- Is Climate change finally back on the US agenda? Yesterday President Obama gave a major speech outlining his Administration's plans. Mostly domestic, the President's address did state 'The world still looks to America to lead...We've got a vital role to play—we can't stand on the sidelines.'
- Al Gore quickly released a statement: 'The best climate speech by any US president, ever'. The Word Resources Institute commented that Obama's Climate Action Plan 'can truly reset the climate agenda'. Here's the White House Climate Action Plan inforgraphic; scroll to the bottom to see international actions.
- Can apps and technology save the world?
- Is there such as thing as 'good' corruption?
- Jeffrey Sachs' ambitious model village project to fight poverty: there's no way to tell if it's working. (Thanks Steve.)
- Interested in development and like watching Arrested Development? You'll appreciate this, an amusing piece from Sophia Kagan on why 'fixing' dysfunctional states is a bit like fixing dysfunctional families.
- Postive video from 14 'warriors' in the Pacific on the threat of rising sea levels: 'We are not drowning – we are fighting!'
Development links: Climate change, Jeffrey Sachs, corruption and more
Published 26 Jun 2013
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