With its infrastructure "totally degraded" by climate change, "we have to find other ways of getting the money we need," says Vanuatu's foreign minister Ralph Regenvanu.
The progress in the first week of climate negotiations in Katowice has been painfully slow, and a logjam over financial transparency can unravel agreements in other areas such as green technology transfer.
Mahmoud Mohieldin and Sameh WahbaSilpa Kaza –
Globally, annual waste generation is set to increase by as much as 70% by 2050, even as the world population increases by less than half that. How can international institutions help countries develop the latest waste-management systems?
Saleemul Huq –
Negotiating tactics by the US and Saudi Arabia forced developing states to give in on their demands for stronger climate action, writes Saleemul Huq of the International Centre for Climate Change and Development.
Achim Steiner and Maria Ramos –
Digitalisation has immense potential to advance finance in support of the Sustainable Development Goals, write the co-chairs of a new United Nations task force on digital financing.
Japan’s Big Three banks represent some US$6.29 trillion in assets, but have been conspicuously absent from efforts by the banking sector to embrace the Paris Agreement and the SDGs.
As key financial engines driving global efforts to mitigate climate change, how can multilateral development banks help countries stick to and even double down their commitments?
The South American country wants to expand the role of natural gas in the economy in "supporting transitions towards lower-emission energy systems"—but has ignored the environmental impacts of fracking.
Charlotte MIddlehurst and Lili Pike, Chinadialogue –
China has provided huge funding supposedly to help developing countries mitigate and adapt to climate impacts, but it is also financing coal projects included in the Belt & Road Initiative (BRI). What do recipient countries make of this?
Hannah Koh –
Bringing together key figures in the private and public sectors, this year’s Responsible Business Forum will offer lessons on how business can be a force for good and harnessed to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals.
Vaidehi Shah –
Far too many Australian politicians receive financial support from, and give subsidies to, the fossil fuel industry, say climate campaigners. A new initiative by 350.org Australia calls for pollution-free politics in the country.
Medilyn Manibo –
Women continue to show results in addressing climate change in urban and rural communities around the world. UN's Momentum for Change celebrates their efforts through this short video.
A new ground-breaking study launched by Eco-Business puts a spotlight on Southeast Asia's transition to the low carbon economy and identifies the top challenges for the region as insufficient regulation ...
China’s economy has grown 10 times as fast as that of the United Kingdom during its industrial revolution and affected 100 times as many people. But these headline economic success ...
The next time you are in your local bank, ask them about their sustainability and CSR practices. Ask the same question of your university professors if you are at school, ...
The Aid & International Development Forum (AIDF) has just released its second publication on the use of mobile technologies for development and humanitarian work with a focus on health.
