Governance News
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When sustainability saved the cityCopenhagen and Vancouver are among the world’s most environmentally friendly, low-carbon cities, but it wasn’t always this way. City officials tell delegates at IGBC 2017 how a focus on sustainability revived their cities. -
UN science report to guide countries on the SDGsThe new Global Sustainable Development Report will offer a science-based, practical blueprint on how countries can transform to become more sustainable.
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Asians are in the dark about the region's water pollution crisisAsia's industrial boom is exacerbating water pollution in the region, but research shows the rural poor have little information about who is polluting their water, the toxins they are exposed to, and the resulting health impacts. -
First-ever index ranks urban areas on SDGs implementationWith 17 goals and a host of sub-goals beneath each one, measuring the success of implementing the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) is deemed a herculean task. But a new SDG index shows it can be done. Here's how.
Governance Opinion
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Nexus thinking for a secure and sustainable future– As the global population continues to grow, how can utilities and water managers balance the increasing and interrelated pressures on water, energy and food? -
Are impact investors missing a trick by overlooking local communities?– It's time to make the promise of impact investing a reality, and this can happen when investors start talking to local communities, writes Katharina Neureiter. -
How to win the climate wars – talk about local 'pollution' not global warming– Pollution can be seen, smelled and touched—it's more tangible than global warming. If we need to get public support for climate action, let's start talking about this problem.
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