This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • The Global Water Challenge will receive a grant from Microsoft that will enable them to use AI technology to strengthen decision-making related to water infrastructure investments. • How…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • The Paris Agreement is a good start toward climate action, but it won’t be enough. These researchers have identified other opportunities to make an impact on global climate. …
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change is a unique body that produces the most extensive report on global climate change in the world. • What political support…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Changing education means changing the way you think about collaboration, parental involvement, and the value of students. • How can education become an agile structure, where it evolves…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • While federal datasets remain, significant changes have been made to funding structures, language, and accessibility in order to obstruct scientific findings the administration finds inconvenient. • How does…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Due to climate issues, political conflicts and access to humanitarian aid, food insecurity is at an all time high in some countries. • How can humanitarian…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Children & Nature Network makes the argument that taking kids outside more can enhance their education. The model for this is a Danish concept called udeskole,…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • The air pollution problem in India is exacerbated by the economic and social issues. This makes it difficult to implement policy in a developing country. • Can…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • WHO is launching a review of the findings of a study that discovered a majority of water bottles contain plastic particles inside the bottles and in the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • General Mills is transitioning farmland in South Dakota to certified organic. (Only 1 percent of farms in the United States are certified organic.) • Do you think about how…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • FiveThirtyEight details an interesting case in California, where the cities of Oakland and San Francisco are suing several oil companies for damage done to the area…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • The theme of this year’s Water Day revolved around nature-based solutions to urgent water challenges, so UN Environment discusses some ways to make progress in that…