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Roots deeper than oil – a visit to Azerbaijan

The land that has unique natural beauty and wealth of climatic features; the space where European modernity and Asian wisdom merge and where ancient trade routes had crossed; the land that defied the Romans and Alexander the Great, Mongol and Arab invasions; the birthplace of Zoroastrianism where currently Islam, Christianity and Judaism harmoniously co-exist; the land that gave birth to such geniuses as Nizami Ganjavi, Nasimi, Fuzuli and where unique style of music known as Mugham was born and…

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UNOSAT: a unique UN initiative – Interview with Alain Retiere

It is not often that one of the projects of the United Nations is awarded an international prize. This year UNOSAT was awarded the prestigious ESRI* prize, for their outstanding work during the Tsunami Crisis. We met with Alain Retiere, one of the people behind UNOSAT—the UN initiative to expand direct access to satellite imagery through the Internet and other media tools. The goal is to facilitate the physical planning process of local authorities, project managers and field personnel…

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