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.
During the first half of 2020 when more than two-thirds of the world’s population was in lockdown, many of us were transfixed by a map.
The only surprise about Jair Bolsonaro’s diagnosis for COVID-19 was that it took him so long to test positive.
I study violence in Latin America, and I’ve observed a sharp increase in reports of religiously motivated crimes in Rio de Janeiro since 2016, in particular attacks on “terreiros” – the temples of the Candomblé and Umbanda faiths.
The fate of the Amazon is intertwined with the fate of the world. If 20-25 percent of its tree cover is cut down, scientists estimate, the basin’s capacity to absorb carbon dioxide would be severely compromised, taking out of operation one of the world’s largest carbon sinks.
Robert Muggah é um cientista político canadense e especialista em cidades. É co-fundador do Instituto Igarapé – instituição sem fins lucrativos sediada no Rio de Janeiro
All coastal cities are facing sea-level rise, but some will be hit harder than others. Asian cities are in for a particularly rough ride.
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