Community Builder via ABCD, Humanitarian, Non-Profit Leader & Consultant, Global Citizen. Yankee/Australian/Haitian!
New York, USA
Joined March 2009
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Kara e Lightburn retweeted
BREAKING: Drought conditions have massively expanded across California over the last 2 weeks.
A staggering 85% of the state is now under extreme drought conditions, up from just 29.5% of the state 3 months ago.
This is a climate emergency.
California is running out of water.
Kara e Lightburn retweeted
“We want to use our data & IT capabilities to help our customers on journey towards #circulareconomy”. @SAP co-ceo @ChrstnKlein in conversation with @circulareconomy ceo @andrew_morlet at #WEF20
Kara e Lightburn retweeted
"Our next big climate challenge is to address the last 45%. Our latest report looked at the "how", how #circulareconomy can deliver crucial solutions" @ashsukhdev #BuildingaClimateNeutralCity #C40Summit
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“The empathetic challenge of hearing the truths of patriarchy, slavery, genocide, and subjugation of nature has elicited a dysfunctional, reflexive political response that questions truth itself.” whatisemerging.com/opinions/…
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We’re no longer in a mobilisation phase, this is about adoption at scale and spreading the circular economy as an idea to millions and millions of designers, learners, businesses and policymakers. #circularconomy #Summit2019
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Fashion is too inventive to be trapped in its current take-make-waste model via @wef. #circulareconomy weforum.org/agenda/2019/02/h…
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“It is like car companies not investing in electric cars, they will be gone in ten years.” | Gerald Rebitzer, of Amcor Flexibles on the need for plastic producers to move upstream and address waste and pollution| bit.ly/2KNKU1a
Kara e Lightburn retweeted
Interview with @NRC_Egeland "the war in #Syria is not over... and the place is in ruins... I've never seen as much devastation in Syria as I've seen in 30 other conflict zones."
Two min video here: pbs.org/wnet/amanpour-and-co…
#IHLmatters
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Digital social innovation is key to drive positive change at the grassroots as those at the top Miss the opportunity afr.com/brand/boss/not-like-…
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A week after being devastated by a hurricane, Haiti faces a growing cholera outbreak
Kara e Lightburn retweeted
SOIL truck just crossed the river where the bridge fell. Water level down, some relief getting through #matthewhaiti
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Haitian authorities estimate that at least 350,000 people are in need of humanitarian assistance: bit.ly/2dQPmYL #HurricaneMatthew
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UPDATE: Death toll in Haiti from Hurricane Matthew rises to at least 840 aje.io/muxt
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This is where the bridge was that connected the South District with Port-au-Prince in #Haiti used to be! #HurricaneMatthew has impacted hard
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“As we tackle the greatest humanitarian crisis since WW2, no refugee should be left outside” #UN4RefugeesMigrants
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"Haiti is... going from crisis to crisis" - The battle to help Haiti's forgotten refugees 📻 bbc.in/2aD61Po
