http://www.21stcenturychallenges.org/challenges/global-health-in-the-21st-century/focus/ en d.over@rgs.org Copyright 2011 2011-12-16T17:56:29+00:00 http://www.21stcenturychallenges.org/60-seconds/malaria/ http://www.21stcenturychallenges.org/60-seconds/malaria/#When:12:16:43Z A guide to the infectious disease of Malaria. 2012-02-03T12:16:43+00:00 http://www.21stcenturychallenges.org/60-seconds/the-rise-of-the-urban-dweller/ http://www.21stcenturychallenges.org/60-seconds/the-rise-of-the-urban-dweller/#When:11:45:51Z Learn more on the rapid urbanisation of the world's population. 2011-10-18T11:45:51+00:00 http://www.21stcenturychallenges.org/60-seconds/slums-developments-across-the-world/ http://www.21stcenturychallenges.org/60-seconds/slums-developments-across-the-world/#When:14:11:30Z Learn about the 1 billion people across the world who live in slum areas of cities. 2011-11-21T14:11:30+00:00 http://www.21stcenturychallenges.org/60-seconds/the-khan-academy/ http://www.21stcenturychallenges.org/60-seconds/the-khan-academy/#When:13:21:45Z A not-for-profit organistaion providing free educational videos online 2011-08-15T13:21:45+00:00 http://www.21stcenturychallenges.org/60-seconds/education-in-numbers/ http://www.21stcenturychallenges.org/60-seconds/education-in-numbers/#When:12:00:23Z An 60 second guide to education in Britain 2011-09-07T12:00:23+00:00 http://www.21stcenturychallenges.org/60-seconds/poverty-in-britain/ http://www.21stcenturychallenges.org/60-seconds/poverty-in-britain/#When:16:17:35Z Read more about the issue of persistent poverty in Britain 2011-01-17T16:17:35+00:00 http://www.21stcenturychallenges.org/60-seconds/what-is-the-great-pacific-garbage-patch/ http://www.21stcenturychallenges.org/60-seconds/what-is-the-great-pacific-garbage-patch/#When:13:14:34Z Find out how plastic is leading to the pollution of large areas of the world's oceans.  2010-07-27T13:14:34+00:00 http://www.21stcenturychallenges.org/60-seconds/myths-and-realities-in-disaster-situations/ http://www.21stcenturychallenges.org/60-seconds/myths-and-realities-in-disaster-situations/#When:16:38:55Z The World Health Organisation have highlighted common misconceptions regarding natural disaster 2010-03-16T16:38:55+00:00 http://www.21stcenturychallenges.org/60-seconds/what-is-the-infrastructure-planning-commission/ http://www.21stcenturychallenges.org/60-seconds/what-is-the-infrastructure-planning-commission/#When:15:55:54Z Find out what the Infrastructure Planning Commission (IPC) does and how it is changing how large scale projects are being planned in Britain 2010-01-11T15:55:54+00:00 http://www.21stcenturychallenges.org/60-seconds/wind-farms/ http://www.21stcenturychallenges.org/60-seconds/wind-farms/#When:14:11:11Z The debate over wind farms often polarises local opinion. Read the arguments for and against this form of renewable energy 2010-01-15T14:11:11+00:00 http://www.21stcenturychallenges.org/60-seconds/high-speed-rail-in-britain/ http://www.21stcenturychallenges.org/60-seconds/high-speed-rail-in-britain/#When:14:27:24Z Read about the proposed multi billion pound high-speed rail line High Speed Two. It has the potential to change the geography of Britain, but does it threaten to put protected land at risk? 2010-01-22T14:27:24+00:00 http://www.21stcenturychallenges.org/60-seconds/what-is-the-digital-divide/ http://www.21stcenturychallenges.org/60-seconds/what-is-the-digital-divide/#When:13:44:49Z While the majority of people in the UK have access to the internet, there are still 17 million people who