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15th October 2010
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Blog Action Day 2010: Waterblogged
In Hungary, aside from elections and the change of government, the dominant theme in 2010 so far has been water. But this is about elemental forces, environmental damage and climate change – not just because the government here has chosen water as a priority for when Hungary takes on the EU Presidency in the first […]
15th October 2010
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Чому проблеми ВІЛ/СНІДу в Україні стосується усіх нас
Україна є країною, що найбільше в Європі потерпає від ВІЛ/СНІДу. 440 тисяч чоловік віком від 15 до 49 років вважаються такими, що живуть з ВІЛ/СНІДом. Три області – Київська, Одеська та Донецька – нещодавно перетнули межу в 1% ВІЛ-інфікованих серед вагітних жінок, що вказує на прискорене поширення цієї епідемії. Важливість цієї статистики стала відчутною під […]
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15th October 2010 New York, USA
Blog Action Day 2010: Water Supply, Water Quality and Energy Use
I was surprised to learn recently that 3% of total electricity production in the United States is used by the municipal water and wastewater sector. That’s a large number. And that amount of electricity translates to about 45 million tons of greenhouse gas emissions. These statistics are no doubt typical of water systems in other […]
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15th October 2010 Islamabad, Pakistan
Water
Today is Blog Action Day, an annual event that unites the world’s bloggers in writing about an important issue that affects us all. This year’s topic is water. This is a crucial matter for poor Pakistan. Tragically, the country has too much water right now as it struggles to recover from unprecedented and devastating floods. […]
14th October 2010 Chevening, UK
Before, beyond and after the miners – Chile’s last year in perspective
In less than a year, Chile has experienced some of its most important historical milestones (at least for my generation); just a month ago, we have commemorated two centuries of independent republican life. In January we elected, after 20 years of democratic centre-left coalition government (Concertación), the first centre-right government after Pinochet, in a contested […]
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13th October 2010 Ottawa, Canada
A Science Officer In London
At the end of September our Vancouver-based Science Officer, (the delightful) Paolo Marcazzan, headed to London for a week of training and meetings. These kinds of trips are essential to the work of the Science & Innovation team; keeping up to the minute with UK science policy developments is much easier when you sit down […]
13th October 2010
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‘Ein Feste Burg’ – Romania’s Saxon Lands
Romania has an extraordinary rich heritage. Hidden away in its woods and valleys, it has some of the most important architectural treasures in Europe. The painted monasteries of Bucovina are one. I recently spent a weekend in the ancient Saxon villages of Transylvania. My guide was the British conservationist, William Blacker, author of “Along the […]
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13th October 2010
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Міністр Великої Британії у справах Європи в Україні
Україна – європейська країна. Сьогодні Девід Лідінгтон, Міністр Великої Британії у справах Європи, перебуватиме в Україні з 24-х годинним візитом. Це важлива подія у важливий час для України. Ви можете прочитати про те, чому Велика Британія підтримує євроінтеграційні прагнення України, про важливість демократії та свободи слова, майбутнє України в його інтерв’ю Бі-Бі-Сі та статті для […]
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12th October 2010 New York, USA
UN General Assembly in NYC
Guest blog: Mike Niles, Press & Public Affairs, British Consulate-General, New York Word to the wise: if you are ever in New York the third week of September and feel like a quiet walk through midtown Manhattan, I suggest taking a look at Central Park or Wall Street instead. When world leaders descend on midtown […]
12th October 2010
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Go Team Europe!
As far as transatlantic competitions go, last week was a great one for Europe and the UK. On Monday, Graeme McDowell from Northern Ireland sunk a crucial birdie at the 16th hole of Wales’ Celtic Manor course, which ultimately clinched The Ryder Cup for Europe. To crown it all, the winning European Team was captained […]