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Ron Israel and Hisham Jabi In the era of Covid 19 it is perhaps politically expedient for countries to turn inward and back down from international commitments. However, we must not use the pandemic as an excuse to seal off our relationships with other countries and not participate in international

Climate , Environment , Sustainable Development / 09/12/2016

Earth Temperature Timeline

A comic take on climate change since the glacial age This comic was originally published in xkcd.com and is shared here under creative commons attribute.

Business , Climate , Disasters , Environment , Forests , Transport , Water / 09/06/2016

China’s ‘new Silk Road’ could expand Asia’s deserts

Liu Qin China’s massive Asian infrastructure network of proposed new roads and railways, new ports and airports, linking 65 countries to itself must grapple with the same problem as the ancient Silk Road it has been named after. Sand. Deserts present as big a problem along the “Silk Road Economi

Data & Reports , Education , Featured , Labour , Science & Technology / 07/04/2016

The Global Economy is Failing 35% of the World’s Talent

The Human Capital Report 2016 finds that globally only 65% of the world’s talent is being optimized through education, skills development and deployment during people’s lifetimes Finland, Norway and Switzerland hold the top spots, utilizing around 85% of their human capital. Japan leads when it

Climate , Energy , Environment , Featured , Sustainable Development , Videos , Water / 05/31/2016

Ten years on: how Al Gore’s An Inconvenient Truth made its mark

John Cook But has the film achieved what it set out to do – raise public awareness and change people’s behaviour in order to reduce greenhouse gas emissions? Ten years ago, An Inconvenient Truth opened in cinemas in the United States. Starring former US vice president Al Gore, the documen

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

Climate , Data & Reports , Environment , Resources , SDGs , Sustainable Development , Water / 05/03/2016

Climate-Driven Water Scarcity Could Hit Economic Growth

Water scarcity, exacerbated by climate change, could cost some regions up to 6 percent of their GDP, spur migration, and spark conflict, according to a new World Bank report High and Dry: Climate Change, Water and the Economy, says the combined effects of growing populations, rising incomes, and exp

Environment , Science & Technology , Solutions , Sustainable Development / 04/26/2016

Three ways artificial intelligence is helping to save the world

Erin Biba As computers get smarter, scientists look at new ways to enlist them in environmental protection When you think of artificial intelligence, the first image that likely comes to mind is one of sentient robots that walk, talk and emote like humans. But there’s a different kind of AI that�

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

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