do not. 2009-09-04T13:44:49+00:00 http://www.21stcenturychallenges.org/60-seconds/what-is-virtual-water/ http://www.21stcenturychallenges.org/60-seconds/what-is-virtual-water/#When:08:16:57Z Read a 60 second guide to 'virtual water', the water used to create the goods we buy. 2009-06-02T08:16:57+00:00 http://www.21stcenturychallenges.org/60-seconds/the-hidden-cost-of-what-we-consume/ http://www.21stcenturychallenges.org/60-seconds/the-hidden-cost-of-what-we-consume/#When:07:40:50Z Read about the hidden cost of what we eat, drink and consume. From coffee to t-shirts, we need far more water to support our lifestyles than most of us imagine.  2009-06-03T07:40:50+00:00 http://www.21stcenturychallenges.org/60-seconds/the-aral-sea/ http://www.21stcenturychallenges.org/60-seconds/the-aral-sea/#When:10:15:40Z Read about the environmental impacts of over use of water resources in the Aral Sea 2009-06-04T10:15:40+00:00 http://www.21stcenturychallenges.org/60-seconds/britains-ageing-population/ http://www.21stcenturychallenges.org/60-seconds/britains-ageing-population/#When:09:21:38Z A 60 second guide to Britain's ageing population 2009-04-03T09:21:38+00:00 http://www.21stcenturychallenges.org/60-seconds/carbon-capture-storage-ccs/ http://www.21stcenturychallenges.org/60-seconds/carbon-capture-storage-ccs/#When:10:18:08Z 60 second guide to Carbon Capture Storage 2008-08-29T10:18:08+00:00 http://www.21stcenturychallenges.org/60-seconds/sulphur-screens/ http://www.21stcenturychallenges.org/60-seconds/sulphur-screens/#When:14:37:38Z Could a screen of chemicals in the stratosphere help to cool the earth? 2009-02-18T14:37:38+00:00 http://www.21stcenturychallenges.org/60-seconds/ocean-fertilisation/ http://www.21stcenturychallenges.org/60-seconds/ocean-fertilisation/#When:14:58:25Z How could fertilising the oceans help fight climate change? 2009-02-19T14:58:25+00:00 http://www.21stcenturychallenges.org/60-seconds/artificial-trees/ http://www.21stcenturychallenges.org/60-seconds/artificial-trees/#When:16:04:08Z Artificial trees that could extract CO2 from the atmosphere. 2009-02-20T16:04:08+00:00 http://www.21stcenturychallenges.org/60-seconds/increasing-cloud-reflectivity/ http://www.21stcenturychallenges.org/60-seconds/increasing-cloud-reflectivity/#When:17:53:05Z Professors John Latham and Stephen Salter have designed a fleet of ships that could pump fine particles of sea-water into clouds 2009-02-20T17:53:05+00:00 http://www.21stcenturychallenges.org/60-seconds/increasing-reflectivity/ http://www.21stcenturychallenges.org/60-seconds/increasing-reflectivity/#When:10:57:04Z Could we cool the planet by increasing the reflectivity of urban areas? 2009-02-23T10:57:04+00:00 http://www.21stcenturychallenges.org/60-seconds/what-is-protectionism/ http://www.21stcenturychallenges.org/60-seconds/what-is-protectionism/#When:11:29:51Z A guide to protectionism, also known as economic nationalism // Are we seeing a return to these practices? 2009-02-10T11:29:51+00:00 http://www.21stcenturychallenges.org/60-seconds/a-guide-to-the-g20/ http://www.21stcenturychallenges.org/60-seconds/a-guide-to-the-g20/#When:16:36:44Z Read a quick guide to the Group-of-Twenty (G20) meeting in London, April 2009 2009-03-13T16:36:44+00:00 http://www.21stcenturychallenges.org/60-seconds/balanced-migration-report/ http://www.21stcenturychallenges.org/60-seconds/balanced-migration-report/#When:11:12:04Z A guide to 'Balanced Migration: A new approach to controlling immigration', released September 2008 2008-10-24T11:12:04+00:00 