SDG pulse 2022
This UNCTAD SDG Pulse comes at a crucial moment in the history of both multilateralism and trade and development. Since 2020, the world has been in a constant state of cascading crises that overlap and
Sustainable Development
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Mountain tourism: towards a more sustainable path
Sustainable tourism plays a key role in boosting livelihoods, poverty alleviation, and environmental conservation in mountainous areas, according to a new report by the Food and Agriculture Organization
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Agricultural innovation in developing East Asia: productivity, safety, and sustainability
Agricultural innovation has played a critical role in the economic transformation of developing East Asian countries over the past half century. The Green Revolution—in the form of modern seed varieties,
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Renewable energy to enhance climate and development ambitions and strengthen civil society inclusion in Nepal
The analysis set out in this document covers the project country Nepal. It offers an assessment of the current state of climate, energy and development policies and trends and places this in the context
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Better trade for sustainable development: the role of voluntary sustainability standards
The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development of the United Nations constitutes the most important and comprehensive global sustainable development agenda for the next decade. It is known for its far-reaching
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Sand and dust storms risk assessment in Asia and the Pacific
The Sand and Dust Storms Risk Assessment in Asia and the Pacific provides a long-term horizon of the risk and potential socio-economic losses associated with sand and dust storms in the region for a better
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Uruguay Sustainable Development Report 2021
The Inter-American Development Bank and the SDSN published a special edition of the SDG Index focused on Uruguay. The report benchmarks Uruguay's progress on the Sustainable Development Goals against progress
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Toward a holistic approach to sustainable development: a guide to integrated land-use initiatives
Through the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the international community has recognized the need for an approach to development that considers the interdependence of human and natural systems. Single-sector
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Working together to achieve the Paris climate goals and sustainable development: International climate cooperation and the role of developing countries and emerging economies
This study shows how transformative change can bring about sustainable development, prevent climate change from spiralling out of control and address the unavoidable consequences of climate change in a
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Development perspectives on Special Agro-Industrial Processing Zones (SAPZ) in Africa: lessons from experiences
The broad objective of this study is to undertake research on development perspectives of an integrated agro-industrial ecosystem in Africa that the African Development Bank (AfDB) has developed and termed
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The Decade of Action and Small Island Developing States: Measuring and addressing SIDS’ vulnerabilities to accelerate SDG progress
<p>Small Island Developing States (SIDS) face a unique set of vulnerabilities which impede their ability to achieve sustainable development. Structural factors, including their size, remoteness, limited