Education News
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What does a sustainable city mean to Singapore's youth?Preserving local heritage and being in touch with nature is essential to living in a sustainable city, said students at a recent youth event in Singapore. -
As climate threats drive migration, Indian women find opportunitiesMigration is bringing some families higher incomes - and improving life back home in the face of worsening climate pressures.
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Singapore puts health at the heart of green buildingsOn the final day of this year's International Green Building Conference, Singapore's Building and Construction Authority unveils new strategies that put occupants at the center of green building design and operations. -
Women's voices key to carving a sustainable futureWhat does climate change look like through a female lens? This year's Women's Forum Singapore gathered over 700 delegates and speakers in a conversation about gender equality and how women's leadership is crucial to saving the planet.
Education Opinion
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5 ways civil society organisations can help advance the SDGs– Civil society organisations can spur local action by translating the abstract language of the SDGs, writes ADB's Suzanne Nazal. -
Education to strengthen fragile cities– Although the number of children enrolled in primary school in Africa increased from 60 million in 2000 to some 250 million today, school quality remains uneven. The challenge now is to ensure that all children, including those who are in school – at all grade levels – are learning what they need to thrive. -
Prevention is the best migration cure– To solve the global refugee crisis, it's time to begin allocating more funding to peace-keeping and building stronger societies, writes OECD's Jorge Moreira da Silva.
Videos
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Changing Course: The beginning– Changing Course, the Eco-Business film and photography exhibition, brought together thought leaders, NGOs, and Singapore businesses to discuss and learn about climate action.
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How clean water transforms lives– Particularly for women, access to clean water creates education and economic opportunities.
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For more liveable cities, let's talk sustainability– Many doubt their ability to fight climate change and build more liveable cities, but education and storytelling could put agency back into the hands of the people, said panellists at the Cities:Possibilities forum.
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Singapore unveils new green building 'skylab' for the tropics– The BCA Skylab is the first high-rise revolving laboratory for the tropics meant to enable the testing of sustainable building technologies.
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