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Sustainable development, as defined by the Brundtland Commission, is “development meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their needs”. Since 2015, this agenda has been captured and encapsulated by 17 interlinked Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and accompanying targets to be achieved by 2030. These cover a range …

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[Link to original article on the COVID-19 Observatory’s Medium] This prototype has been conceptualized by Team Hotspotters as part of Hack4Resilience, a co-creation sprint organized by the COVID-19 Big Data Observatory. The Hotspotters are Hari Dilip Kumar, Shailaja Sampat, Sachin Gattu, and Dr. Ashutosh Simha. Life around the world has been disrupted by the COVID-19 …

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“There’s so much talk about the system. And so little understanding.” Robert M. Pirsig, Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance In a 2012 paper, Prof. John Sterman of MIT raises the intriguing question: Is the sustainability movement itself sustainable? Do current approaches to sustainability make any real difference to the long-term sustainability of human …

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