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- 3 March 2010 - Not In My Back Yard
- 25 May 2010 - Natural disasters: how can we improve?
- Importing goods, exporting drought?
- Digital Divide in the UK?
- The challenges and opportunities of an ageing society
- Engineering our climate
- The future shape of Capitalism
- Migration: skills and the job market
- Razing the Rainforest
- London under water
- Concreting the countryside
- Future of low carbon energy
- Africa in the 21st Century
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Africa in the 21st Century
21st Century Challenges was launched with Sir Bob Geldof & Kofi Annan talking about the challenges facing Africa in the 21st century. Issues include economic growth, governance, trade, war, hunger, health and climate change in the African continent.
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Kofi Annan former Secretary General of UN
Sir Bob Geldof Musician, Humanitarian and Activist
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Kofi Annan quotes
A selection of quotes from Kofi Annan's discussion on Africa in the 21st Century
Sir Bob Geldof quotes
A selection of quotes from Sir Bob Geldof's discussion on Africa in the 21st Century
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a guide to the Trade vs Aid debate
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a guide to the IPCC Working Group II Fourth Assessment
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