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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 – March 2021
Opportunity for change One of the inescapable lessons to be drawn from dealing with Covid-19 is that no country can stand apart from the rest of the world and its troubles. The notion that the problems of the developing world can be neatly contained within the countries concerned, without damaging lives or livelihoods globally, has […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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