Economic Growth and Social Inclusion
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Shaping the Future of Environment and Natural Resource Security
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How can the world achieve inclusive economic growth while combating climate change and other natural resource challenges? The global environment and economic security are indelibly intertwined. Increasing levels of greenhouse gases, environmental degradation and natural resource depletion are putting sustainable growth at risk.
The environment agenda is shifting from the politics of “what” to the delivery details of “how”: in particular, how to deliver the SDGs and commitments for climate action into 2016 and beyond?
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Global Water Initiative
Water is the ultimate systems challenge. It is the unique resource that is key to almost all drivers of growth – be it agricultural production, energy generation, industry and manufactur...
Circular Economy
Transforming to a circular and sharing economy decouples manufacturing, production and consumption systems from natural resource constraints whilst optimizing the utilization of assets an...
Climate Change Solutions
The current international context to address climate change is unprecedented. The Paris Agreement – a global and legally binding agreement to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to limit glob...
Tropical Forest Alliance 2020
The Tropical Forest Alliance 2020 is a global public-private partnership dedicated to collaborative action to realize sustainable rural development and better growth opportunities based o...
Articles
Asia's carbon emissions are rising. Could this be the solution?
In order to realize the gains that will come with the transformation of the energy sector through transformative ICT solutions, we need cooperation between governments, the private sector...
Which are the world's most environmentally friendly countries?
Yale’s annual Environmental Performance Index (EPI) reveals the world's most environmentally friendly countries.
How will Africa achieve a greener future?
Africa is finding new ways to mitigate the effects of global warming thanks to climate finance.
Which are the world’s top 10 energy performers?
The Global Energy Architecture Performance index 2016 benchmarks energy systems of nations from across the world on three fundamental energy goals: economic growth and development, enviro...
How many people does it take to change 10 billion light bulbs?
How many people does it take to change 10 billion light bulbs?