Bringing Climate Action to Farming Communities
Root Capital's Climate Resilience Roadmap This week, Hurricane Iota became the strongest storm ever to hit Nicaragua. The category four storm ripped across the country with torrential rains and winds topping 155mph, mere weeks after the same communities were devastated by
How US Sanctions Are Hindering Sustainable Development
U.S unilateral sanctions have been widely criticised for their wide-reaching and detrimental effects on the people that they often claim to benefit – and no time more so than now. Studies show that they have been largely ineffective in achieving
Using Technology To Empower Indian Mothers
According to UNICEF, it is estimated that 44,000 women die due to preventable pregnancy-related causes in India each year while one in five deaths globally is likely to be an Indian lady. Aditya Kulkarni, a 2017 Young Global Changer, and
A Call to Action for Businesses to Build a Better World
The new year will bring a new online tool to unleash the collective power of the Certified B Corporation community as it tackles the world’s biggest challenges over the coming decade. B Lab partnered with the U.N. Global Compact to
Energy Consumption in the Developing World by 2040: Implications and Goals
In view of the long-standing debate between green growth and de-growth, this analysis throws light on the dimensions of future energy use growth and its implication for development and climate concerns, in the context of the developing world. Latest energy demand
Gasping for Air: A Look Inside Delhi
The 73rd Independence Day celebrations this year in India’s capital city of Delhi were different from past years, as the city experienced one of the cleanest airs in the last eight years. According to the Air Quality Index (AQI) –
Using Mobile Technology to Achieve the Sustainable Development Goals
On September 25, 2015, the United Nations General Assembly confirmed their collective commitment to a better world by adopting the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Developed by different stakeholders -- including governments, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), businesses, and ordinary citizens --the Sustainable
Zero Hunger in Africa: Mututa’s Story
From its abundant wildlife that helped to set BBC’s David Attenborough in 1954 on a naturalist’s career that we all know and love him for (by undertaking a trip to Sierra Leone for a series called Zoo Quest, which featured
Can Electric Scooters Help Cities Achieve Sustainability?
Most people use scooters to get from point A to point B. But how about using scooters to help solve our socioeconomic development issues? Perhaps not the most obvious selling point for an emerging startup to market their scooters, but
mKrishi Fisheries: Sea in Your Hand
This article is part of our Editorial Series called "GFAR impakters". This is done in partnership with GFAR - The Global Forum on Agricultural Research and Innovation - For more follow on Twitter: #GFARImpakters or view here. Technological innovations have long been
OzHarvest: Global Change Starts With Individual Action
Ronni Kahn has been fighting food waste long before the UN Sustainable Development Goals were on the agenda. As a producer of large scale, high-end events, she had seen first-hand the huge volume of food that went to waste alongside
WES: Improving Diversity in Engineering Since 1919.
The Women's in Engineering Society - WES - is a professional network of women engineers, scientists and technologists offering inspiration, support and professional development. Working in partnership, we support and inspire women to achieve as engineers, scientists and as leaders;