Coastal resilience in Seychelles: Charting a path forward
It is an ordinary Monday morning at Beau Vallon beach, Seychelles. A
group of men and women prepare the beach for the soon-to-arrive tourists,
cleaning up...
Smart wastewater management can help reduce air pollution
“Walk along the Bagmati river in the Nepalese capital, Kathmandu, and
you are hit by a pervasive stench, underlining the fact that poor wastewater
management worsens...
Carbon market negotiations under the Paris Agreement
The world’s climate negotiators recently concluded two
weeks of discussions about the next steps for the landmark 2015 Paris Agreement,
with carbon market rules high on...
UN and civil society team up to make cities more sustainable and inclusive
How can we make sure that cities become more inclusive, with a smaller
environmental footprint, and leave no-one behind? These questions will be
tackled at the...
Does economic growth worth degrading the environment?
Although environmental consequences of economic growth
bring about numerous reactions of economists and environmentalists, there is
still doubt that environment protection rules and regulations hinder economic
growth,...
India joins the Climate and Clean Air Coalition
India has formally joined the Climate & Clean Air
Coalition (CCAC), becoming the 65th country to join the partnership,
following through on a commitment made by...
WEF to Lead G20 Smart Cities Alliance on Technology Governance
The World Economic Forum, the International
Organization for Public-Private Cooperation, has been selected to act as the
secretariat for a new G20 Global Smart Cities Alliance.
The...
No one owes anyone anything?
Amazing things keep happening in Ukraine: what we (and many others) had
been writing and talking about for almost a year was suddenly confirmed by...
Climate Chaos, the Science and Our Own Responsibilities
On the last day of the UN Climate Change
(June 17-27, 2019) meeting in Bonn the key IPCC report on 1.5 C was blocked from
further...
Nigeria’s 300,000 tonne e-waste gold mine drives a new circular economy
The Nigerian government, the Global Environment Facility (GEF) and UN Environment today launched a new $15 million initiative to turn the tide on e-waste...