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Much has been said about unsafe drinking water but hardly any one talks about indoor smoke. According to the World Health Organization, respiratory diseases attributed to inhaling smoke from the use of solid fuels (wood, animal dung, crop waste and coal) for cooking and heating kills an estimated 1.6 million people annually in developing counties. […]
A short video changed the way I think about energy. The video points out that if there’s a crisis in energy, there is a crisis in everything. Although I’ve learned early on that most of the global development issues are interlinked to each other, I’ve never really thought about energy as core and fundamental in them. […]
Flooding has been a perineal problem in the Philippines, especially in Metro Manila. The MMDA (Metro Manila Development Authority) estimates that 50% of the city is affected by floods during a typhoon. The Philippines receives and average of 20 typhoons and it is estimated to cost 2.8 billion US dollars yearly. The flood problem is clearly […]