What’s your water footprint?

Many of us don’t realise how much water is required to produce the food and other goods that we take for granted. For example it takes 140 litres of water to make one cup of coffee and and 16,000 litres to make 1kg of beef. Find out more about your water footprint here:
http://www.waterfootprint.org/?page=files/home

What’s your traveller IQ?

Try your hand at spotting places around the world:
http://www.travelpod.com/traveler-iq

Why is there a food price crisis?

There are growing concerns that poorer people around the world may suffer as the price of foodstuffs continues to rise. As the world’s population continues to climb, the increasing number of mouths to feed is catching up with our ability to produce food. Some previously productive land has been over-farmed and is less productive or [...]

Are our seas at risk?

They are according to a European pressure group called Seas At Risk. Visit their website to explore some of the issues that they judge to be facing our seas and coastlines:
http://www.seas-at-risk.org/
The Marine Conservation Society (MCS) is also worried about the state of our seas and coasts:
http://www.mcsuk.org/
The MCS holds an annual “beach watch” litter survey to [...]

What’s happening in Zimbabwe?

Zimbabwe is a country in turmoil. Once a British colony known as Southern Rhodesia, it’s last white government declared Independence (UDI) from the UK, rather than allow a transition to a representative democracy. The UDI sparked a period of civil war, from which energed the new nation of Zimbabwe, led by Robert Mugabe. Zimbabwe was [...]

Where can I find an overview of the types of aid?

Here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foreign_aid

What are the options for managing coastal erosion in Norfolk?

Some parts of Britain’s coastline is under increasing erosion pressure from the sea, but is the solution to try and protect it or to let it realign to a new equilibrium?
http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2008/apr/17/flooding.climatechange

Play the “Stop Disasters” game. Can you save lives?

Play the game here:
http://www.stopdisastersgame.org/en/

What is the link between disaster reduction and the Millenium Development Goals?

The UN’s International Strategy for Disaster Relief (ISDR) has come up with several ways in which disaster prevention and relief can help the countries of the world meet it’s Millenium Development Goals:
http://www.unisdr.org/eng/mdgs-drr/link-mdg-drr.htm

Are dams the answer to Africa’s energy and development needs?

Another huge dam project has been proposed in the Congo. It would dwarf the Three Gorges Dam and revolutionise power generation in that area of Africa, but would everyone feel the benefit?
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7358542.stm