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Empowered Women at the forefront of Carbon Market

Tasneem Balasinorwala with Diya Deb Are we missing a golden opportunity in carbon offset projects?  Enhancing the role of women towards social and political empowerment in the Voluntary Carbon Market. As PowerSouth, since mid-2022, we have been wanting to know how the carbon offset project in V

UN Report Outlines Solutions to Reduce Plastic Pollution by 80% by 2040

Ahead of Plastic Pollution Negotiations, UN Report Highlights Market Shifts and Policies for a Circular Economy In a bid to combat the escalating problem of plastic pollution, a new report released by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) presents a roadmap for reducing plastic waste and fostering a c

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How effective is the UN’s development support?

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

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

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

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

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Renewed malaria push needed after COVID-19 setback

Syriacus Buguzi New approaches are needed to tackle malaria after disruption caused by COVID-19 led to an additional 13 million infections and 63,000 deaths from the mosquito-borne disease, say global health leaders. The World Malaria Report released by the World Health Organization (WHO)

South-South Cooperation: Africa turn to Asia for experience sharing opportunities on rice cultivation

Through South-South Cooperation, sharing these lessons can help African countries avoid similar hurdles and related costs. Rice growing experts from Thailand and Viet Nam have visited the United Republic of Tanzania this week with the aim of exploring opportunities for collaboration  with Afric

69% average decline in wildlife populations since 1970: WWF

The report identifies several key drivers of biodiversity decline including habitat loss, species overexploitation, invasive species, pollution, climate change and diseases. Monitored populations of vertebrates (mammals, birds, amphibians, reptiles and fish) have seen a devastating 69% drop on a

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This Far…Go Further: Women and the Carbon Market!

Tasneem Balasinorwala and Diya Deb As we make our way one step at a time to make carbon markets and carbon projects the domain of women in the local communities, we looked at the Gold Standard Guidelines on gender equality requirements. What is Gold Standard:    The Gold Standard has been&

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