Whales offer humans 1- trillion-dollar service by absorbing tons of CO2
Whales are known for being the largest and most intelligent creatures in the ocean. Now, ...
Sustainable Development
EU to extend €9 m to promote sustainable changes in agricultural practices in Africa, Caribbean, Pacific
European Commissioner for International Cooperation and Development, Neven Mimica, and Director-General of the United Nations ...
UNIDO’s General Conf. in Abu Dhabi to focus on SDGs
The United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO ) will hold its General Conference in Abu ...
Ethereum Foundation first contributor to UNICEF Cryptocurrency Fund
The first contributions to the UNICEF Cryptocurrency Fund will be received from the Ethereum Foundation ...
UK earmarks £250m for funding innovative cultural projects, creative industries
The UK launched a £250m Cultural Investment Fund for bankrolling innovative cultural projects, libraries, museums ...
Norway spearheads $ 3m 3-year project to help FAO improve reports on forest resources
A $3 million, three-year project supported by Norway’s International Climate and Forest Initiative (NICFI), will ...
London Stock Exchange beefs up sustainable investment offerings
Two major new initiatives designed to meet growing demand for sustainable finance products were launched ...
FC4S to accelerate sustainability efforts in Abdijan, Cairo, Casablanca, Lagos, Nairobi
The International Network of Financial Centers for Sustainability (FC4S) launched a regional work plan for ...
The IMF thinks carbon taxes will stop the climate crisis. That’s a terrible idea
A well-circulated statistic this week, from a new book by the University of California, Berkeley, ...
3 African states among winners of Oscar of best policies serving SDGs
Three African states; Rwanda, South Africa and Senegal, are among the eight winners of the ...
UK pledges £2 m for securing quality education, jobs for Syrian refugees in Lebanon
The UK has allocated about £2 million to help thousands of Syrian children access quality ...
UNIDO, Mitsu & Co team up to reduce single-use plastic products in Africa
The United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) and Mitsui & Co. Ltd. ( also referred ...
Serbia gets €107.7 m syndicated loan for its largest windfarm
Serbia got a €107.7 million syndicated loan for its largest windfarm Čibuk 1 with a ...
UNESCO organizes meeting on girls’ education as force for gender equality
UNESCO will hold a meeting on October 11 under the theme “Girls’ education: a force ...
10 most polluted cities in the world are all in northern India – study
A study published in the prestigious medical journal, The Lancet, warned that the 10 most ...
US extends $ 560,000 to support world’s first fish farm in refugee camp in Algeria
The US extended $560,000 in support of the World Food Program (WFP)’s innovative fish farm ...
Bosch to boost EV range by 6% with new semiconductors
German engineering titan Bosch has announced that it will produce silicon carbon (SiC) semiconductors for use in electric vehicle ...
Dubai Expo 2020 to showcase 25 selected projects providing tangible solutions to global issues under SDGs
Dubai Expo 2020 Dubai will showcase 25 selected projects that provide tangible solutions to the ...
Egypt 1st regional state to join int’l Green Fin initiative
Egypt is the first country in its region and the 11th worldwide to officially adopt the ...
Cairo houses IFAD’s 1st regional office due to serve 7 states under SDGs
Egyptian Minister of Investment and International Cooperation Sahar Nasr and President of the International Fund ...
Serbia spearheads 1st-ever nationwide effort to improve sustainable land management
Fourteen former industrial sites have been shortlisted for remediation under the first-ever nationwide effort to ...