The Protected Planet Report 2016 has been launched at the IUCN World Conservation Congress in Hawaii. Part of the successful Protected Planet series, this report assesses how protected areas contribute
Increasing understanding of the role that secure water resources tenure plays in ensuring sustainable livelihoods, just resource governance, environmental protection, and sustainable economic development
The National Resource Efficiency Policy (NREP), 2019 seeks to create a 12 facilitative and regulatory environment to mainstream resource efficiency across all sectors 13 by fostering cross-sectoral collaborations,
In its first annual report, the Global Preparedness Monitoring Board identifies the most urgent actions required to accelerate preparedness for health emergencies. This report focuses on epidemics and
The WHO has Tuesday elected elected Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, an Ethiopian, as its new Director-General. He will succeed Dr Margaret Chan, who has been WHO’s Director-General since 1 January 2007.
Energy is one of the three focal areas of the EU’s development co-operation with Tanzania. The other two are agriculture and governance. The European Union, through the Energy for Growth and Sustainable
An ambitious programme spread across 14 ports aims to make domestic manufacturing and the EXIM sector more competitive Ports, regarded as the key to growth and prosperity, have the potential to endanger
The World Bank has announced the signing of a $5.5 million grant agreement to manage the natural resources of Ghana. The Bank signed the agreement with Solidaridad West Africa for the management of
This report presents the results of a review exercise covering Green Economy (GE) strategies and Sustainable Development (SD) policies in almost all Mediterranean countries. An extensive literature review
This report articulates UNDP's response to the global land degradation challenge, guided by the strategic vision and approach outlined in our Strategic Plan (2018-2021). It highlights UNDP's support to
There have been many successes and failures in economic and social development of India in the last 75 years. The recent covid-19 pandemic had also an adverse impact on growth, employment, health and
As India is looking forward to increase the capacity of renewable energy in the power sector to 225 Giga Watts by 2022, the government?s main thrust would be to promote indigenous manufacturing of high
Ecosystem-based adaptation (EbA) is the use of biodiversity and ecosystem services as part of an overall strategy to help people to adapt to the adverse effects of climate change and promote sustainable
The Ghanaian President, has launched the Ghana Zero Hunger Strategic Review Report, which aims at charting a sustainable path to end hunger, food insecurity, and all forms of malnutrition in Ghana by 2030.
Environ, a group of environmental management for sustainable development, has started an awareness programme on environmental hazards of electronic waste under the ‘Digital India Initiative’. The Ministry
Zambia has called for increased international cooperation to achieve sustainable transportation at national and regional level. Speaking at the World Bank’s briefing on the Sustainable Mobility for
Moots guaranteed income for farmers to make farming viable An international conference on Ecosystem Conservation, Climate Change and Sustainable Development (ECOCASD 2013) has urged the government to frame necessary policy, technical, and financial support to mainstream climate change considerations into agriculture and ensure sustainable agricultural development under varying conditions.
The world is spending only $3 trillion a year on infrastructure, half of the $6 trillion a year required from 2015 to 2030. Given the scale of investment requirements and limits to public-sector financing
The mines in Botswana will be the first in Africa to adopt a Canadian model of sustainability that requires members to continuously assess their mining practices and report them to the community. The
The National sustainable development strategy (NSDS) is an attempt to define sustainable development and the pathway to a “green economy” in Pakistan’s context. It lays out an adaptive system and approach
