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Technology, Public Interest, and Global Development in the Education and Energy Sectors

May 2, 2022

  On April 21 and 22, 2022, the Research Technical Assistance Center hosted the second two-day RTAC Virtual Conference on Public Interest Technology for International…
Climate and Environmental Protection

Taking Action to Tackle the Global Water Crisis: World Water Day

April 5, 2022

This month’s celebratory feature puts a spotlight on one of RTAC’s researchers seeking to protect communities from unsafe water through their work on groundwater use…
Agriculture and Food Security Climate and Environmental Protection

On Earth Day and Every Day, RTAC Research Network Members are Driving Environmental Research

April 22, 2020

RTAC, RTAC

Samantha Downey, Research Analyst, NORC at the University of Chicago Photo Taken by Sven Torfinn/FAO Today marks the 50th anniversary of the first celebration of…
Climate and Environmental Protection

Scaling Back Wildlife Trade in the Mekong Delta: Applying a Political Economy Lens to the Farmer Loophole with a Focus on Vietnam and Laos

December 3, 2019

DEVLAB@DUKE, Organization

Growing economic prosperity in the Greater Mekong region in Southeast Asia has increased demand for wildlife products used in medicines, delicacies, and ornaments. This rise…