Could future wars be fought over water? “Fierce national competition over water resources has prompted fears that water issues contain the seeds of violent conflict,” warned Kofi Annan during his tenure as United Nations (UN)...
Day One - A few days ago we touched down in Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC, but still referred to as Saigon by most people here) in Vietnam. We easily found our hostel, centrally...
A few weeks ago we did a culinary arts demonstration event with ADF (Alain Ducasse Formation). Chef Nicolas Navarro came to share the spirit of Ducasse’s art and his concern about creating a sustainable cooking....
Seen on Mascher Street in Old City....
For travelers who are interested in delving beneath the surface of Taiwan’s main sightseeing attractions and flashy neon facade, I highly recommend reading British author Steven Crook’s accounts of life in Taiwan.
Crook weaves prolific storytelling...
After recovering from an ailment, I hopped a SpiceJet flight down to Fort Cochin in the Indian state of Kerala. Wow, WHAT a difference from the north! It was just much...quieter. Don't get me wrong...
I wrote a brief piece on “Innovation around Open Education” for Dentsu Report in Japanese. I argue that we ourselves are the ones that may block the new concepts and breakthrough ideas unconsciously, by not...
Asma Lateef is Director of the Bread for the World Institute, the research and policy analysis education wing that underpins Bread for the World’s advocacy work. Bread for the World is a faith based anti-hunger...
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