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No Tools Required: Modern Origami-Inspired Emergency Shelters That Can Pop-Up in a Matter of Minutes
Disaster relief often requires a multi-pronged approach covering food, medical services and - importantly - shelter. A New York-based architectural firm now hopes to make the latter easier and more...
Irrigation from Thin Air? A Super Absorbent Gel Could Help World's Drought-Hit Farmers
A new development from a US university - a gel that can absorb water from humidity in the air, before releasing it back into the soil - could help farmers struggling to cope with the effects of...
Enhancing Food Security Through Earth Science Data
When most agriculture in the world is rural, getting crucial geoscience information to farmers is a technical challenge that a few organizations are just starting to figure out. Food security is...
A Helping Hand From Outer Space: Doctors Without Borders Utilise Satellite Data for Humanitarian Missions
In Austria, the humanitarian organisation Doctors Without Borders has its own remote sensing and geoinformatics unit, which uses satellite-based map products to optimise their humanitarian work on...
Can Cows Predict Earthquakes? Animal Observation as an Early Warning System
It has long been suggested that animals often behave differently than usual shortly before an earthquake. According to reports, some wild animals leave their sleeping and nesting places immediately...
"Teaching people about climate change is the first step in fighting it." - Interview With Pakistani Activist Iqbal Badruddin
Written by Jan Wisniewski, 06-07-2020 All too often, the conversations around climate change erase the voices of the people who are most affected by it. In this series of interviews, we talk to...
Data4Human: Aid Organisations Get a Helping Hand From the German Aerospace Center
Researchers at the German Aerospace Center are working to make space technologies available for humanitarian aid. The aim of their "Data4Human" project: to provide aid workers with the information...
The Solar-Powered Super Sponge That Can Harvest Water From Thin Air
Mark Newton, 27-03-2019 An innovative new water-harvesting hydrogel could offer lifesaving solution in emergency situations as well as providing clean water in drought-prone regions. A new...
Plan A: Using Data to Predict Where Climate Change Will Hit Hardest - and Funding Innovations to Fight Back
Plan A is a unique online platform that uses open source data to predict where and how climate change will hit the hardest - and then uses that insight to help fund innovators who are working on...
Project Owl: Internet Providing "Clusterducks" Win IBM's Disaster Relief Hackathon
A project aiming to set up communication networks following major floods and hurricanes has just grabbed IBM's top hackathon prize. In May this year, computer giant IBM put out its first Call for...
MotorLeaf: The Farming AI Which Helps Boost Modern Indoor Farms
MotorLeaf introduces a green-fingered AI which can help indoor farms match the growing food demands of the future. The recent expansion of agricultural tech, combined with emerging food security...
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Seawater Greenhouse: Cheap Drought-Busting Greenhouses For The World's Most Arid Regions
A severe drought can devastate harvests and lead to nationwide famine. This low cost greenhouse could make that a thing of the past. A growing world population combined with climate change induced...
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How Finland is Using the Blockchain to Revolutionise Financial Services for Refugees
Refugees and asylum seekers forced to leave their homes are often found without paperwork, posing problems for them and for legal authorities in proving their very existence. Without paperwork, it's...
The Climate Change Resistant Greenhouses Protecting India's Crops Come Rain or Shine
A new affordable, climate-change-resisting greenhouse could help strengthen rural Indian farmers' defences against extreme weather conditions. When farmers in rural India sow their seeds, there is no...
Harvesting Water from the Air Using the Sun (and a Little Thermodynamics)
While World Water Day encapsulates all aspects of Earth's most precious resource, including a focus on minimising flooding, lessening the impact of droughts, recycling water, and reducing...
5 Simple Online Ways That You Can Support Refugees
Want to show solidarity with the world's refugees, but not sure how? Your computer, tablet, or phone is a pretty good place to start. There are over 65 million people worldwide who are currently...
The Data Algorithm That Could Double the Chances of Refugees Finding Employment
Researchers have developed a new algorithm that harnesses refugee data in order to better predict the outcome of placements in host countries. A new study, developed by US and European researchers,...
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Learning From a Local: Chatterbox is Getting Refugees Involved in the Conversation
Chatterbox, a social venture based in the UK, is training refugees to become language teachers. The UK is home to hundreds of thousands of refugees who have fled war and persecution in their home...
This Young Syrian Has Invented a Way for People to Stay Connected During Internet Blackouts
Written by Sarah-Indra Jungblut, 13-11-2017 In areas where the internet doesn't reach, or where access has been cut off, FreeCom makes it possible to send and receive crucial messages. The internet...