Sustainable Development – Page 92

Erik Vance Once seen as too remote to harm, the deep sea is facing new pressures from mining, pollution, overfishing and more. Imagine sinking into the deepest parts of the Central Pacific Ocean, somewhere between Mexico and Hawaii. Watch as the water turns from clear to blue to dark blue to black.

Clean energy for green environment

M Zakir Hossain Khan and Sifat E Rabb Clean energy will ensure the achievement of SDG 3 that has emphasised on ensuring healthy lives and promote well-being by reducing the public health damages caused by coal “The environment and the economy are really both two sides of the same coin. If we ca

Featured , Health , Sustainable Development / 06/02/2017

The tough job facing Tedros, WHO’s first African head

Linda Nordling The new leader was backed by the global South. Can he get the world’s premier health body into shape? Last week the World Health Assembly, for the first time in its history, elected an African to be the next director-general (DG) of the World Health Organization (WHO). Tedros Adha

Business , Sustainable Development / 05/27/2017

Tamenglong in Manipur, India opposes oil exploration

People in Tamenglong resolved to defend their land and resources from any exploitation and plunder by oil companies A community consultation on “Protection of Land, Forest and Rivers” was held at Sibilong Village and Phaitol Villages on 25th and 26th May 2017 respectively, which was jointly orga

Gender , Human Rights , Science & Technology / 05/21/2017

Technology, Violence, Vendetta against women

Samhita Barooah Knowledge of technology is also a privilege of patriarchy. There are very few producers of technology who are women and also almost 90 percent of the maintenance personnel are men when it comes to any form of technological equipment meant for household, public or community use. Durin

Climate , Sustainable Development / 05/18/2017

Bonn talks reveal uncertainty over Paris Agreement

Susanne Götze and Christian Mihatsch While diplomats in Bonn work on the operating manual for the Paris Agreement, Washington ponders withdrawing from climate action Climate negotiations are a highly complex undertaking with one simplifying factor that everything happens in one place. But for the

Climate , Data & Reports , Gender , Sustainable Development / 05/13/2017

Study reveals the gender gap in Tanzania, Uganda climate policies

Mariola Acosta Francés, Edidah Lubega Ampaire & Laurence Jassogne A recent study by the World Bank concluded that closing the gender gap in agriculture would increase Tanzania’s GDP by $105 million and Uganda’s by $67 million. Climate change is negatively affecting many regions of the wor

Energy , Sustainable Development / 05/08/2017

Why India and China are driving the global green shift

Beth Walker In his new book, John Mathews argues that the two powers are destroying the fossil fuel status quo China has moved away from dependence on fossil fuels and external resources and has shifted instead to renewables and a circular economy, and India is following closely behind, John M

Aid , Human Rights , Sustainable Development / 05/03/2017

Living in a Well-meaning Lie: Valuing all Voices?

Jindra Cekan Large parts of international aid system remain broken. We design too many projects outside of the countries themselves. We have fixed funding and leave in pre-set times rather than when participants are actually ready to take over. We ‘handover’ without partnering throughout the who

Business , Food / 04/25/2017

A smart village rises in Bengal, India through agricultural entrepreneurship

Dhruba Dasgupta A Food and Agriculture Integrated Development Action program implemented independently through a health, education and employment center has transformed Nandangram village in West Bengal by growing high quality farm produce Socially just entrepreneurship where agriculture can be a mo

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