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  • Watch Out for Refugees

    Tomáš Lindner

    June 21, 2015 |

    Respekt |

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    Response Location: Germany, Geisenhausen, Bavaria

    Bavaria has integrated thousands of refugees into the public sphere by helping them learn German, find housing, and maintain employment through apprenticeship programs and other volunteer-run organizations in the community. Now, with Bavaria as an unlikely example, the Czech Republic looks to these program models in the wake of its own refugee crisis.

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  • Pozor, uprchlíci

    Tomáš Lindner

    June 21, 2015 |

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    Response Location: Germany, Geisenhausen, Bavaria

    Česko odmítá uprchlické kvóty. Místní politici říkají, že společnost není na příchod a integraci utečenců připravená. Budují v lidech strach z toho, že migrace rozvátí zemi. Zcela odlišný obraz uprchlické krize nabízí sousední Bavorsko. Tato spolková země integrovala tisíce uprchlíků, kterým pomohla naučit se německy, najít si bydlení i najít a udržet si zaměstnání. Využívají k tomu dobrovolníky, kteří téměř po celém Bavorsku organizují vzdělávací a volnočasové aktivity.

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  • How Israel defies drought

    Christa Case Bryant

    June 21, 2015 |

    The Christian Science Monitor |

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    Response Location: Israel

    Israel ended its driest year on record with a water surplus. Lessons from a desert nation on how to get more out of the spigot.

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  • Ordinary Heroes: Urban Volunteers To The Rescue

    Amy Yee

    June 19, 2015 |

    NPR |

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    Response Location: Bangladesh, Dhaka

    When disaster strikes, ordinary citizens are often the first people on the scene. Bangladesh is helping people prepare for emergencies by offering free three-day trainings in search and rescue techniques, first aid, and other skills. The program reached roughly 30,000 people in the first four years, but keeping it funded is a challenge.

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  • Aided by the Sea, Israel Overcomes an Old Foe: Drought

    Isabel Kershner

    May 29, 2015 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: Israel

    Israel has grappled with crippling drought for years. But people have learned to use Mediterranean sea water and recycled wastewater to provide the country with enough water for all its needs.

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  • This Country Just Banned Grocery Stores From Throwing Out Food

    Samantha Page

    May 26, 2015 |

    ThinkProgress |

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    Response Location: France, Paris

    Food waste costs billions of dollars a year and is a significant contributor to greenhouse gas emissions. French government just passed a law banning grocery stores from destroying or throwing away unsold food, and instead directing it to those in need.

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  • Two Years After Rana Plaza, Are Bangladesh's Workers Still at Risk?

    Amy Yee

    May 22, 2015 |

    The Nation (New York) |

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    Response Location: Bangladesh, Dhaka, Dhaka Division

    After a major fire, labor standards in Bangladesh are improving, but workers must have a voice if these changes are to be sustainable.

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  • Water pricing in two thirsty cities: in one, guzzlers pay more, and use less

    Nelson Schwartz

    May 07, 2015 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Fresno, California

    Two cities in California are facing increasing threat of drought. In addition to raising the basic cost of water, the heaviest users of water pay more for the water they consume.

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  • Help the Nepal Aid Effort By Making a Map

    Laura Bliss

    April 27, 2015 |

    Bloomberg CityLab |

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    Response Location: Nepal

    Citizen cartographers around the globe are tracing and checking roads, buildings, and open spaces to assist people on the ground. You can help.

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  • After the Wars, Common Ground in Oregon's Forests

    Ben DeJarnette

    April 27, 2015 |

    InvestigateWest |

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    Response Location: United States, Ashland, Oregon

    Summer in the Northwest presents a great risk of wildfires. A pile burning operation, just one facet of the strategy that Oregon has enacted to conserve its forests, clears undergrowth to lessen the risk of mega-fire. The work stimulates the local economy and provides employment, but it's also a very small part of what needs to be done.

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