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Reverse migration? Pollution in India's cities draws residents back to rural life

...issions said. Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Smart Cities Mission aims to modernise 100 cities by 2020 with high-speed internet, uninterrupted power and water supply, efficient public transport and li...

22 Nov 2017

Reverse migration? Pollution in India's cities draws residents back to rural life

Opinion / Policy & Finance

We need an international environmental criminal court

...isoning is five micrograms per deciliter. The highest lead level recorded in Owino Uhuru was 420 micrograms per deciliter. In the highly publicized contamination case in Flint, Michigan, the readings ...

30 May 2017

We need an international environmental criminal court

Styrofoam and plastic litter create an eyesore in Haiti

Opinion / Waste

What using single-use plastic says about you and your business

...it is so widely dispersed. Dirty water from trash impacts drinking water, hygiene, disease, tourism, and air pollution from open-pit burning of trash. It also impacts fishing, agriculture, maritime tr...

22 Jun 2018

What using single-use plastic says about you and your business

News / Policy & Finance

Starting the digital revolution in sustainability

...ies in the Asia Pacific to address compliance assurance, incident management and supplier environmental, health and safety risks, with regulations in the region becoming stricter and more public deman...

13 Sep 2018

Starting the digital revolution in sustainability

Opinion / Energy

Can solar diplomacy green the Belt and Road?

...illion in “sustainable” projects through its Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). But China is not delivering on its promises of green and low carbon infrastructure so the initiative is facing a crisis of ...

31 Jan 2019

Can solar diplomacy green the Belt and Road?

News / Carbon & Climate

Dhaka chokes on air pollution

...ironment (DoE) said in its air quality report.“The presence of other pollutants is not so serious. But the concentration of PM10 and PM2.5 in Dhaka’s air is most critical. The air quality is aggravati...

17 Jan 2018

Dhaka chokes on air pollution

News / Waste

As tourists flock to Indian Himalayas, women lead plastics clean-up

...involved directly or indirectly in making these bans a success. Shakil Romshoo, head of the earth sciences department, Kashmir University Plastics police Half of India's states and union territories ...

16 Aug 2018

As tourists flock to Indian Himalayas, women lead plastics clean-up

News / Policy & Finance

How to achieve the SDGs? Focus less on targets, more on links between Goals

...ility and specialisation, the lack of joint coordination between sectors often results in inefficient policy actions, according to a paper titled Understanding and Mapping Important Interactions among...

18 Jul 2018

How to achieve the SDGs? Focus less on targets, more on links between Goals

News / Carbon & Climate

Aquaculture is main driver of mangrove losses

...is growing awareness among coastal communities in Indonesia concerning the role of mangroves for economic livelihoods and disaster mitigation. I witnessed mangrove rehabilitation by coastal communitie...

28 Jun 2017

Aquaculture is main driver of mangrove losses

News / Food & Agriculture

Trase.earth tracks commodities, links supply chains to deforestation risk

...and other interested parties was largely hit and miss. With Trase a commodities supply chain can often be identified with a couple mouse clicks. Linking commodities to deforestation Significantly, Tra...

14 Aug 2018

Trase.earth tracks commodities, links supply chains to deforestation risk

News / Carbon & Climate

Trump climate pullout will help child traffickers - Nobel Laureate

...is decision, but if he doesn't, then definitely it is going to create more harm for children, as they are often the biggest victims of disasters." A prominent child rights activist, Satyarthi said dis...

9 Jun 2017

Trump climate pullout will help child traffickers - Nobel Laureate

News / Carbon & Climate

Costa Rica drives for a new green goal: electric transport

...ical grid running. Where Costa Rica is still underperforming – and it's typical of most developing countries – is in transport. That's where our Achilles heel is," said Christiana Figueres, a Costa Ri...

6 Dec 2017

Costa Rica drives for a new green goal: electric transport

Cargo ship swept ashore by Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines

Opinion / Carbon & Climate

Get ready for climate impacts beyond your imagination

...and livelihoods will still be at risk. Predicting far in advance extreme climate events will be as difficult as to manage. The distortions caused by climate impacts will result in volatility that we a...

16 Aug 2017

Get ready for climate impacts beyond your imagination

Bananas from a better time in Aleppo, Syria

Opinion / Food & Agriculture

Why the food revolution must begin now

...it concert and music-based fundraising initiative that continues to this day. At last month’s International Forum on Food and Nutrition, held by the Barilla Foundation, the enduring—and increasingly u...

16 Jul 2018

Why the food revolution must begin now

Opinion / Cities

The view from Seoul: Moving from climate goals to climate action

...ing directly with residents and climate stakeholders to tackle climate change in cities of all sizes around the world, reducing global emissions and enhancing resilience and livability in and around u...

22 Oct 2017

The view from Seoul: Moving from climate goals to climate action

News / Cities

Green and inclusive? Paris builds a zero-carbon future with a social conscience

...id. Improving home insulation, for instance, can curb emissions, make people more comfortable and make a "significant difference" in their energy bills, Whittington said. "Loft insulation, for example...

2 Oct 2018

Green and inclusive? Paris builds a zero-carbon future with a social conscience

News / Carbon & Climate

Impact of climate change on health is ‘the major threat of 21st century’

...implications for the livelihoods of individuals, families, and communities, especially those relying on subsistence farming.” An additional “human-mediated” impact of climate change is undernutrition,...

31 Oct 2017

Impact of climate change on health is ‘the major threat of 21st century’

Mumbai residents play Minecraft to design community spot

News / Cities

Using Minecraft to engage the public and plan better public spaces

...icing residents with free lunches and fun activities, developing it into an exciting outing. On Day One of the workshop, facilitators discussed principles of urban planning, provided training in Minec...

31 Jul 2017

Using Minecraft to engage the public and plan better public spaces

Opinion / Food & Agriculture

We have a collective responsibility to halve food loss and waste

...ile, initiatives have taken off in the European Union, United States, Japan, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates and in other countries that expand public-private partnerships, government policies and ...

19 Oct 2017

We have a collective responsibility to halve food loss and waste

Opinion / Transport

Think big on technology for a clean energy future

...ies and cities throughout Asia, Africa, and Latin America are considering electrifying transport. As citizens confront the reality of unsustainable urbanization, air pollution, and impossible congesti...

26 Aug 2017

Think big on technology for a clean energy future

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