Macro and microeconomics potential of urban settlements

As more people move from rural to urban areas due to climate change, ensuring a sustainable future will require careful balancing of the macro challenges of managing urban change with the micro elements of community and enterprise.

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Prosperity and small business enterprises

Traditional skills can incite a renaissance in education, entrepreneurship and job creation to play a vital role in supporting economic growth. There is an opportunity for a paradigm shift where tradition and ancient knowledge support innovation.

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Affordable and clean energy in India

India is a country with an huge energy deficit. More than 300 million rural inhabitants have no commercial electricity. There is widespread dependence on imported fossil fuels. However, ambitious government investment in renewables is set to turn this around.

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Vernacular buildings and adaptation to floods

In flood-prone areas of South and Southeast Asia, vernacular architecture has resulted in various forms of elevated buildings. As climate change causes a wider range of challenges, lessons from this architecture will be key to dealing with future risks.

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Mongolian pastoral society and women

Yurts, the traditional round tent dwellings of the Inner Asian nomads, have been in use for more than 3,000 years. Constructed according to the principle of sparing natural resources, yurts are also a place where men and women live together in integrated harmony.

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Kam community and intergenerational education

Sustaining the Kam people’s intergenerational knowledge will ensure the availability of inclusive quality education. However, the Kam people face persistent challenges in the preservation of their own culturally significant and unique knowledge systems.

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