Global Solution Networks Blog
Recent articles and research reports
Polar Bear in Peril — Climate Change Effects Expand
Polar Bears achieved Endangered Species Act protection but they remain in peril from their worst threats: global warming and oil and gas development. The new administration is showing little inclination to protect their habitat.
Blockchain Solutions — Global Remittance and Financial Inclusion
Financial institutions are exploring the efficiencies and security of the blockchain platform and discovering its potential in bringing the underbanked into a new banking sector.
Blockchain Stewardship May Be a GSN Internet Revolution
Don Tapscott, Founder of GSN, and co-Author Alex Tapscott, discuss their new book “Blockchain Revolution,” a broad overview of blockchain, and what they see in the year ahead. GSN governance may be a critical component to the next generation of the Internet.
Great Barrier Reef Victim of Big Coal?
An update to a 35-year plan for conservation of the Great Barrier reef was sent to UNESCO at the same time the NAIF has given conditional approval for funding of a railroad to serve construction of a giant coal mine.
Unintended Consequences—Simple Solutions and Global Problem Complexity
Greenpeace has come to recognize that some of the successes of their early campaigns concerning complex problems had unintended impacts on indigenous groups.
Ending School-Related Gender-Based Violence (SRGBV) is Critical to Sustainable Development
A network of multi-stakeholders come together each year for 16 Days of Activism Against to end School-related Gender Based Violence, #EndSRGBV.
December 1 is World Aids Day 2016
Independent organizations focus their day-to-day work on the challenges of the AIDS epidemic in their regions as operational and delivery networks, and their local efforts are networked by events such as the World Aids Day into a Global Solution Network.
Demonitization Creates Financial Inclusion
The recent demonitization of the most-used denominations of Indian currency may have created an unanticipated trend toward financial inclusion.
Report Identifies Africa’s Low Internet Use
Despite recent improvements in infrastructure and affordability, internet adoption in Sub-Saharan Africa is not growing rapidly, a report says.
Dangerous City Air—Smog Chokes Delhi
Breakneck growth combined with little regulation over the rapid industrial expansion throughout Asia and the middle east has created dangerous levels of air contamination in many urban areas, Delhi is just the latest example.
A “No” vote in Florida means “Yes” for Rooftop Solar Feasibility
Hidden in the chaos of the US presidential vote are climate change issues, and public utility legislation, that have potentially long-reaching implications.
Will Artificial Intelligence Save Me or Save the World?
Ever since HAL refused to open the pod bay doors for Dave we’ve been worried about the bad things that smart computers might do to their human creators.
New Research: The Evolving Role of Philanthropy in Global Problem Solving
Philanthropy’s role in global problem solving is evolving to make a major difference in the challenge of solution delivery.
Will Brexit Change Climate Policy?
We may not always have Paris, as the surprising British “Brexit” vote to leave the European Union may have profound implications for climate policy. Several GSNs have expressed concern that the Vote Leave movement leaves many issues open on the UK role in the climate agreement reached in Paris last year.
After the Arab Spring Women Struggle for Justice in Tunisia
The International Center for Transitional Justice has worked in the aftermath of the revolution as a way to impose accountability for atrocities and repression and to provide some redress for the victims. A network of 11 women’s organizations was created to give voices to women.
Hyperloop One Global Challenge: It’s a Train! It’s a Plane! (Is it a GSN?)
The Hyperloop One Global Challenge is inviting entries in a competition to win the opportunity to work with Hyperloop on transforming passenger and cargo transportation.
GSNs at Work—Connected Development (CODE) Update
CODE is a non-government organization [NGO] whose mission is to improve access to information and empower local communities in Africa.
100 Resilient Cities Reaches Landmark: Full Quota
37 new member cities have been announced by 100RC, bringing the current total to the target implied in the program name.