Ministers of environment and representatives of over 45 African countries meeting in Cairo from 16 to 19 April have agreed to accelerate action on issues ranging from the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable...
View Photo Gallery — Dam-building spree is underway in the Amazon: Brazil hopes a bevy of hydroelectric projects will feed its growing energy demands, but environmentalists are voicing concerns. The Washington Post Published...
Young men are being passed over in favour of their aging grandmothers who are being selected to travel from far-flung villages across the world to India, where they receive innovative training as solar engineers.
Estimates for achieving the Sustainable Development Goals range up to a $7 trillion a year. Where will it come from? According to two senior experts from the United Nations Environment Programme, the funds are there, and the real...
Roger Martin, chairman of the UK charity Population Matters, says human beings’ impact on the environment depends on two factors: the average ecological footprint of each person, multiplied by the number of people. While the world...
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...
Securing nutritious food for the world’s growing population is essential to ensure health and quality of life. But beyond that, it can be a driver for development. It creates rural employment, which can reduce migration. It boosts...
Capacity4dev Ambassador Pierre-Arnaud Barthel, expert in green finance and green infrastructures at the Directorate-General for Enlargement and Eastern Neighbourhood (DG ENEST, formerly part of the Directorate-General for...
Palestine Palestine is plagued by conflict and instability. Families struggle with ever-changing realities and personal security feels uncontrollable. It can be difficult in such regions to gain traction on global issues that...
A lot has changed since the adoption of the 2005 European Consensus on Development and the European Union needs a new collective vision for development policy to respond to unprecedented challenges coming from climate change...