The Effects of Climate Change on Groundwater: An Out-Of-Sight Crisis
Both groundwater quantity and quality are being affected by extended periods of droughts and floods caused by extreme weather events. We urgently need more research, knowledge-sharing, and advocacy to better understand the situation and take action. It is well known climate
Don’t Overpay for Your Accomodation — An Interview With BYHOURS
Sustainable development of hotel and tourism industries plays a significant role in achieving the SDGs. A large number of island and Southern European countries (like the Maldives, the Seychelles, Montenegro, Croatia and others) strongly depend on income from travelers around
Bogotá’s Fight for Gender Equality and Safe Public Transport
What should a city do if half of its population cannot access a public service? It sounds like a somewhat outlandish question, but for Bogotá, the capital city of Colombia, this question highlights a frustrating reality. Although the city has
Brands and Businesses Taking Stands
The new Procter & Gamble/Gillette advert “The best men can be” concerning "toxic masculinity" itself proved toxic for some. Piers Morgan - the Good Morning Britain presenter - tweeted: “I've used Gillette razors my entire adult life but this absurd virtue-signalling PC
How Will We Finance the New Deal for Nature?
The Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) estimates up to US$440 billion is needed annually to meet commitments in the post-2020 UN Biodiversity Framework, yet the current annual spend budget is only US$52 billion. How do we fill this huge financial shortfall? Biodiversity loss has become
An Enabler to SDGs’ Attainment: Linking Science with Human Rights
Science for Sustainable Development: An Old Relationship Reshaped The connection between science, the consolidation of peace, and the pursuit of human welfare is not new. In November 1945, the UNESCO Constitution adopted an already commonly accepted idea that cooperation in
The Need for Decent Work in the Land of Plenty
Editors Note: This article is a collaboration between Fair Trade USA and Impakter Magazine. In 2016, Wholesum Harvest, a family-owned tomato farm in Nogales, Arizona, made headlines when it announced its status as the very first Fair Trade Certified™ farm in the
How to tackle poverty with data
What is IATI? The International Aid Transparency Initiative (IATI) was launched in 2008. It is a voluntary, multi-stakeholder initiative that seeks to increase the transparency of development cooperation in order to increase its effectiveness in tackling poverty. It has designed a standard for
Tackling Gender Equality through Technology and Crowdsourced Data
The recent #MeToo campaign on social media was revived by actor Alyssa Milano as a response to the sexual harassment allegations against media mogul Harvey Weinstein. She wrote on her social media timeline in mid-October: “If all the women who
(EM)POWERING OFF-GRID COMMUNITIES WITH SOLAR LIGHTS
SDG 7, SDG 13 and the Paris Agreement: the backbone of the 2030 Agenda When the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development was agreed upon at the 70th Session of the United Nations General Assembly in September 2015, Heads of State and
How Education Is the “Route to” and “Root of” Gender Equality
Achieving SDG4 of Inclusive & Quality Education: Community, Data and Collaboration The majority of the UN Sustainable Development Goals are inextricably linked to one another, none more so than goals four and five. My organization, Educate Girls, works at the intersection