More: Environment
Helping a warming world to keep cool
Authors: Chiara Delmastro and John Dulac
Heatwaves this summer that have left many Europeans sweltering highlight
the growing demand for air conditioning in a warming world....
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...
Maldives Ventures into the Blue Economy
Almost half of Maldives’s population and more than 70 percent of its
critical infrastructure lie within 100 meters of its shoreline
This close proximity to the...
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...
Ecology and productivity in today’s China
As a political decision maker, the Chinese
Minister of Natural Resources, Lu Hao, is at the centre of a great
transformation of today's China.
Former Governor of...
Digital tracking of environmental risks offers insights to humanitarian actors
By the end of this day many people will have made
life-changing decisions, relying on their best guess or their instinct. Some
will yield great results...
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...
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,...
Kenyan universities aim to be “greenest in the world”
In Kenya, over 70 universities are being called on by
the UN Environment Programme and the Kenyan Government to work together and
transform their campuses to...
No More Business as Usual: Improving Water Usage in Central Asia
Central Asia’s future economic development, including
its energy and water security, depends to a great extent on how effectively
countries manage their natural water supplies, especially...