When I think about the climate change scenarios for periods such as 2030-2050 or 2070-2090, they seem so far off that I hardly imagine I'll even be around then. In this sense, "global warming" as a daily reality doesn't feel like it affects me very much at all. Nevertheless, this reality does not seem so distant when discussing investments in infrastructure and even less so … [Read more...] about Three Reasons to Measure the Carbon Footprint of the Port of Manzanillo
Five Steps to Building Sustainable Housing: The Case of Guyana’s Hinterland
Donald and Gloria are leaders of the Indigenous Community of Kwatamang, located in Region 9 of southeastern Guyana. It is not easy to get to Katwamang: first you have to take a 90 minute flight in a small plane from Georgetown, the country's capital, and then you have a short (and a little bit bumpy) drive on rural roads, running through virgin rainforest. Kwatamang, much like … [Read more...] about Five Steps to Building Sustainable Housing: The Case of Guyana’s Hinterland