The World Bankers
World Ocean Radio22 Helmi 2022

The World Bankers

The World Bank and the International Monetary Fund have long been the cogs turning the wheel of global economics, driving infrastructure growth and economic development while often supporting the exploitation of natural resources and ignoring the social consequences of poverty, displacement, and disruption. Some have argued that the World Bank and the IMF have outlived their purpose, no longer effective as tools for the future. This week we're discussing the Global Environment Facility (GEF),...

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Shades of Blue

Shades of Blue

This week on World Ocean Radio we reflect on "blue" and the profound stages of meaning beyond the color of the sea and sky to encompass depth, stability, wisdom, faith, truth, redemption, and the natu...

17 Elo 4min

The Climate Change Iceberg

The Climate Change Iceberg

This week we are looking at an organization in Kenya that is addressing the ocean climate challenge. Power Shift Africa is providing cutting-edge analysis and solutions-focused policy ideas as a means...

28 Heinä 5min

Apprenticing

Apprenticing

Apprenticing has long been thought of as a term to describe someone working beside a master craftsperson to learn a trade and to refine a professional skill: whether it be pottery or electrical, cabin...

23 Heinä 5min

Mario Soares, A Statesman for the Ocean

Mario Soares, A Statesman for the Ocean

This week on World Ocean Radio we are paying tribute to Mario Soares, one-time president of Portugal and founder of the Independent Commission of the Future of the Oceans. We propose Soares must be re...

8 Heinä 5min

Summing Up Public and Private Philanthropy for the Ocean

Summing Up Public and Private Philanthropy for the Ocean

Philanthropy is more than giving—it’s the art and act of improving the world with purpose. It is the thoughtful use of one’s resources to strengthen communities, support shared values, solve problems,...

1 Heinä 5min

Plastic Rain

Plastic Rain

We think we have a comprehensive understanding of the plastic crisis. But what of the plastic we cannot see? To solve a problem, we need first to understand its dimension, the circumference of the cir...

24 Kesä 5min

How Old is Water?

How Old is Water?

How old is water? Where on earth is water found? This week we're discussing how water is circulated, cycled, and recycled, and where it's distributed on the planet (down to the fraction of a percentag...

17 Kesä 5min

Plan Sea

Plan Sea

This week on World Ocean Radio we are discussing an ocean-centric view of the world, one that incorporates reality-based actions and approaches centered on a vision of Hydraulic Society, Nature's prot...

10 Kesä 5min

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