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Will we have Mexico’s future minister of the Interior on stage?
Former mayor of Mexico City Marcelo Ebrard Casaubón is considering return to Mexican politics
‘Together we have real developing power’
WDCD teams up with IKEA Foundation and Autodesk Foundation for Global Climate Action Challenge
Restaurant of the heart receives families in need
Tawlet, the restaurant in Beirut set up by food activist Kamal Mouzawak, offers families in need the pleasure of dining
Fighting deforestation with drones and phones
Peter Gabriel’s WITNESS to train Amazon inhabitants to record illegal logging
Business has a lot to gain from remanufacturing
Circular business expert Nancy Bocken studied remanufacturing strategies for European Remanufacturing Network
Precious Plastic takes the next step
The full story behind Dave Hakkens' plastic recycling project
Learn how to design for the circular economy
Activation sessions at WDCD Live Amsterdam will inspire you to help shape the economy of the future
ECO coin puts value on nature
Rewarding environmental action through an alternative currency
‘The silver lining is that people are fighting back’
350.org founder Bill McKibben finds hope in the massive public uprising against Trump administration’s climate change denial
Find inspiration in the marshes of Chibayish and the magic of feathers
Athenaeum recommends #1: Three magazines on rural life and nature
Compose your own programme and pay accordingly
WDCD Live’s new format offers lots of choice from Activation Sessions to ticketing
‘If things are bad, that’s good’
‘A terrible situation is a great opportunity to use design thinking,’ says Bruce Mau
‘We will bring positive energy into the climate change discussion’
With global temperature rising to new records, WDCD is mobilizing the creative community
Bruce Mau, Trump-lookalikes, interactive gatherings & carnival
WDCD launches programme of WDCD Live Amsterdam 2017
Life-vests turned into refugee support flags
Makers Unite and Refugee Nation join forces to create both jobs and awareness for refugees
Rescue your leftover food with the Brinery
A modern interpretation of the forgotten process of food preservation
Mapping the toxicity of the world
New map by The Eco Experts visualise the best and the worst polluters in in the world
Industrial scars: The environmental cost of consumption
A book of photographs that combines beauty and horror to make a point
‘The Refugee Challenge has been a very uplifting experience’
Demo Day: Five finalists of WDCD Refugee Challenge showed how far they have come so far
Syrian refugee helps the poor in Amsterdam
Young Syrian programmer designs website with all available offers for people in need
‘To build with straw bales you need a wooden structural frame’
Young engineers of Arup joined the WDCD Refugee Challenge to make AGRIshelter reality
Here’s an after-movie that looks ahead too
Take a short look back at WDCD Live São Paulo 2016 and see what's up for Amsterdam Live 2017
INSPIRATIONAL FIGURES AT THE WDCD REFUGEE CHALLENGE GRAND FINALE
The programme on 7 March will include talks by humanitarian experts Goof van Dormolen and Willemijn Verloop