Sustainable Development – Page 13

The world faces an exponential increase in hunger fuelled by the climate crisis if urgent global action to help communities adapt to climatic shocks and stresses is ignored, the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) warns ahead of World Food Day, on 16 October. A WFP analysis shows that a 2°C r

Health , Science & Technology , SDGs , Solutions , Sustainable Development / 10/08/2021

The worlds first malaria vaccine is here

Gilbert Nakweya According to the latest World Malaria Report, there were an estimated 229 million cases of malaria globally in 2019, with the WHO African region accounting for 94 per cent of all cases and deaths. The World Health Organization’s recommendation of broad deployment of the first

Cities , Climate , Disasters , Energy , Environment , Resources , Science & Technology , SDGs , Solutions , Sustainable Development , Water / 10/07/2021

The future of water in the US West is uncertain, so planning and preparedness are critical

Sharon Udasin Water authorities in the Western U.S. don’t know what the future will bring, but they are working collaboratively and with scientific rigor to make sure they’re prepared for anything In a thirsty Western United States that has become increasingly vulnerable to extreme weather event

Biodiversity , Climate , Environment , Forests , Resources , Sustainable Development / 10/05/2021

Frequent fires in Sundarban mangrove forests in Bangladesh: Who’s to blame?

Sadia Mahjabin Imam Over the past two decades there have been 24 fires in the Sundarbans. Inquiry committees come up with reports in due time, but the recommendations remain the same, implying that the recommendations are not being implemented. It did not take long for the fire that swept through Da

Corruption , Environment , Gender , Governance , Human Rights , Sustainable Development / 09/30/2021

Police spying against women activists termed unlawful and sexist by court in UK

COVERT BRITISH COPS IN GREEN AND SOCIAL ACTIVISM MOVEMENTS OVER THE LAST FOUR DECADES HAVE TRIED TO STIFLE ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL MOVEMENTS, DEVELOPED PERSONAL RELATIONS WITH ACTIVISTS, DEVASTATED MANY LIVES AND VIOLATED HUMAN RIGHTS. The Investigatory Powers Tribunal in UK handed down its rulin

Biodiversity , Climate , Data & Reports , Economy , Environment , Forests , Governance , Resources , SDGs , Soil , Sustainable Development / 09/29/2021

Every year, vanishing forests in Africa results in 3 % GDP loss

With the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration underway, review finds successes and many challenges ahead to restore Africa’s degraded lands and improve livelihoods The first ever stocktake of restoring Africa’s forests and landscapes, launched during Africa Climate Week, shows that more needs to b

Biodiversity , Cities , Climate , Energy , Environment , Food , Forests , Governance , Opinions , Resources , SDGs , Solutions , Sustainable Development , Water / 09/28/2021

How to meet climate and SDG goals together for cities

Each city should have two plans ready within a year. One, a SDG plan and two, a climate action plan Cities are growing by leaps and bounds. Currently, almost 55 percent of the global population lives in cities. This figure is estimated to grow to 68 percent by 2050. In this decade, which is also

Aid , Data & Reports , Governance , Monitoring , Sustainable Development / 09/26/2021

Aid providers: More puzzle pieces, including unexpected outcomes; ours is not the whole picture

Jindra Cekan Donor evaluations tend to ignore unexpected results beyond the usual set outcomes; this being reconfirmed in a Dutch study of 80% #foreignaid When we did our first ex-post evaluation/ delayed final evaluation in 2006 in Niger for Lutheran World Relief (LWR) funded by the

Climate , Environment , Events , Governance , Human Rights , Multimedia , Photos , Sustainable Development / 09/25/2021

Climate the central agenda of German Elections, boosted by Friday Klima Streik

Greta Thunberg joined 100,000 plus protestors, mostly, youth, teenagers and children for Global Fridays for Future Strike, two days before the German elections

Biodiversity , Environment , Food , Forests , Governance , Human Rights , Opinions , Resources , Sustainable Development / 09/23/2021

The Negligence of Indigenous Community under the Food Development Programme in Indonesia

Feny Nuroktaviani Indigenous Forest in Indonesia is categorized as state forest, that authorizes the government to utilize the forest for the sake of the state interest Since the 1990s, Food Estate has been one of the Indonesian government’s key programs to strengthen food security in In

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