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By Derek Willis | 26 March 2020
Frequently Asked Questions for COVID-19 Expert HelpdeskQ: Does OnFrontiers make money from the COVID-19 Expert Helpdesk? No. OnFrontiers does not charge a fee for connecting organizations and companies with experts in the Helpdesk. OnFrontiers also does not charge a fee for adding experts to the Helpdesk. … By Sunday Ademola Bayonle | 27 January 2020
UNLEASH Insights: What Are the Important Aspects of Sustainable Development?When we talk about Sustainable Development, we may fall into a maze that we are too immersed with KPI or data. In fact, there are concrete aspects for sustainable development. It’s not something abstract, but in fact practical. An OnFrontiers-UNLEASH … By Suha Cubukcuoglu | 27 January 2020
UNLEASH Insights: Prospects for Renewable Energy in Turkey after Paris COP21 SummitTurkey is a developed OECD country in the league of G-20 with close to 4% projected GDP growth rate per annum in 2016-17. Global warming due to greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions constitute a common problem of mankind and draws attention from … By Suleiman Kiula | 27 January 2020
UNLEASH Insights: Sustainable Cities and CommunitiesIntroduction, Many houses do not make a city. As trivial as this insight may sound, unfortunate you can find many examples all over the world where this theoretical has not led to viable results. Various indigenous communities in many countries … By Brian Caouette | 6 April 2019
Tessa Canton of Johannesburg joins the OnFrontiers pack as EMEA Research ManagerWith active clients in Johannesburg, London, Dubai, and heavy expertise demands in Kenya, the United Kingdom, Egypt, among many others in the Europe, Middle East, and Africa region, OnFrontiers is very excited to announce our new EMEA Research Manager. Tessa … By Sutirtha Sahariah | 19 December 2018
Think Tank Insights: Abused and Imprisoned in India’s State-Run Care Homes for WomenWomen’s care homes in India are meant to offer protection for those who have nowhere else to go. But activists, authorities and former residents accused the overcrowded, understaffed homes of trapping women in a cycle of abuse. OnFrontiers Think Tank hereby presents … By Petra Cahill | 15 September 2016
$40bn in coverage, 800+ projects, and only 8 claims – what’s MIGA’s secret?You are investing in a mine in a volatile emerging market, how do you protect your asset? One answer: Political risk insurance. The mission of the Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA), a member of the World Bank Group, is to … By admin | 27 April 2015
Top 3 Disaster Relief InnovationsThis was a sad weekend, with news about a 7.8 magnitude earthquake in Nepal that has killed over 4,000 and injured many more so far. Natural disasters like this earthquake, the one in Japan in 2011, in Haiti in 2010 or the tsunami in 2004 are some examples of the great damage that natural events can cause, especially in developing countries. The disadvantaged are always those who suffer most from these phenomena, since they tend to live in poorly built houses that cannot stand strong shaking. Nepal, with poorly constructed buildings combined with Katmandu’s local geology and tectonics, had been …