Sustainable Development – Page 2

Max-Otto Baumann This blog post presents insights from my ongoing research on the UN’s development work at the country level. It is based on a review of 28 UN country program evaluations of four individual entities (UNDP, UNICEF, UNFPA, UN Women). Halfway into the 2030 Agenda, with progress on sev

Business , Economy , Food , Gender , Labour , Sustainable Development / 05/14/2023

Chocolate Giants Rake in Profits as Promises to Improve Farmers’ Incomes in Ghana Fall Short

In a survey conducted by Oxfam, more than 400 cocoa farmers in Ghana revealed that their net incomes dropped by an average of 16 percent since 2020, with women experiencing a staggering income decline of nearly 22 percent. Amidst soaring profits, the world’s largest chocolate corporations are

Biodiversity , Climate , Economy , Environment , Forests , Governance , Labour , Solutions , Sustainable Development / 05/12/2023

Resource-rich countries find it pays to pay landholders to protect their land

Dimitri Selibas By compensating landholders for land restoration, government programs support services worth more than the cost The Osa Peninsula on Costa Rica’s west coast occupies just 0.001% of the planet’s surface area, yet is home to an estimated 2.5% of all the biodiversity in the world. I

Aid , COVID-19 , Economy , Governance , Health , Monitoring , Sustainable Development / 05/11/2023

WB approves 82 million USD loan for addressing zoonotic diseases in India

With India being home to the largest livestock population, the country faces unique challenges in mitigating these risks The World Bank recently approved an $82 million loan to bolster animal health management in India and combat zoonotic diseases globally. Zoonotic diseases, which originate in anim

Data & Reports , Gender , Health , Human Rights , SDGs / 05/10/2023

The Silent Emergency: Urgent Action Needed to Address Preterm Birth Crisis

Immediate action is needed to address the silent emergency of preterm birth, as persistent rates and regional disparities threaten millions of babies worldwide, calling for increased investments, policy implementation, and support for affected families.” Preterm birth, a global crisis affectin

Climate , Data & Reports , Disasters , Health , Human Rights , SDGs , Water / 05/08/2023

Western-Mediterranean heatwave ‘almost impossible’ without climate change

Ayesha Tandon The extreme heatwave that swept across Spain, Portugal, Morocco and Algeria in April 2023 was “at least 100 times more likely” due to climate change, according to a new “rapid attribution” study. During the last week of April, temperatures surged up to 20C higher than nor

Aid , Data & Reports , Disasters , Food , Health , Human Rights , Migration , Refugees , Resources , SDGs , Sustainable Development / 05/07/2023

Number of people facing acute food insecurity rose to 258 million in 58 countries in 2022

The number of people experiencing acute food insecurity and requiring urgent food, nutrition and livelihood assistance increased for the fourth consecutive year in 2022, with over a quarter of a billion facing acute hunger and people in seven countries on the brink of starvation, according to the la

Biodiversity , Climate , Data & Reports , Food , Science & Technology , Sustainable Development , Water / 02/13/2023

Chinese rice farming trials cut methane emissions

Xia Zhijian Techniques that use less water, produce more rice and emit less methane are gaining traction in China In a mountain village in south-west China, the local people are playing a guessing game. A new climate-friendly way of growing rice is being trialled here that will reduce methane emissi

Biodiversity , Business , Corruption , Environment , Forests , Governance , Human Rights , Labour , Resources , Sustainable Development / 02/12/2023

Brazil’s government launches major operation to evict miners from indigenous land

Authorities in Brazil have launched a major operation to remove thousands of illegal goldminers from the Yanomami territory in the north of the country. Agents from the Environmental Protection Agency IBAMA and Indigenous Affairs Department FUNAI are involved, alongside

Biodiversity , Climate , Corruption , Energy , Environment , Forests , Governance , Human Rights , Resources , Sustainable Development / 01/29/2023

International NGOs Call for Release of Prominent Environmental Defender in Vietnam

Environmental lawyer Dang Dinh Bach is one of several silenced by the Vietnamese government after attempts to wean the country off of coal and protect communities from public health hazards International NGOs are rallying around prominent environmental lawyer Dang Dinh Bach on the one-year anniversa

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