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Rwanda invests in model villages to tackle poverty

Tara Heidger

November 13, 2019 |

News Decoder |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Rwanda

Rwanda is taking a controversial approach to tackling poverty within its borders—literally moving people from rural areas into model villages. On one hand, it alleviates the first markers of poverty: having a roof over one's head, access to infrastructure, running water, etc. But on the other hand, the people moved do not have a choice in the matter and now have to figure out how to build a life in a new community. Some villages have turned out to be more successful than others.

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This Is What the U.S. Could Look Like When Our Coasts Are Under Water

Shayla Love

July 23, 2019 |

Vice |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Wisconsin

Over the last several decades, climate disasters have resulted in many communities relying on managed retreats. These "proactive, intentional shift(s) of civilization away from an environmental threat" are increasingly being seen as the best solution for many in harms way, but the focus is now shifting towards ways to make these retreats more efficient in the longterm.

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Life After Conflict: Healing the Environmental Wounds of War

Tania Rashid Habib Battah

May 28, 2019 |

Al Jazeera |

Video |

Over 15 Minutes

Response Location: Bangladesh

With the aftermath of conflict often focused on humanitarian crisis, international and local actors are also working to restore damage done to ecosystems. From Rohingya refugees volunteering to make sure endangered elephants can reach their grazing lands – and not destroy the refugee camps – to Lebonese seed banks being recreated to restore biodiversity, the international stage is paying closer attention to the environmental tolls of conflict.

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This City Is Being Relocated So It Doesn't Get Swallowed By A Mine

Laura Paddison

December 05, 2018 |

The Huffington Post |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Sweden, Kiruna

Due to mining tunnels running under the length of the city of Kiruna in Sweden, the city is relocating in order to keep the community safe. Although the project is a slow and tedious process, “intensive consultation" sessions have been held with community members to ensure their voices get heard and cultural perspectives are implemented in the rebuild. This approach has provided a blueprint for other cities needing to consider a similar move.

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Houston Looks for a Smarter, More Equitable Path to Hurricane Recovery

Linda Poon

October 22, 2018 |

Bloomberg CityLab |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Houston, Texas

The city of Houston is changing its approach to measuring the full scope of damage from Hurricane Harvey so it can get help where it is most needed and improve future flood mitigation. Using data from numerous sources, Civis Analytics found unmet housing needs were far greater than initially recorded and low-income areas were hit disproportionately harder, even though recovery funding often goes to areas with higher housing values. Now city officials are working to implement solutions based on the data in order to allocate limited funds where they will be most effective.

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The story of a recovery: how hurricane Maria boosted small farms

Amanda Holpuch

August 08, 2018 |

The Guardian |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Puerto Rico

When Hurricane Maria hit Puerto Rico, not only were the local communities devastated, but so were 80 percent of the country's crops. With the farmlands wiped cleaned, farmers seized the opportunity to start from scratch which not only resulted in increased crop production, but has helped create an economy less reliant on imports.

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Meet the women combing through Puerto Rico, searching for veterans in need

Jasmine Garsd Andrea Crossan

October 12, 2017 |

Public Radio International (PRI) |

Multi-Media |

5-15 Minutes

Response Location: Puerto Rico

One group of women roams shelters searching for Puerto Rican vets after Hurricane Maria, where there are “around 75,000 US Army veterans living.” “This is Americans helping Americans. These veterans were stationed in the US, went to war with the US. I think that’s the thing that people forget.”

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Science, Interrupted

Jennifer Hattam

October 04, 2017 |

Discover Magazine |

Multi-Media |

Over 3000 Words

Response Location: Germany

Thousands of researchers across the world have been displaced by war. They struggle to resume their work as refugees in a foreign country. Yet, numerous organizations are trying to help at risk scholars by offering fellowships to help them continue their work.

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‘Neighborhood Mothers' Share Integration Wisdom with Refugees

Yermi Brenner

July 26, 2017 |

News Deeply |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Germany

Germany has welcomed many refugees in recent years, and programs across the country are trying to help integrate them as quickly as possible. 'Neighbourhood Mothers' is one such program of migrant women who mentor new refugees.

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Land-conflict mediation in the Great Lakes region

Maroussia Klep

July 11, 2017 |

Impact Storytelling |

Video |

3-5 Minutes

Response Location: Rwanda

In the Great Lakes region of Africa, land disputes can escalate to violence. Subsistence agriculture is the dominant source of income, making land precious, and as populations increase and refugees return home, property rights are not always clear. Search for Common Ground is reducing violence by training mediators to find peaceful ways of resolving these high-stakes conflicts.

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