Roots deeper than oil – a visit to Azerbaijan

The land that has unique natural beauty and wealth of climatic features; the space where European modernity and Asian wisdom merge and where ancient trade routes had crossed; the land that defied the Romans and Alexander the Great, Mongol and Arab invasions; the birthplace of Zoroastrianism where currently Islam, Christianity and Judaism harmoniously co-exist; the...

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UNOSAT: a unique UN initiative – Interview with Alain Retiere

It is not often that one of the projects of the United Nations is awarded an international prize. This year UNOSAT was awarded the prestigious ESRI* prize, for their outstanding work during the Tsunami Crisis. We met with Alain Retiere, one of the people behind UNOSAT—the UN initiative to expand direct access to satellite imagery...

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