Wastewater and excreta an untapped resource for solving environmental risks
A book by Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI) and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), launched on World Water Day, reports that the sanitation waste...
Nornickel`s co-owner proposes to reduce final dividend for 2020
Interros, Nornickel’s largest shareholder, invites Rusal aluminium producer and some other stakeholders, to agree on changing the dividend formula of MMC Norilsk Nickel, without...
Coronavirus: A common path to Europe’s safe re-opening
Ahead of the meeting of European leaders on 25 March, the Commission is calling on Member States to prepare for a coordinated approach to...
How Renewables Offer New Solutions for District Heating and Cooling
Heating is the largest end user of energy, accounting for over 50% of global final energy consumption worldwide. At present, much of this demand...
Coronavirus: Commission proposes a Digital Green Certificate
Today the European Commission is proposing to create a Digital Green Certificate to facilitate safe free movement inside the EU during the COVID-19 pandemic....
Forest restoration provides a path to pandemic recovery, greener future
Recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic should lead to stronger action to safeguard the world’s forests, a senior UN official said on Friday, highlighting how...
ADB Bolsters Support for Sustainable and Resilient Food Systems
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has quadrupled its support for food systems development in the past decade from $409 million in 2010 to $1.2...
No winners but fewer losers in global economy from COVID than expected
The COVID-19 pandemic seriously impacted all economies around the world last year, with trillions of dollars of lost earnings, UN trade and development experts...
Natural disasters occurring three times more often than 50 years ago
New and unprecedented forms of natural disasters are most heavily felt in the agricultural industry, the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said on Thursday.
At no other...
Indonesia: improve skills, strengthen institutions to strengthen recovery from COVID-19
The COVID-19 crisis has disrupted two decades of steady growth and rising living standards in Indonesia, triggering the first recession in a generation and highlighting...