Organisers of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics are looking to turn waste into worth by sourcing the metals for their medals from discarded electronics. While the island of Japan may lack natural resources it has been labelled as home to the world’s largest...
The race to end malnutrition requires clean water, good sanitation and good hygiene, says WaterAid, calling for action as world leaders meet in Rio to open the 2016 Olympic Games. WaterAid’s new report, ‘Caught Short’, looks at stunting from...
London is a city with notoriously high nitrogen dioxide (NO2) levels and prior to the start of the 2012 Olympic Games, concern was voiced over the performance of athletes competing in the Games. The levels of NO2 in London’s air are comparable to...
