In recent years it is estimated that over 2 million people have fled Venezuela. The only other major event that is comparable to this massive displacement of people is the crisis in Syria. What is causing this crisis and why is social media important to activists and citizens across Venezuela?
One of the world’s greatest environmental tragedies is happening right before our eyes. According to Greenpeace the destruction amounts to about six football pitches a minute. Mainly mining, agriculture and other economic activities causes the deforestation. However, Amazon native Indians teamed up with Greenpeace back in 2015 and with …
The El Niño Phenomenon is a periodic weather pattern that occurs with a frequency of 10-20 years. The surface temperature of the Pacific Ocean around the equator rises which usually increases precipitations in Colombia, Ecuador and Peru. In March 2017, a particularly strong El Niño-episode caused extreme rainfall and floods …
The Zika virus became a global health issue in 2015-2016 as it spread across the world. Above all it affected the poor and the excluded very hard. ICT can play a crucial role in prevention but needs to address problems of poverty and inequality.
