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Water and sanitation for all: the path towards resource protection and increased accessibility

Article
Ambassadors' Blog Post

On the occasion of International Water Day, one of our Capacity4dev Ambassadors, Nerea Artamendi Erro, shares some insights on the path towards guaranteeing access to water and sanitation to all and some of the work the European...

Worldwide
Biodiversity & Ecosystem
Water, Sanitation and Hygiene
Capacity Development

Team Europe-Kenya Partnership: community-led wildlife conservation

Article
Voices & Views

Team Europe is an important partner for Kenya’s development cooperation in the commitment to achieve the country’s national priorities and the drive towards the realisation of Sustainable Development Goals. The Team Europe-Kenya...

Africa
Kenya
Development Effectiveness
Biodiversity & Ecosystem
Environment & green economy

Views from the Field: In Conversation with the EU Ambassador to Haiti

Article
Voices & Views

Haiti has struggled to recover from a devastating earthquake in 2010 which exacerbated existing development challenges. Ambassador Vincent Degert discusses how development and humanitarian actors are working together to build...

Americas & the Caribbean
Haiti
Biodiversity & Ecosystem
Climate change & disaster risks
Development Policy
+2
Environment & green economy
Forests

Part Two: How is the EU Supporting Sustainable Consumption and Production?

Article
Voices & Views

DEVCO is supporting work at the intersection of environment, economy and business in its partner countries to avoid the polluting pathway of many industrialised countries and develop green businesses from the outset. It means...

Biodiversity & Ecosystem
Climate change & disaster risks
Environment & green economy
+3
Private Sector
Forests
Trade & Economic Integration

Part One: Rethinking Business Models for Sustainability

Article
Voices & Views

One of the great challenges of the Sustainable Development Goals will be finding ways of lifting populations out of poverty, which is often associated with increased consumption and production, while at the same time dealing with...

Africa
Kenya
Biodiversity & Ecosystem
Climate change & disaster risks
Environment & green economy
+3
Private Sector
Forests
Trade & Economic Integration

Views from the Field: In Conversation with the Foreign Minister and EU Ambassador to Timor-Leste

Article
Voices & Views

Emerging from over two decades of conflict and instability, in May 2002 the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste became the 21st century’s first new sovereign state. Since then the country’s government – with assistance from the...

Asia
Timor-Leste
Biodiversity & Ecosystem
Climate change & disaster risks
Development Policy
+3
Environment & green economy
Fragility, Crisis Situations & Resilience
Forests

An Integrated Environmental Approach to the SDGs

Article
Voices & Views

The Sustainable Development Goals, adopted unanimously by UN member states in September 2015, have given the international community and national governments a number of targets and principles – chief among them, to advance an...

Europe
Biodiversity & Ecosystem
Climate change & disaster risks
Development Policy
+2
Environment & green economy
Forests

EU-Honduras Timber Negotiations Strengthen Fight against Illegal Logging

Article
Voices & Views

If you have ever been to Honduras, you will know that it is one of the greenest countries in Central America. Forestry has had a long history there and continues to be an important source of energy for the impoverished rural...

Americas & the Caribbean
Honduras
Biodiversity & Ecosystem
Climate change & disaster risks
Environment & green economy
+4
Governance & Corruption
Private Sector
Forests
Trade & Economic Integration

Integrating Scientific Information into Humanitarian Response

Article
Voices & Views

Traditionally humanitarian aid comes into play as an immediate response to provide lifesaving assistance in a natural or man-made disaster situation. Whereas, development practitioners work on increasing resilience to reduce the...

Africa
Togo
Biodiversity & Ecosystem
Climate change & disaster risks
Environment & green economy
+3
Humanitarian Aid
Research for Development
Forests

The Caribbean – Beyond the Beaches

Article
Voices & Views

Thinking about the Caribbean, the first image that comes to mind is usually tranquil beaches with white sand and coconut trees. In fact, this diverse region is facing many challenges and changes.

Americas & the Caribbean
Biodiversity & Ecosystem
Budget support
Climate change & disaster risks
+3
Economics & Public Finance
Environment & green economy
Forests