Sustainable Development – Page 73

The international community is failing to move to important discussions: sources, mechanisms and access modalities of Strategic Climate Fund (SCF) since 2012 and this hampers climate justice. “We live in constant fear that a direct hit from intensifying cyclones could wipe out our economy altogeth

Cities , Data & Reports , Environment , Featured , Resources , Sustainable Development , Water / 05/04/2018

Asian Cities pollute our Seas the most, must act together to curb it!

Eight of the ten rivers, that carry almost 95 percent of all the plastic debris into the Seas, are from Asia. Ganges and Indus are among them. A recent scientific study has this shocking revelation to make. Researchers from the Helmholtz-Centre for Environmental Research – UFZ of Germany hav

Aid , Energy , Sustainable Development / 05/01/2018

Solar Project to Restore Electricity to a Million Yemenis signed by WB and UNOPS

The World Bank and the United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS) signed an agreement for a US$50 million project to improve access to electricity in rural and peri-urban areas in Yemen. The Yemen Emergency Electricity Access Project will be funded by a grant form IDA — the World Bank f

Environment , Health , Sustainable Development / 04/29/2018

Blood transfusions a ‘hidden’ malaria risk

Nelson Mandela Ogema The high prevalence of malaria parasites in blood for transfusion in Sub-Saharan Africa could be a major setback in the fight against the disease in the region, a study suggests. The study, presented this month (15-20 April) at the 7th Multilateral Initiative on Malaria (MIM) P

Aid , Business , Climate , Launches & Events , Sustainable Development / 04/28/2018

UN issues first guidance for banking industry to become more transparent on climate issues

The guidance will help banks better manage and be more transparent about the risks that the transition to the low-carbon economy presents to their business. It will also help them seize the corresponding opportunities Sixteen leading banks from four continents, convened by the UN Environment Financ

Climate , Science & Technology , Sustainable Development / 04/27/2018

Half of Earth’s satellites restrict use of climate data

Mariel Borowitz, Georgia Institute of Technology Scientists and policymakers need satellite data to understand and address climate change. Yet data from more than half of unclassified Earth-observing satellites is restricted in some way, rather than shared openly. When governments restrict who can a

Data & Reports , Disasters , Featured , Science & Technology , Sustainable Development / 04/26/2018

Do no harm: A code to guide use of humanitarian drones

Sandy Ong Humanitarian UAViators Network as a platform that discuss best practices in the field — and drafting a code of conduct was the first order of business. Joel Kaiser arrived in Nepal just after the deadliest disaster to hit the Himalayan country. It was late in April 2015; two major ear

Environment , Events , Governance , Sustainable Development , Water / 04/25/2018

Tribunals alone can’t save dying rivers in India: Experts

The 2nd Odisha River Conference organised on April 22 and 23 by Water Initiatives Odisha (WIO) and Mahanadi River Waterkeeper, along with about 25 partner organisations, concluded with a strong message asking governments to recognise the Rivers’ Right to Life in line with that enjoyed by Indian ci

Cities , Climate , Environment , Forests , Solutions , Sustainable Development / 04/24/2018

Building a forest in the heart of Karachi

Zofeen T. Ebrahim The Japanese method of mimicking nature, and growing forests in the heart of the city, is being picked up in Pakistan, India and elsewhere as a way to combat the rising heat that is strangling the residents of big cities As temperatures rise globally, and urbanisation pushes people

Biodiversity , Disasters , Environment , Forests , Sustainable Development / 04/22/2018

Open destruction in the Colombian Amazon after FARC’s exit

Esteban Montaño/Semana Sostenible In 2015, 24,142 hectares of forest were lost, which is almost 20 percent of Colombia’s total forested area in that year. The main driving forces of the deforestation are the expansion of the agricultural industry to make room for cattle, along with the commercia

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