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Editor’s Comment – September 2020
COVID-19 continues to dominate The impact of COVID-19 on all our lives, both personally and economically, once again dominates this issue of Appropriate Technology, as we seek to reflect the efforts of many around the world to reduce short-term suffering and alleviate the longer term business consequences of this horrendous virus. In more normal times, […]
Editor’s Comment – June 2020 Issue
COVID-19 invades all our lives At the time of going to press the global number of COVID-19 cases had just passed 5.5 million, resulting in 353,334 deaths, mainly concentrated on the Americas and Europe. Sadly, by the time you read this, both those numbers will have risen again, possibly sharply, with every expectation that they […]
Editor’s Comment – March 2020 issue
Covid-19, locusts and much more invade our ideal world. In an ideal world, this issue of Appropriate Technology would be devoted entirely to reports of successful and practical solutions to the rural development challenges of today’s world. Sometimes, however, life isn’t that simple. While you will hopefully discover plenty of positive ‘can-do’ accounts as you […]
USAID joins ‘call to action’ on COVID-19
USAID’s Acting Administrator John Barsa signed SWA’s ‘call to action’ at the end of May, a move which the organisation said reinforced the US Government’s ‘long-standing commitment to water security and sanitation as a foreign policy priority’. In an accompanying statement, signed by USAID’s Global Water Coordinator, Jennifer Mack, the organisation said that access to […]
Editor’s Comment – December 2020
What a year… Living with the impact of COVID-19 throughout 2020 has been demanding for us all, disrupting the best-laid plans of the New Year; destroying the hopes of an early easing of infection risks and restrictions as the year wore on. For some, the reach of the pandemic has been devastating, causing the loss […]
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