This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The start of the 72nd session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in September was a sobering reminder of the immense suffering taking place in our world; it was also…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. For some of us, playing near near vast forests and pristine meadows sparked our desire to protect the environment at an early age. For others, like 24-year-old Brenda Ramirez, seeing…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Mini-grids, small community-based power plants and distribution systems, could provide more than 40% of the connections needed to deliver clean power to the world’s 1 billion people who still don’t…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. When Mars Inc. recently concluded a five-year effort to map and evaluate its supply chain, the company realized its very business would be in jeopardy if a few things didn’t change. Without…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Losses from poor fisheries management around the world results on foregone economic benefits of as much as $83 billion. Reversing those practices with sustainable use of ocean resources could generate…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The environmental damage versus the income-producing benefits of locating fossil fuel projects in Indian Country has divided some resource-rich Native American nations — and one North Dakota Hidatsu tribal family…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The press repeatedly emphasizes that over 80% of the people in Puerto Rico do not have electricity. However approximately 40% of people still do not have clean water to drink…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In Monaco, He Qiaonv will announce the first step in a $1.5 billion plan that may represent the largest-ever personal philanthropic commitment to wildlife conservation. The number isn’t the only…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Cities are always a hot topic of discussion for us working in development and they took center stage in Stockholm this year. The SDGs provide even more impetus for cities…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The United Nations Sustainable Development Goal of achieving clean and affordable water for everyone in the world by 2030 may seem fantastic. How can we get safe water to rural…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. You don’t have to choose sides between President Trump and Carmen Yulín Cruz Soto, the mayor of San Juan, Puerto Rico, to agree that a massive recovery effort looms for…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. While Tamaram is at work, it is the responsibility of his wife and daughters to collect water for their family. And in Rajasthan, this is no easy task. Because the…