equal Measures 2030. She spoke with Women’s Advancement Deeply about what she’s watching in 2018.
Yan Matusevich Migration Researcher and Analyst
Asylum seekers confront a system where those who qualify need not apply, says researcher Yan Matusevich. Fines, arrest and deportation await those who should be given refuge.
Save the Children vice president of health and nutrition Robert Clay and nutrition director Habtamu Fekadu say donors’ preference to fund emergencies over long-term development work thwarts sustainable development.
Atika Kemal Research Interests are Digital Technologies for Inclusion and Socio-Economic Development, Digital Innovation, and Gender
Pakistan’s women-focused social benefits payment system shows how the use of digital technologies not only increases financial access for women, but also gives them a voice at home and in the political landscape, writes researcher Atika Kemal.
Official development assistance for fisheries in developing nations dropped by about one-third between 2010 and 2015. University of British Columbia researcher Colette Wabnitz says the trend is surprising, but the story is complicated.
Alessandria Masi Managing Editor, Syria Deeply
Syria experts at the World Economic Forum’s annual meeting in Davos weigh in on what must be done to improve the humanitarian situation and alleviate the impact of war in Syria.
Erik Porse Research Engineer in the Office of Water Programs, CSU-Sacramento
Lessons water managers have learned developing local supplies for Los Angeles could help influence the future of urban water management throughout the West, writes research engineer Erik Porse.
Frustrated by the lack of women philanthropists on the world stage, Kate Roberts and Crown Princess Mette-Marit of Norway set up their own network of donors to invest in women and girls. Roberts spoke to News Deeply about their outlook.
Katelyn Gough Research Assistant
Michael Clemens Economist, Center for Global Development at IZA Institute for the Study of Labor
As the world plans for future migration, it’s important to remember that the benefits are not automatic. Economist Michael Clemens highlights the ideas that hold the greatest promise.
Barry Nelson Independent Water Policy Consultant
While California hasn’t added any large dams in the last 40 years, water managers have become creative about developing other kinds of water storage projects with fewer environmental impacts, writes policy expert Barry Nelson.
Piñon trees have been dying in droves across the West. Laura Morillas, lead author of the new study, found that losing piñon trees doesn’t necessarily free up more water in these arid habitats. It could mean the opposite.
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