This study reviewed the mechanics for the Adoption of Information and Communication Technology for Agricultural Productivity among Rural Farmers in Nigeria. Information and Communication Technology is a concept that has become globally appreciated. It has made the world to assume a village status. One will at his/her convenience monitor the events that happen all over the world, via the interne...

The Pollutant Standards Index reached a life-threatening level of 401 in Singapore on 21 June 2013. Grassroot leaders in Ulu Pandan Constituency conducted the first community-led free atmospheric Haze Clinic from 25 June 2013 to 11 July 2013 to provide accessible medical assessment for affected community members. This provided insight into the common conditions afflicting that community during ...

The urgent needs for online health information resulted in the establishment of many community-based health services such as HealthTap1 and HaoDF2. They offer knowledge in the form of question answer (QA) pairs, where questions are issued by grassroot healthseekers, and answers are provided by doctors. These services have some intrinsic properties. First, they are crowdsourcing data that are co...

This paper explores the current trajectory of multilateral governance for climate change adaptation in S. Korea, which is characterised by vertical and horizontal adaptation governance. This article highlights that the characteristics of adaptation governance can be realised more effectively through grassroot activities at both metropolitan and local government levels. In particular, a thorough...

This article sketches the role of state-sponsored violence in implementation Eastern Antioquia hydroelectrical complex between 1964 and 1998. Through an historical analysis based on literature media review, this paper argues that ‘development’ strategy conceived by Antioquia’s elite to meet growing demand energy Medellín’s industry was imposed local population, leading systematic land appropria...

This article illustrates the post-euphoric development of environmental movement in period since 2010 that was marked by democratic backsliding and consolidation ‘illiberalism’ Hungary. Embedded from a historical perspective spans last three decades, we present two case studies urban mobilisation identify ‘localization’, reorientation towards grassroot activism, as new trend driven closure poli...