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"We are already seeing the effects of climate change on our land and water resources. Deforestation is depleting soil nutrients, and illegal mining is worsening the situation. While we cannot stop some impacts of climate change, we can certainly take action against issues like illegal mining."

"Climate research is expensive and requires long-term commitment and funding."

"Producing research findings takes perseverance, consistency, and investment. Unfortunately, much of my work is supported by external donor funding. The Government of Ghana needs to invest more in research—not just in climate science but in all areas of scientific study—to drive national development."

"This tool is essential for decision-makers, students, and researchers. It provides access to datasets from both models and observations, helping to better predict climate trends and their potential impact."

"Remember that our success depends on our ability to work together, share knowledge, and leverage the strengths of each partner. The challenges we face are significant, but so are the opportunities."

"I was the worst actress in the world - ever"

"I knew I wasn't very good. I'm interested in being the proactive person. I don't want to walk into a room and just be judged on what I look like"

"I'm a risk-taker, there's no doubt about it."

"You do need an element of madness."

"You spend an awful lot of money, and then you're at the mercy of the critics. But you think about today; you don't think too much about tomorrow. I'll tell you what it is: on the inside you're calm, and on the outside, you're buzzing. So it belies what you feel inside. If anything does get too much, too outrageous, I let myself go calm inside, even though on the outside I might be this buzzy woman. It's an art; you learn it."

"Some shows make money and some don't, and it 'sort of evens out in the end."

"For years ahead, anyone you ask will be able to tell you where he was and what he was doing when he first learned of President John F. Kennedy’s assassination"

"When I left two hours later, my overwhelming feeling was one of shame that this monstrous act should have happened in proud, beloved Texas. And for all the stricken Dallas citizens, who had tried so hard, a sense of pity came even before the feeling of grief for the country’s loss. It was evident on many faces that the keen edge of shame cut deep"

"I am a whole theatre in myself."

"“You know my cause well. My cause was the cause of freedom and equality for myself and for my people and I’d rather be a corpse than a coward.""

"“I was a girl full of smartness who let books alone and studied men and women a good deal … I have always noticed that when I have something to say, people listen. They never go to sleep on me.""

"“They paid the newspapers to malign and to vilify me and to blacken my character, but I did not reply to their assaults because I had staunch supports in the City and, so long as they supported me, I did not care one snap of one little finger for public opinion.”"

""Some say that words are made to reveal feelings; I say that words are made to conceal them.”"

"A mentor is a counsellor, cheerleader, and a comrade who works purposefully to guide, motivate and uplift."

"What a journey the past year has been! It has been one of twists and turns, but certainly a highlight for me has been meeting 25 young men and women with the zeal to confront global health inequalities. For me, playing the role as their mentor and creating an enabling environment to help them explore the huge possibilities and opportunities of advocacy in health was inspiring, to say the least."

"During my mentoring journey, I have learnt to listen better, to cope with interruptions, to provide answers when the young advocates could find none, and to argue and encourage positivity during the health pandemic of COVID-19."

"In the year of mentoring, I enhanced my own skills in counselling, negotiating, picking the right moment, and sharing the good and the not so good news."

"Having four fingers and 13 toes never stopped me doing what I love’"

"One of the things I really enjoy is talking to young people. I give talks in schools, and to Brownie groups as well as book talks."

"I have two fingers coming from each shoulder and my legs are foreshortened above where the average person’s knees would be with little feet.”"

"It’s vital to be a role model. To me it’s important to answer questions; it’s an opportunity to be honest and that’s good for all disabled people.”"

"Charities need that single view of their donor, to understand when and how they donate, what their preferences are from a communications perspective –essentially – what will help turn them into loyal and regular donors, so increasing funds"

"Charities had to get smarter and have stepped up to the challenge"

"Our job is to make them as successful as possible. After all the charity sector is an important sector for society as a whole.”"

"When at a fork in the road, pick the most interesting one"

"“If I’m not there to understand, define, and share what I’m learning, the opportunity for those behind me would not be possible.”"

"“You’re not only working for yourself and your family, but for others who follow you that you may never meet.”"

"You can only change the parts of the world you can touch, so focus on what’s right next to you. If we’re all doing that, it’ll spread.” Diversity and Inclusion (D&I) was the part of the world McCann touched, so that’s what she set out to change."

"Fear is the root of all forms of exclusion, just as trust is the root of inclusion.”"

"We have to design ways to decrease people’s fear and increase their trust to have conversations that’ll allow us to do business with each other and drive results. D&I isn’t a problem business has to solve, but rather a conversation that business needs to facilitate. If we’re going to get sustainable solutions to D&I, we have to address it at the societal level."

"Leaders need to build an army of believers at every level in every function who have a D&I mindset to reshape the norms.”"

"It is a privilege to join Building Digital UK at such a pivotal moment in its journey. The challenge of ensuring every corner of the UK benefits from fast, reliable digital infrastructure is one I am deeply passionate about"

"BDUK is a critical enabler of the Prime Minister’s Plan for Change, helping to grow the economy while ensuring communities are not left behind in the digital age. Working alongside the talented team at BDUK, we will continue to deliver on our mission of creating a more connected, inclusive, and digitally empowered nation."

"I’m excited to be joining ACL’s Board to help guide the company as it manages the pressures of coordination at a growing number of constrained airports while staying at the forefront of technical progress and customer service."

"Lesley Cowley appointed as Chair of the Board of Airport Coordination Ltd"

"Science Isn’t a Luxury for Developing Countries."

"From the COVID-19 pandemic to intensifying climate shocks, a series of crises has exposed the risks of depending on wealthy countries to deliver scientific and technological solutions. If developing economies are to respond effectively to crises and take control of their development, they must build their own research ecosystems."

"For decades, the conventional wisdom has been that the fastest route to development lies in the adoption of foreign technologies, not independent innovation. Development institutions and policymakers have treated basic science as a luxury that only advanced economies could afford."

"For LMICs, they argued, the cultivation of scientific capacity – a slow and expensive process – would consume resources that should be allocated to pressing needs like poverty reduction, food security, and infrastructure; they are thus better off importing technologies and solutions from abroad. But this logic has been upended in recent years. A series of developments – including the COVID-19 pandemic, intensifying climate shocks, and proliferating barriers to trade and technology transfers – has exposed the risks of dependence on imported science."

"It is now clear that if LMICs are to gain control over their own development agendas, respond effectively to crises, and adapt global knowledge to local realities, they must build their own dynamic research ecosystems. This is not a detour on the path to development or an inconvenient necessity born of external challenges."

"Far from distracting from urgent needs, investment in basic science can enable countries to meet those needs, by giving rise to new industries, creating high-quality jobs, strengthening public services, and attracting the private capital needed to sustain growth and innovation."

"In simple terms, I would say that restitution is a very complex process, and it is a process that involves restoration, a process that involves returning of heritage, that has been lost or stolen, or illegally taken away from a group of people and returning it back to its proper place and its proper units."

"Your generation is coming of age at a time when women’s empowerment is also finally coming of age. By now it should be clear to you that life is not linear; it takes many twists and turns. And there is no corporate ladder, rather there is a corporate lattice for most women, and you must decide when you want to take the on-ramp back onto a career, or some other satisfying occupation, and when you want to move sideways rather than up. Empowerment is about having the choice to define for yourselves what your version of success looks like at any stage of your life"

"I live and breathe sustainability. Whatever I do, it needs to live. I don’t like the word charity"

"“I didn’t have a negative perception. I actually grew up associating it with fun. We didn’t have (Coke) every day, and so when we did, it was generally because company was coming over and we were all going to have a lot of fun,” says Kidero, smiling."