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Paul Icamina Filipino and South Korean scientists launched on 1 July a project for the development of a tricycle whose sidecars are made mostly of abaca fibre composites This is the first time abaca will be used as a passenger load-bearing component. The Philippines is the world’s major source of

Education , Energy , Environment , Food , Labour , Multimedia , Resources , Science & Technology , Sustainable Development , Transport , Videos , Water / 06/05/2016

Self-sufficient Cities May Hold the Key to the Future

Juan Vargas The Pukika Experiment consists of building a self-sufficient city for 3 million people By the end of the century, we’ll need to build urban housing for 5 billion people. This is the product of our increasing population and the current urbanisation trend. Today, there are slightly over

Business , Climate , Data & Reports , Energy , Environment , Featured , Sustainable Development / 06/01/2016

A Record Breaking Year for Renewable Energy: New Installations, Policy Targets, Investment and Jobs

The Renewables 2016 Global Status Report reveals that renewables are now firmly established as competitive, mainstream sources of energy in many countries around the world. REN21 published the most comprehensive annual overview of the state of renewable energy. 2015 was a record year for renewable

Aid , Business , Climate , Environment , Sustainable Development / 05/22/2016

What the Green Climate Fund really means for international development

Marc Gunther In its seventh year, progress for the fund has been slow. What will it take to fulfill the GCF’s promise? When the world’s poor countries demanded action during the failing United Nations–led climate negotiations in Copenhagen in 2009, the U.S. government responded with a promise:

Business , Corruption , Disasters , Energy , Environment , Health , Human Rights , Labour , Resources , Sustainable Development , Water / 05/04/2016

Press freedom violations threaten transparency in extractive sector

Publish What You Pay Writing about the extractive industries is an important area for journalists With the wealth of natural resources available, the huge financial interests at play, the influential role of extractive companies and the dominance of natural resource revenue for some developing coun

Business , Data & Reports , Environment , Featured , Food , Human Rights , Science & Technology , Sustainable Development / 05/03/2016

Widespread ingestion of packing chemicals revealed

The growing use of plastic food containers in developing countries means their citizens are now exposed to as much bisphenol A (BPA) as those in rich countries, a research review has found The paper, published in Food and Chemical Toxicology earlier this month compiles data from 16 studies. It found

Business , Disasters , Human Rights , Migration , Sustainable Development / 05/01/2016

On Labour day, 12,000 refugees can go homeless in Berlin

A new law starting on May 1 in Berlin to curb on holiday rentals like Airbnb can lead to thousands of refugees going homeless overnight Berlin, a city already facing a housing crunch is introducing a new law from 1st May banning unregistered holiday apartments. Over the past years, many landl

Business , Data & Reports , Energy , Environment , Science & Technology , Sustainable Development / 04/20/2016

What lies behind Africa’s lack of access and unreliable power supplies

Afrobarometer, a pan-African, non-partisan research network, recently released a report highlighting Africa’s electricity challenges. Power shortages can hamper socioeconomic development, but they also have implications for health and education. The Conversation Africa’s energy and environment e

Climate , Education , Energy , Environment , Science & Technology , Solutions , Sustainable Development / 03/20/2016

Can low-income housing be energy efficient and affordable?

Sophia V. Schweitzer Residents of low-income housing need energy efficiency more than others, but are less likely to be able to afford it. How to escape the Catch-22? In Ann Arbor, Michigan, the local housing commission is completing floor-by-floor renovations in the five-story Baker Commons public

Biodiversity , Business , Corruption , Disasters , Environment , Forests , Human Rights , Multimedia , Sustainable Development , Videos , Water / 03/10/2016

Africa’s oldest national park under new threat

Activists say, it may only be a matter of weeks before Uganda issues oil licence in Lake Edward, effectively opening up Virunga by the back door. According to Global Witness, on the 26th of February seven companies submitted bids to the Ugandan government in a licensing round which includes the N

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