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World Water Week 2011: The Business of Water Management Requires Collaboration
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World Water Week 2011: The Business of Water Management Requires

Richard Matthews August 24, 2011

World Water Week is the annual meeting place for the planet’s most urgent water-related issues. Organized by Stockholm International Water Institute, it brings together the world’s experts, practitioners, decision makers and leaders to exchange ideas, foster new thinking and develop solutions. World Water Week opened in Stockholm on Monday August 22nd with calls for better […]Read More

Measuring the Effectiveness of Collaborations for Sustainable Solutions
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Measuring the Effectiveness of Collaborations for Sustainable Solutions

Richard Matthews July 20, 2011

Collaboration may be a popular buzz-word, but is it really effective? As I have argued in three previous Global Warming is Real articles, a collaborative approach to sustainability offers the fastest and most effective means of combating climate change. Now more than ever a variety of strategic partnerships are emerging between industry and governments, academia and non-government organizations (NGOs). Almost 70 percent of charitable organizations […]Read More

Collaboration is Better than Competition in the War Against Climate Change (Part Two)
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Collaboration is Better than Competition in the War Against Climate

Richard Matthews July 6, 2011

There are numerous examples of organizations, towns and cities working within a collaborative framework to address the looming threat of climate change. Although there are areas where market oriented competition will continue to be invaluable, there are other areas where collaboration is little more than common sense. Cities working together to share methods of being more sustainable […]Read More

Collaboration is Better than Competition in the War Against Climate Change
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Collaboration is Better than Competition in the War Against Climate

Richard Matthews June 29, 2011

Collaboration is essential to the kinds of innovation that are required to meet the challenges posed by climate change. Collaboration can make commerce more efficient and more sustainable. As Department of Energy Secretary Steven Chu said, “Open collaboration in energy innovation will be a key part of fighting climate change.” A new report from the Brooking Institute views […]Read More

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