http://www.21stcenturychallenges.org/60-seconds/rainforest-facts1/ http://www.21stcenturychallenges.org/60-seconds/rainforest-facts1/#When:10:56:37Z 60 second guide to rainforests 2008-10-03T10:56:37+00:00 http://www.21stcenturychallenges.org/60-seconds/fluvial-flooding/ http://www.21stcenturychallenges.org/60-seconds/fluvial-flooding/#When:14:44:08Z 60 second guide to fluvual flooding 2008-08-26T14:44:08+00:00 http://www.21stcenturychallenges.org/60-seconds/groundwater-flooding/ http://www.21stcenturychallenges.org/60-seconds/groundwater-flooding/#When:11:49:49Z 60 second guide to groundwater flooding 2008-08-27T11:49:49+00:00 http://www.21stcenturychallenges.org/60-seconds/surface-water-flooding/ http://www.21stcenturychallenges.org/60-seconds/surface-water-flooding/#When:12:17:22Z 60 second guide to surface water flooding 2008-08-27T12:17:22+00:00 http://www.21stcenturychallenges.org/60-seconds/tidal-flooding/ http://www.21stcenturychallenges.org/60-seconds/tidal-flooding/#When:12:21:46Z 60 second guide to tidal flooding 2008-08-27T12:21:46+00:00 http://www.21stcenturychallenges.org/60-seconds/the-river-thames/ http://www.21stcenturychallenges.org/60-seconds/the-river-thames/#When:12:16:55Z 60 second guide to the River Thames 2008-09-01T12:16:55+00:00 http://www.21stcenturychallenges.org/60-seconds/ways-to-prepare-for-a-flood/ http://www.21stcenturychallenges.org/60-seconds/ways-to-prepare-for-a-flood/#When:13:08:36Z 60 second guide to preparing homes for a flood 2008-09-02T13:08:36+00:00 http://www.21stcenturychallenges.org/60-seconds/the-green-belt/ http://www.21stcenturychallenges.org/60-seconds/the-green-belt/#When:10:29:21Z a guide to the Green Belt 2008-09-01T10:29:21+00:00 http://www.21stcenturychallenges.org/60-seconds/brownfield-land/ http://www.21stcenturychallenges.org/60-seconds/brownfield-land/#When:11:12:29Z a guide to brownfield land 2008-09-01T11:12:29+00:00 http://www.21stcenturychallenges.org/60-seconds/housing-in-england/ http://www.21stcenturychallenges.org/60-seconds/housing-in-england/#When:14:57:55Z a guide to housing in England 2008-09-02T14:57:55+00:00 http://www.21stcenturychallenges.org/60-seconds/biofuels/ http://www.21stcenturychallenges.org/60-seconds/biofuels/#When:14:29:45Z 60 second guide to biofuels 2008-08-28T14:29:45+00:00 http://www.21stcenturychallenges.org/60-seconds/nuclear-energy/ http://www.21stcenturychallenges.org/60-seconds/nuclear-energy/#When:09:10:34Z 60 second guide to nuclear energy 2008-08-29T09:10:34+00:00 http://www.21stcenturychallenges.org/60-seconds/solar-energy/ http://www.21stcenturychallenges.org/60-seconds/solar-energy/#When:12:12:42Z 60 second guide to solar energy 2008-08-29T12:12:42+00:00 http://www.21stcenturychallenges.org/60-seconds/wind-energy/ http://www.21stcenturychallenges.org/60-seconds/wind-energy/#When:12:53:21Z 60 second guide to wind energy 2008-08-29T12:53:21+00:00 http://www.21stcenturychallenges.org/60-seconds/sub-saharan-africa/ http://www.21stcenturychallenges.org/60-seconds/sub-saharan-africa/#When:12:41:11Z a guide to the African continent 2008-08-11T12:41:11+00:00 http://www.21stcenturychallenges.org/60-seconds/climate-change-impacts-in-africa/ http://www.21stcenturychallenges.org/60-seconds/climate-change-impacts-in-africa/#When:13:04:29Z a guide to the IPCC Working Group II Fourth Assessment 2008-09-01T13:04:29+00:00 http://www.21stcenturychallenges.org/60-seconds/trade-vs-aid/ http://www.21stcenturychallenges.org/60-seconds/trade-vs-aid/#When:15:26:26Z a guide to the Trade vs Aid debate 2008-09-02T15:26:26+00:00