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Vincent Urban DR Congo is often a forgotten crisis. It doesn’t show up much in the news, but millions of people continue to be forced from their homes cut off from health care and other essentials because of ongoing waves of violence. In October 2015, I accompanied the humanitarian organisati

Aid , Featured , Human Rights , SDGs , Solutions , Sustainable Development / 11/12/2015

Sustainable Development Goals, an opportunity for transnational solidarity

Civil society activists share their ideas and strategies on SDG implementation-the need to think without a box and talking eye to eye A two day conference (6-7 November 2015) on SDGs and transnational activism in Berlin got together an exciting mix of open culture initiatives where activists a

Biodiversity , Education , Environment , Featured , Forests , Human Rights , Resources , Sustainable Development , Water / 11/06/2015

How the environmental justice movement is gathering momentum in South Africa

Jacklyn Cock, University of the Witwatersrand Environmental justice is a travelling discourse which has taken on distinctive meanings in different parts of the world. South Africa is no exception. As a mobilising force the concept emerged from the US where it was developed 50 years ago in opp

Education , Gender , Health , Human Rights , SDGs , Sustainable Development / 10/08/2015

Counting every birth and death could make a difference to health inequities in Africa

Samuel Oti, University of the Witwatersrand Many African governments were unable to monitor the millennium development goals because they lacked the vital statistics For many African countries and especially among poorer communities, when people die there is no trace in any official legal record or

Biodiversity , Business , Corruption , Environment , Featured , Forests , Human Rights , Multimedia , Resources , Videos / 10/04/2015

Masai land under threat from luxury wildlife hunting

Olosho, produced by the Masai community is a powerful video highlighting the land-rights struggle against global companies and the Tanzanian government The film was created by six members of the Maasai community, from Loliondo, Tanzania who have been battling over twenty years to protect their p

Biodiversity , Climate , Data & Reports , Energy , Environment , Featured , Health , Human Rights , Resources , Science & Technology , Sustainable Development , Water / 09/30/2015

African Dams linked to over one million malaria cases

Dam projects need to consider better disease control measures Over one million people in sub-Saharan Africa will contract malaria in 2015 because they live near a large dam, according to a new study. For the first time, data was correlated with the location of large dams with incidence of malaria an

Business , Energy , Environment , Resources , Science & Technology , Solutions , Sustainable Development / 09/15/2015

Could these two environmental challenges be the answer to each other?

Gabriella Mulligan In sub-Saharan Africa, entrepreneurs are exploring whether sanitation could solve a growing fuel crisis — and vice versa Orignially posted at Ensia, magazine showcasing environmental solutions in action. Republished by SixDegrees on arrangement with Ensia under Creative Commons�

Food , Labour , Resources , Soil / 09/13/2015

Malawi’s farm subsidy benefits the poor but doesn’t come cheap

Channing Arndt, United Nations University; James Thurlow, International Food Policy Research Institute, and Karl Pauw, International Food Policy Research Institute Malawi’s farm input subsidy benefits the poor and can be part of a viable national development strategy Orignially posted at The Conve

Climate , Environment , Health , Resources , Sustainable Development / 08/30/2015

We can’t ignore the air pollution crisis in Africa’s fast-growing megacities

Mathew Evans, University of York The World Health Organisation calculates air quality is responsible for more than 500,000 deaths a year in Africa from both indoor and outdoor air pollution. To put this into perspective, around 11,000 people died in the recent Ebola epidemic Orignially posted at The

Energy , Resources , Solutions , Sustainable Development / 06/21/2015

How do you bring electricity to 620 million people?

Tom Jackson Sub-Saharan Africa needs a more reliable energy supply. The way it chooses to meet that need will affect the entire planet. Orignially posted at Ensia, magazine showcasing environmental solutions in action. Republished by SixDegrees on arrangement with Ensia under Creative Commons’ Att

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