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Editor’s Comment – March 2021

Editor’s Comment – March 2021

| 5th 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 […]

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Editor’s Comment – December 2020

Editor’s Comment – December 2020

| 10th 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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Editor’s Comment – September 2020

Editor’s Comment – September 2020

| 11th 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, […]

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Editor’s Comment – June 2020 Issue

Editor’s Comment – June 2020 Issue

| 30th July 2020

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 […]

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Editor’s Comment – March 2020 issue

Editor’s Comment – March 2020 issue

| 29th July 2020

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 […]

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