Author Archives: sahar etezaz

Water Struggle in Chile

Posted on August 21, 2013

Chile is going through a water struggle with the advent of recent natural calamities namely the drought and floods this year. Flash floods in the Andes caused contamination of Santiago’s water supplies as the river Maipo was muddied leading to … Continue reading →

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Food Security vs Environmental Conservation: Brazilian Cerrado’s example

Posted on June 27, 2013

In the face of farm crises and fear of not being able to import enough food in the 1970’s, Brazil, stepped up to the challenge and established itself as an agricultural miracle as the total value of the country’s crops … Continue reading →

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Entrepreneurship and Latin America

Posted on April 13, 2013

Entrepreneurship is an interesting phenomenon that has revolutionized many economies and become a mainstream policy objective for most countries. Research indicates that Small Medium Enterprises (SMEs) tend to constitute 95-99% of the business activity in any economy. In fact, over … Continue reading →

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