Poverty trends in South Africa
According to new data released by Stats SA, poverty is on the rise in South Africa. The latest “Poverty Trends in South Africa” report shows that, despite the general decline in poverty between 2006 and
Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
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India may well have 1000 firms with GreenCO ratings by 2022
By 2022 there could be 1,000 companies in the country with GreenCo ratings. Since its was launch about 128 companies have received GreenCo ratings with 50 companies receiving their GreenCo certification
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Social Progress Index 2017
<p>India has been ranked 93rd among 128 countries in the world in social progress. The Social Progress Index-2017 classifies India one of the ‘Lower Middle Social Progress’ countries with a score of 58.39. India scores very poorly on environmental quality reveals the global index.</p>
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Accelerating sustainable development in Africa: country lessons from applying integrated approaches
The Poverty-Environment Initiative of the UN Development Programme (UNDP) and UN Environment Programme (UNEP or UN Environment) launched a report on African countries’ progress in fostering coordinated
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Fears of SDG clashes overblown, study finds
Fears that progress towards some Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) may undermine achievements in others are largely unfounded, a science-based analysis of their interactions has concluded. The SDGs
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Sending money home: contributing to the SDGs, one family at a time
The amount of money migrants send to their families in developing countries has risen by 51 per cent over the past decade - far greater than the 28 per cent increase in migration from these countries,
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At Ocean Conference, UN agencies commit to cutting harmful fishing subsidies
As the international community focuses this week on preserving the health of global oceans and seas, the United Nations agencies on agriculture, environment and trade are committing to the sustainable
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10 solutions to help meet the SDGs in Asia and the Pacific
This publication shows how change works. It showcases ten projects that are transforming the course of development in the Asia-Pacific region, and describes large-scale projects in ten countries in the
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Gurugram may soon be ‘living hell’
The Millennium City’s woes include depleting groundwater table, pollution and poor waste management Gurugram, or the Millennium City as it often called, may soon become “a living hell” if it doesn’t
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Pathways from agriculture to nutrition in India: implications for Sustainable Development Goals
Food security and nutrition policy interventions generally rely on selective measures. Yet recent literature emphasizes the importance of identifying different pathways from agriculture to nutrition for
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Identifying opportunities for coherence between the intended Nationally Determined Contributions and the Sustainable Development Goals: the case of ECOWAS member states
While the SDGs and INDCs are two of the most important policy frameworks of the twenty-first century so far, the interactions and trade-offs between the SDGs and the INDCs have not yet been analysed, especially