91 Stories by Robert C. Brears
For the first time, the World Economic Forum’s annual Global Risks report has ranked the water supply crises as the number 1 global risk...
The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region is one of the most water scarce regions in the world. In 1950, per capita renewable...
Toronto’s urban forests are a significant asset to the city. Valued at $7 billion they produce, each year, $28 million worth of ecosystem services...
According to UNESCO, poor wastewater management, or lack of it, means that only 20% of global wastewater receives proper treatment. With wastewater directly impacting...
The statistics are impressive: Africa’s combined GDP is more than $2 trillion dollars, the continent is home to seven of the world’s fastest growing...
In Europe there is a move towards a ‘circular economy’ where existing materials and products are reused, repaired, refurbished and recycled. In other words...
San Diego faces numerous challenges from climate change including increased temperatures resulting in more hotter and drier days, more prolonged heat waves, and more...
According to PwC China and India could be by 2050 the world’s top two largest economies in terms of purchasing power parity. In the...
The Asia-Pacific region is one of the most vulnerable regions in the world to flooding. Over the period of 1986-2006 floods have claimed more...
Climate change features in our lives in some shape or form: A huge tropical storm linked to climate change, polar bears on melting arctic...
