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In Conversation with the founder of Ecopia: Market Place for Ethiopian Organic Farmers

In Conversation with the founder of Ecopia: Market Place for Ethiopian Organic Farmers Ecopia was founded in 2006 by two Ethiopian women at a

Sustainability

Sustainable waste management through behavioral science: Case studies around the world

Waste amounted to 3.3 percent to global greenhouse gas emissions in 2022, with landfills the primary source. As climate change continues to pose an ever-looming

Sustainability

How the Minamata Convention is aiming to end mercury’s millennia-long toxic run

It is October 2013, and Rimiko Yoshinaga is standing behind a podium in Minamata, Japan, gazing at an auditorium packed with world leaders. Silence descends

Energy

Navigating the opportunities and risks of solar irrigation: The importance of comprehensive accounting and smart regulations

Solar-powered groundwater irrigation is growing quickly in low and middle-income countries (LMICs). Over the last ten years, South Asia has seen the installation of

Climate

How is satellite data revolutionizing the way we track greenhouse gas emissions around the world?

According to data published by the European Union’s climate change service Copernicus, this past 2023 was the hottest year ever recorded in human history with June

Sustainability

Growing African vegetables on buildings can save space and feed cities

As cities grow, more people need food. However, space for farming is limited in cities. Building facades can offer a solution for growing food.

Sustainability

Nigeria’s plastic ban: why it’s good and how it can work

Two weeks into January 2024, Nigerian authorities took steps to curb environmental degradation caused by plastic pollution in the country. The Federal Ministry of Environment

Sustainability

Breathe Well: A Campaign for Clean Air by UN Development Programme

Air and oxygen: we are so complacent with the components that we can barely see them as separate entities from our existence. Hence, we

Sustainability

From Fukuoka to Ahmedabad: Supporting Indian Wastewater Management Solutions through City Partnerships

Ahmedabad, the largest city in the Indian state of Gujarat, is ranked among the most livable Indian cities due to its innovative urban infrastructure

Sustainability

How Digital National IDs Can Drive Environmental Conservation and Climate Action

In the face of spiralling climate change and rapid environmental degradation, finding innovative solutions is no longer a luxury, it's an imperative. While traditional

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In Conversation with the founder of Ecopia: Market Place for Ethiopian Organic Farmers

Sustainable waste management through behavioral science: Case studies around the world

How the Minamata Convention is aiming to end mercury’s millennia-long toxic run

Navigating the opportunities and risks of solar irrigation: The importance of comprehensive accounting and smart regulations

How is satellite data revolutionizing the way we track greenhouse gas emissions around the world?

Growing African vegetables on buildings can save space and feed cities

Nigeria’s plastic ban: why it’s good and how it can work

Breathe Well: A Campaign for Clean Air by UN Development Programme

From Fukuoka to Ahmedabad: Supporting Indian Wastewater Management Solutions through City Partnerships

How Digital National IDs Can Drive Environmental Conservation and Climate Action

Sentinels of Environment

Sentinels of Environment

Sentinels of Environment

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