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Aid agencies provide essential - often lifesaving - assistance to people all over the world. This help is very often delivered by local people who can face huge risks. But not enough attention is paid to the personal security of aid workers, argues Alexander N Hasenstab. Their protection, particularly those working in their home countries, needs to be dealt with as a matter of urgency.
Rivers play an important role in sustaining cities, and unless they’re adequately protected and maintained, also pose huge threats. Kefa Otiso interviewed Jessica Kavonic - an expert in helping local governments find ways to include rivers in development policies - on how to avoid the obvious mistakes.
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Kenya Red Cross workers transport emergency relief supplies to flood victims in Tana River County.
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Alexander N Hasenstab, University of Portsmouth
The security of local aid agency workers on the front line hasn't been prioritised.
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Environment + Energy
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Kefa M. Otiso, Bowling Green State University
Planning for rivers is one thing, but implementation is another as urbanisation and population growth increases.
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Business + Economy
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Channing Arndt, CGIAR System Organization
The collapse of the oil price in 2014 highlighted the need for Nigeria to dilute its exposure on the commodity.
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Arts + Culture
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Nigel Gibson, Emerson College
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