Don’t Worry About Trump. In his own mind he will be OK.
January 06, 2021 | No Comments
Thinking about Trump’s entrance into the Presidential Race in America in late 2015, coming down the escalator in Trump Tower with Melania at his side, sparked a flashback to a symbolic staircase scene. I have…
‘Mask-wearing’ as a Social Invention: Coping with the Covid-19 Pandemic
December 29, 2020 | 1 Comment
“A social invention is a new [concept], law, organization or procedure that changes the ways in which people relate to themselves or to each other, either individually or collectively.” The following images provide examples of…
Do they give a Nobel Prize for Bullying?
June 03, 2018 | No Comments
Update: I wrote the comments that follow 2 years ago, about half way into the Trump presidency. The US President’s proverbial Bully Pulpit had been converted by Trump’s operating style into the fact that a…
Mexico Hurricane Patricia
October 23, 2015 | No Comments
México.- protection is important to emphasize that we can not skip hydrometerological concerns. The magnitude of this phenomenon we have never seen in this country, there is a history of hurricanes we’ve had in the…
Expert Forum Video on Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) Antalya, Turkey 2015
June 08, 2015 | No Comments
Disasters occur when natural extremes encounter communities who are ill-prepared to cope with these forces. Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) strategies outline preventative measures to reduce the impacts of foreseeable hazardous events. Time and time…
GUEST EDITORIAL “Politicians need to get their act together on climate change“ Justus Morisse (Germany)
August 30, 2014 | No Comments
“Politicians need to get their act together on climate change.“ This quote from Chancellor Angela Merkel´s climate advisor Hans Joachim Schellnhuber is almost two years old now and was originally pinpointed at the global warming…
Capacity Building by Proxy : Putting African development on a faster and cheaper track
October 20, 2009 | No Comments
2 March 2009 I have an idea that I think is important to talk about. I call it Capacity Building by Proxy. The idea is to build institutional and human capabilities on the African continent…
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The times they are a-changin’: and not just for the climate
October 20, 2009 | No Comments
Fragilecologies Archives 1 December 2008 Just wanted to say that “the times they are a-changin’.” They are a-changin’ for those involved in climate science research and modeling, and they are a-changin’ for those engaged in…
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People-Focused Biofuels Development in Africa
October 20, 2009 | No Comments
Fragilecologies Archives 20 November 2008 By Dr. Tsegay Wolde-Georgis & Dr. Michael H. Glantz African governments are continuing to join the worldwide rush to develop biofuels in response to record oil prices. Their leaders perceive…
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People-Focused Biofuels Development in Africa
October 20, 2009 | No Comments
Fragilecologies Archives 13 November 2008 By Dr. Michael H. Glantz and Dr. Tsegay Wolde-Georgis African governments are continuing to join the worldwide rush to develop biofuels in response to record oil prices. Their leaders perceive…
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NCAR and NSF: Please, Tear Down This Wall!
October 20, 2009 | No Comments
Fragilecologies Archives 28 August 2008 About 20 years ago, President Ronald Reagan, standing before the Brandenburg Gate in West Berlin, called on Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev to “tear down this wall,” referring to the infamous…
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