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Editor’s Comment and Table of Contents – December 2022
Room for positives At the end of a year which has been so traumatic for so many, it’s good to realise that there is still progress being made by development and relief agencies and positives to be acknowledged in many parts of the world. Global conflicts, not only in Ukraine, have inflicted immense suffering on […]
Editor’s Comment and Table of Contents – September 2022
A deadly reality For most of us, climate change remains a threat to our future and to that of the generations that will follow us, as they face the challenge of caring for this Earth of ours. For the people of Pakistan, however, the impact of climate change is already a deadly reality, measured in […]
Editor’s Comment and Table of Contents – June 2022
No one is an island “Prepare for the long haul as Russia’s attack on Ukraine reaches its first 100 days!” It’s a chilling headline which is devastating for the people of Ukraine and no doubt distressing for many of the inhabitants of Russia. I realise that our efforts within this issue of Appropriate Technology to […]
Editor’s Comment and Table of Contents – March 2022
Innovative solutions and urgent financing needed to address rural poverty Sadly, there is no other way to start this editorial than with an expression of immense horror at Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. I’m certainly not qualified to comment on where this may end, just hoping and praying it will end peacefully and quickly. Innocent people […]
Global Partnering Event DIHAD 2022
Successful development requires inclusive partnerships built upon shared values and a common vision of the future with people and the planet at the centre. The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) provide an ideal framework for those partnerships. Global leaders continually reiterate that we can only realise the SDGs with strong partnerships and cooperation. Hence Sustainable Development […]
The Leading Humanitarian Aid & Development Event
The Dubai International Humanitarian Aid & Development (DIHAD) Event, established and organized in Dubai dated 6-8 April 2004, under the patronage of H.H. Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates and Ruler of Dubai, provides a platform where assistance providers can interface with relevant actors from the […]
Editor’s Comment and Table of Contents – December 2021
‘It takes all kinds of different minds’ The return of AidEx 2021 to live action in Brussels in November is roundly celebrated in this issue alongside a warm welcome for the debut appearance of Development2030 in the Belgian capital. The organisers, exhibitors and delegates who made it to the Brussels Expo deserve our congratulations […]
Editor’s Comment and Table of Contents – September 2021
What next for life-changing support? Expressing an appropriate reaction to everything that has happened in Afghanistan in recent weeks has been a daunting process. While the international media has justifiably focused on the desperate plight of those involved in the evacuation from Kabul Airport, we have concentrated on a few simple accounts of how the […]
Editor’s Comment and Table of Contents – June 2021
Covid-19, water and COP26 The content of each issue of Appropriate Technology is largely self-selecting, without too much influence from the editor. That may seem an odd opening statement, but it is certainly true of the current publication. Covid-19 continues to feature in many of our reports, of course, reflecting the devastating effect the virus […]
Editor’s Comment and Table of Contents – March 2023
This is a landmark moment for Appropriate Technology as we publish the first issue of our Volume 50 year. As the accompanying image of our inaugural magazine shows, presentation has changed quite a lot over the years. Sadly, judging by some of the early editorials, many of the challenges that face people in the developing […]
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