Category: Multimedia

International

The Future of Cities in the wake of Covid – CSFI

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.

International

Strategic Dialogue on Global Trends: Violence and the Coronavirus

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.

International

The conflicts of the future

What’s the effect of temperature rising on conflicts at world’s most vulnerable areas?

International

Fear and zeal over more guns in Brazil

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.

International

Mapping Africa’s Megacities

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?

International

Data maps reveal global refugee flow

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.

International

Robert Muggah – BBC News

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.

International

Mapas revelam verdades escondidas em nossas cidades

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.

International

Genaro Lozano entrevista a Robert Muggah

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.

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International

Brazil Violence Cost

Rising homicide rates are damaging Brazil’s economy and leading to skyrocketing public security costs.

International

Smart Cities: Pollution

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.

Multimedia

These are the greatest problems facing modern cities

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.

Multimedia

How Cities Can Become More Resilient (TED Global 2017)

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

Multimedia

“How to Make Latin America Safer”, WEF LatAm Meeting 2017

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,

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Ilona Szabó on “Sem Censura”

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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