Applied Sciences

Despite being one of the countries with the lowest carbon footprint per capita (0.21 vs 6.6 in DK),  Mozambique is one of the most vulnerable countries to climate change. Cyclones and floods have intensified in the past decades, devastating infrastructures,...

The Luis Cruz Martínez School in Quilpué, a school with a high level of vulnerability, installed a solar panel system to supply renewable energy to its library and other community areas on the campus. Then, its members went a step...

In the middle of fertile valleys that produce corn, wheat, potatoes, oranges, lemons, avocados, peaches and grapes, and with the Cachapoal River as their northern boundary, the inhabitants of the communes of Pichidegua and Las Cabras live 140 kilometers from...

The Department of Food and Resource Economics (IFRO) at University of Copenhagen maintains several long-term research partnerships with African universities. Recently, DDRN had the opportunity to interview two visiting faculty members from the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology...

In the Amazonian provinces of Sucumbíos and Pastaza in Ecuador there are restaurants that offer visitors armadillo, guanta or roasted deer soup as an exotic delicacy, even though it is an environmental crime. The dishes made with bushmeat cost between...

Technological innovation and indigenous tradition can go hand in hand and provide a better quality of life to children and adults in Mapuche communities —who live in rural areas— and at the same time strengthen their traditions. This is the...

In today's globalized era, student mobility has emerged as a crucial driver for sustainable development, positioning itself as a key for achieving the SDGs. This phenomenon drives cultural and academic exchange between nations and plays a fundamental role in the...

Global climate change has exactly the same consequences in north and south. They are truly global. But the Global South can to a lesser degree afford to defend itself against them, compared with the North. This is an important difference...

We've all heard about the Mayan calendar and the sensational prediction that the world would end in 2012. The Maya civilization, however, is shrouded in much more than just doomsday prophecies. This ancient culture is a treasure trove of mysteries...

In the expansive tapestry of world history, certain civilizations stand out for their remarkable contributions to the development of mathematics. Mathematics, often regarded as the universal language, where it has played a pivotal role in shaping civilizations across the globe....