By GERRY BLOOM, STEPS Centre member Over the past few months there have been a number of stories in the international media about dangerous exports from China. On the one…
CHINESE EXPORTS: DANGER, REGULATION AND SECURITY
FOOT-AND-MOUTH: TAKE THE BULL BY THE HORNS
By Erik Millstone, STEPS Centre member The new UK foot and mouth crisis highlights the need for the government to drag the veterinary medicines directorate into the 21st century, says…
STEPS SYMPOSIUM AT DSA 2007
The first STEPS Centre Symposium is being held alongside the Development Studies Association Annual Conference to tie in with this year’s theme of Connecting Science, Society and Development. The event…
Cotton farming in Hubei province
By ADRIAN ELY, STEPS Centre member In Hubei Province, I was fortunate to be able to visit two villages and, with the help of an interpreter, talk to several local…
GROWING CITIES “FACE CATASTROPHE”
The speed and scale of global urbanisation is so great most countries will not be prepared for the impact it will have, the UN has warned. Urban dwellers are due…
STEPS CENTRE LAUNCHES IN LONDON
25 June 2007: Over 160 attend STEPS Centre launch event at Portcullis House, Westminster We live in an era of unprecedented environmental and technological flux; apocalyptic predictions of climate change-induced…
STEPS LAUNCH VIDEO: PROF. JUDI WAKHUNGU
Watch the video of Prof. Judi Wakhungu, Executive Director of the African Centre for Technology Studies and chair of the STEPS Centre Advisory Board, set out why she is “excited…
CHINA REPORT: “THREE GORGES DAM – TRULY GORGEOUS!”
By ADRIAN ELY, STEPS Centre member Yes, that is a real quote from the official guidebook. China’s soaring energy demands require drastic measures if supply is to keep up with…
ECOSUMMIT DAY 4: BEIJING DECLARATION
By ADRIAN ELY, STEPS Centre member Finally, on the last day of the Ecosummit, the organisers presented a ‘Beijing declaration’, which called for more environmentally sensitive development and highlighted the…
ECOSUMMIT DAY 3: TRADITION AND INNOVATION HAND-IN-HAND
By ADRIAN ELY, STEPS Centre member From the role of ‘ancient wisdom’ in responding to climate change to the challenges of planning a sustainable Beijing to 2050, a recognition of…