To make meaningful progress in sanitation and hygiene, collaboration across various stakeholders is essential. Local governments: while governments have a responsibility to uphold the right to sanitation, many lack clarity on how to fulfill this obligation …
El reconocimiento de los derechos humanos al agua y al saneamiento (DHAyS) ha sido un gran avance en la agenda internacional de derechos humanos. En 2010, la Asamblea General de las Naciones Unidas reconoce el DHAyS como un derecho fundamental, y ese mismo …
Food price shocks and social instability The report, launched at the Food, Agriculture and Water Day at COP29, reveals that the impacts of climate change pose threats to food production and trade, with critical implications for food security around the …
The authors discuss the existing geopolitical landscape, including how food and trade policies are used as instruments in geopolitical positioning, and characterize potential dynamics of increased geoeconomic fragmentation and rivalry in future. Finally, …
The annual climate meeting, COP29, is now underway in Baku, Azerbaijan. Following the recent biodiversity COP16 in Colombia, the summit is another major stress test for countries regarding climate crisis and connected issues like nature loss. During the …
Não se trata apenas de uma questão de justiça social – é uma questão de interesse estratégico para governos e indústrias. A falta de ação levará a profundos riscos legais, financeiros e de reputação, potencialmente inviabilizando a própria transição pela …
This roadmap grew out of a science-policy dialogue conducted in 2023 by the Adaptation Without Borders partnership, which brought together 45 regional stakeholders in a science-policy dialogue on regional cooperation on adaptation to cascading climate …
El Bosque Seco Chiquitano juega un papel crucial en dos de las cuencas hídricas más grandes e importantes de Sudamérica: el Amazonas y el Paraguay-Plata. A pesar de los importantes valores naturales y culturales de esta ecorregión, el Bosque Seco …
Speakers Alexandre Antonelli, Director of Science Royal Botanic Gardens Kew, Professor Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences University of Gothenburg. Charlotta Sörqvist, CBD chief negotiator for the Swedish delegation and Chair of Working …
The global commitment to the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and its pledge to “leave no one behind” has made it clear that those most affected by development decisions must play a leading role in shaping them, especially when their territories …
The event opened with a keynote address by Ovais Sarmad, former Deputy Executive Secretary of the UNFCCC. Sarmad emphasized the essential role of boundary organizations in the adaptation landscape, particularly in engaging with the UNFCCC and contributing …
Screenshot from the Fossil Fuel Atlas: Proposed Nigeria-Morocco Gas Pipeline (red) and its proximity to mangroves (green). The world’s countries are on track to produce more than double the fossil fuels by 2030 than would be consistent with their Paris …
Screenshot from LEAP: Emissions variations by location. The countries eligible for free LEAP licenses now include all upper-middle-countries and most Small Island Developing States (SIDS), making the tool freely available to governments, utilities, NGOs …
SEI is working with the Washington Water Trust and Clallam County, Washington to build a water allocation model of the Dungeness River in the Water Evaluation and Planning (WEAP) modeling platform to evaluate the potential off-channel reservoir project …
A new UN Global Nitrous Oxide Assessment warns that nitrous oxide (N₂O), a potent greenhouse gas, is rapidly accelerating climate change and damaging the ozone layer. Launched at the 2024 UN Climate Change Conference (COP29) in Baku, Azerbaijan, the …
The collaborative water governance literature, especially that concerned with trust, has paid scant attention to Indigenous Peoples. This paper presents the results from a survey targeting the Sámi population in Sweden, exploring trust in key state and …
Traditionally, women in many cultures bear the burden of fetching water, collecting firewood and other energy-related tasks. Adopting modern energy-saving jikos designed for less firewood consumption (a form of renewable energy) has freed up significant …
At COP29, advancing operationalization of the GGA will be key, with a focus on enhancing global adaptive capacity, reducing vulnerability, and increasing resilience. The discussions will centre on the development of indicators for measuring progress …
Youth engagement in the management and governance of water resources is essential for the sustainable development of the Lancang-Mekong Region. This will be the focus of the 2nd Regional Consultation Workshop for the projects on Building Water Sector Youth …
While the reduction in greenhouse gas emissions and the saving of productive time are well-documented benefits of digitalized or distance health care, focusing on these metrics alone will not be enough to achieve a sustainable transformation in the sector. …
