The debate continues hotly on an international scale to define, establish a framework, and set norms for autonomous weapons. This will greatly impact the future of warfare, and the international landscape as Great Power Competition returns between major international players.
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UNICEF: Open innovation to tackle humanitarian crises
Open innovation is drastically changing the way the humanitarian sector delivers aid: UNICEF leads the way.
Google Earth Engine: Organizing Geospatial Data to Save the Planet
Google Earth Engine uses open access platform to develop content and applications to make their platform the dominant form in geospatial analysis
Open Innovation Initiatives in UNHCR Refugee Communities
Open innovation, in which companies and organization source information from external sources, helps businesses approach strategic decisions in a creative manner. UNHCR, whose goals are to implement changes external to its organization, would highly benefit from sourcing information and potential solutions from the very people they are trying to help.
Fighting Malthus’s Prediction in the New Millennium
Fossil-fuel powered mechanized agriculture has led to rapid growth in the food supply and staved off human starvation for over 200 years. Today, climate change, caused by those very fossil fuels, is leading to undernourishment in vulnerable populations. The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations is fighting this trend.
Never mind the calories, how much CO2 is in your meal?
The global fishing fleet is under enormous pressure to rectify unsustainable fishing practices but with over 1% of global oil consumption are they doing enough on climate?