Tag:SDG
Asia Pacific
Prioritize Development Financing Needs Over Political Interests, Says UN ESCAP Survey
Income inequality is also likely to widen in the region, as the value of national minimum wages, adjusted for inflation, has declined in several...
Agri-technology
India’s Farmers Could Use Better Monsoon Forecasts
While the Indian Meteorological Department has advanced monsoon forecasting systems, researchers from the Energy Policy Institute at the University of Chicago found that farmers in southern...
Clean tech
Earth’s ‘Life Support System’ is being Destroyed by Global Business Paradigm, UN Expert Warns
“Led by the ultrarich, with their private jets, yachts, massive mansions, space travel and hyperconsumptive lifestyles, humanity is exceeding Earth’s carrying capacity,” the report stated in...
Asia Pacific
SDGs in Asia – Mind the Widening Gap
Asia Pacific now seriously lagging on all 17 SDGs. The region is reversing on climate action, stagnant on clean energy and the UN lacks...
Finance and Economy
Rethinking Public Debt as Positive Investment in Sustainable Development
It is time for creditors, international financial institutions and credit rating agencies to consider the positive long-term economic, social and environmental outcomes of investing...
Agri-business
Nepal Government, UN Agency Seek Investors for Latest Cash Crop to Boom in Country’s East
Cardamom, mountain potato, ginger and timur have been assessed using the government’s Climate-Smart Agriculture Investment Plan, which FAO says identifies climate-smart farming practices and...
Accountability
United We Stand to Achieve Sustainable Development
What works in one country may not work elsewhere, but true collaboration allows for learning from mistakes and sharing successes. This is where the...
Environment
NITI Aayog, BMZ start Dialogue on Development Cooperation
German Federal Minister Schulze announced an additional funding of EUR 3.5 million in support of a green and sustainable development partnership, specifically for strengthening...
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Sixth Edition of International Conference on Disaster Resilient Infrastructure Begins In New Delhi
Prime Minister Modi drew attention to the impact of natural disasters on humans and mentioned earthquakes destroying houses making...
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Fine, Sanctions, or Waiver: Iranian Gas Will Come at a Price for Pakistan
The Iranian/Pakistani gas pipeline likely to top agenda for the visit of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi to Pakistan. The...
A Global Village for a Global Plastics Instrument
The apparent convenience that this throw-away society brings has wrought environmental catastrophe on our ecosystems. It floods our drains....
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Sixth Edition of International Conference on Disaster Resilient Infrastructure Begins In New Delhi
Prime Minister Modi drew attention to the impact of...
Fine, Sanctions, or Waiver: Iranian Gas Will Come at a Price for Pakistan
The Iranian/Pakistani gas pipeline likely to top agenda for...
