Robert Muggah (apparently an old Scottish name, though he is Canadian) has set up two think-tanks in Brazil, where he is based: the SecDev Group focuses on the digital economy and cybersecurity.
Brazil, a country in the world’s top 10 in population and GDP, is in the midst of three destructive crises.
Welcome to the 2020 Virtual Stockholm Forum on Peace and Development ‘Sustaining Peace in the Time of COVID-19’. The open session ‘Strategic Dialogue on Global Trends: Violence and the Coronavirus’, in partnership with the Global Registry of Violent Deaths (GReVD) Consortium.
Head of Igarape Institute in Rio de Janeiro gives us more on the absurd situation in Brazil, due to the lack of political leadership and the denial of the severness of the pandemic
The 2019 Pritzker Forum on Global Cities takes place in Chicago June 5 through 7.
Robert Muggah talks to the BBC’s Newshour about the recent killings inside the prisons on the Brazilian state of Manaus.
What’s the effect of temperature rising on conflicts at world’s most vulnerable areas?
Fearing for his safety amid rising crime in Latin America’s largest nation, Paulo Alberto joined a gun club three years ago and learned to shoot.
World Economic Forum Annual Meeting – Davos 2019
Africa is urbanising at break-neck speed. So how do people keep track of where city amenities are, or indeed which areas are at risk of flooding?
On this edition of “Deep South” Ilona Szabo de Carvalho, Executive Director of Instituto Igarapé, discusses security concerns and upcoming elections in Brazil.
The global migrant crisis is transcending borders, defining itself as one of the most important issues of our time. It’s fueling a growing political debate and a political divide on how to confront it.
To Robert Muggah cities are places where people connect, feel safe and live. Places where people thrive and express creativity.
A new website that lets people delve into data on the world’s cities has been launched.
Dr Robert Muggah from the think-tank Instituto Igarapé showed the BBC some of his favourite maps from EarthTime.
A new website that lets people delve into data on the world’s cities has been launched.
Dr Robert Muggah from the think-tank Instituto Igarapé showed the BBC some of his favourite maps from EarthTime.
En Foro Global, Genaro Lozano entrevista a Robert Muggah, colaborador de Americas Quarterly y cofundador y director de investigación del Think Tank Instituto Igarapé de Río de Janeiro.
Rising homicide rates are damaging Brazil’s economy and leading to skyrocketing public security costs.
Jane Wakefield hears from Rahul Tandon in Kolkata about India’s air pollution nightmare, and from Robert Muggah of the Igarapé Institute in Brazil, who explains how interactive mapping can help pinpoint global pollution hotspots.
Watch Igarapé Institute research director Robert Muggah keynote presentation in Smart City Expo World Congress 2017.
A brief glance at Smart City Expo World Congress, which took place in Dubai in November 2017.
Expert Robert Muggah describes the most dangerous threats faced by modern cities around the world. From climate change to globalization and urbanization cities must adapt to the new challenges of the 21st century.
November, 2017 Robert Muggah speaks at TED Global NYC. The urban specialist and co-founder of the Igarapé Institute sets out six ways for urban centers to address the global migration crisis, terrorism, and climate change. The TED talk features data from the Earth TimeLapse visualization
CopCast test’s in New Jersey on CBS This Morning,
Watch the Flashtalk by Igarapé’s research director Robert Muggah with the writer and member of Igarapé’s board Misha Glenny on cities fragility and resilience. The Flashtalk happened at Chicago Forum on Global Cities, which happened on 7-9 June, 2017, in Chicago, US.
Watch the full broadcast of brazilian launch of “Instinto de Vida” campaign, which took place in Open Society Foundation in Rio de Janeiro, on May 8th.
Watch the debate “How to Make Latin America Safer”, made during the WEF LatAm Meeting 2017, in Buenos Aires, Argentina. This marked the Instinto de Vida campaign launch; the debate gathered Ilona Szabó de Carvalho, Igarapé’s executive director, Patricia Bullrich, Minister of Security of Argentina,
Watch Ilona Szabó de Carvalho on the Globonews show “Diálogos com Mário Sergio Conti”.
Watch Igarapé’s executive director Ilona Szabó de Carvalho participation on “Sem Censura”, TV Brasil’s show. She speaked about her book, “Drogas – as histórias que não te contaram”, and about drug policy.
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