Our panel tells the story of how one Palestinian Village, Al Aqaba, is building its future despite demolition orders issued against 97% of their homes, the mosque, the medical clinic, and even their kindergarten. After years of abuse, they successfully petitioned the Israeli High Court to stop …
Population growth and shifting demographics, the changing climate, and the realities of the Earth’s limited capacity to supply natural resources will continue to create opportunities and risk for investors in real assets such as timber, agriculture, and infrastructure. Real assets have not featured strongly in the discourse …
Outright expropriations of foreign assets have become rare, although they do still occur. More common are state actions that limit corporate profits through measures that have no direct impact on ownership of property. Litigation is costly and time consuming in the event of direct or indirect expropriation. …
Creating resilient communities relies heavily upon recognizing then cultivating abundance in the face of adversity. When we work within a framework of scarcity, such as with vulnerable populations, we tend to focus on problems and solutions. However, when we expose the underlying abundance within communities, we are …