The UNFCCC climate summit in Paris will be an important test for the international community’s commitment to the global partnership.
A climate deal in Paris depends on a revitalized global partnership, photo: Friends of the Earth International via flickr.com, creative commons licence
If we are to truly fulfill the Sustainable Development Goals' (SDGs) vision of universal sanitation access, then governments, businesses and civil society need to recognize the value of sanitation outside the household – not only in fulfilling rights but also in boosting labour force participation, economic productivity and health and well-being.
Ahead of the UNFCCC climate talks in Paris, India has submitted its plans for emissions reductions. Harshita Bisht from Development Alternatives reflects on what is in the plan.
India intends to increase its share of renewaable energy by 2030, image: World Bank Photo Collection via flickr.com,creative commons licence
Project Coordinator, Post-2015 Development Agenda, WRI.
At the UN Summit in September, the largest-ever gathering of world leaders adopted the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), a bold new roadmap to tackle climate change and extreme poverty by 2030. The global community now faces the real work of translating vision into action.
Fortunately, early actions by some countries already align with the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and help point the way forward.
Smallholder and community carbon projects have shown they can deliver local benefits and promote climate resilience. Now the Plan Vivo Standard and its partners, representing the oldest ethical carbon standard, have pledged their commitment to the delivery of the Sustainable Development Goals.
Child in a community forest, Indonesia, photo: Plan Vivi Foundation
It is not unusual to hear good ideas on what to do, or not to do, about climate change. The surprise comes when you feel they make sense.
ODI has projected how the world is likely to do on all 17 SDGs, based on current trends. While performance across the goals and in each region is likely to vary widely, current global performance is leading us towards failure on all the SDGs come 2030.
Four reasons why the Sustainable Development Goals offer hope and five big questions that are still to be answered.
image by Pandiyan V via flickr.com, creative commons licence.
The Sustainable Development Goals set an ambitious new agenda, but implementation is what counts. A new book from IRF partner, IGES, looks at how the goals could be achieved.
The Sustainable Development Goals are ambitious and wide-ranging, but what are they going to cost, and who is going to pay?
Can green bonds help India meet growing energy demand sustainably, ask Mandira Thakur from IRF partner, Development Alternatives
