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How Climate Change Will Affect Food Security

Dr. David Nabarro, United Nations

Governments and the international community are responding by feeding the hungry while seeking longer-term solutions to increase the resilience of farmers and their capacity to grow more food. At the same time, there is a growing call for better-functioning social safety nets to protect the most vulnerable. more[...] login_required

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On the Eve of the MDG Review Summit

Anita Sharma, UN Millennium Campaign

When they signed the Millennium Declaration in 2000, world leaders made an historic promise to work together to improve the lives of the world’s poorest people. With its clear goals and deadlines, the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) created the first-ever global compact in which rich and developing countries acknowledged shared responsibility to end extreme poverty and its root causes. more[...] login_required

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In the end, it all trickles down to water

Dr. Pasquale Steduto, FAO Water Unit

We can be certain about one thing related to the future: The pressure on water resources will continue to increase. This is a fundamental challenge, as water resources, unlike fossil fuels, are a natural resource irreplaceable for human survival. more[...] login_required

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We’re All Global Commoners Now

James Bernhard Quilligan

Economic analysts often look at the world’s monetary and financial asymmetries without understanding their historical causes. Yet the international community -- including the private sector -- must address the origins of these structural imbalances if there is to be a meaningful adjustment of the economic system. more[...] login_required

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The Global Food System, Environmental Protection, and Human Rights

Prof. Carmen G. Gonzalez, Seattle University School of Law

The global food system is exceeding ecological limits while failing to meet the nutritional needs of a large segment of the world’s population. While law could play an important role in facilitating the transition to a more just and ecologically sustainable food system, the current legal framework fails to regulate food and agriculture in an integrated manner. more[...] login_required

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United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development

United Nations

The United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (UNCSD) is being organized in pursuance of General Assembly Resolution 64/236 (A/RES/64/236). The Conference will take place in Brazil on 20-22 June 2012 to mark the 20th anniversary of the 1992 United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED), in Rio de Janeiro, and the 10th anniversary of the 2002 World Summit on Sustainable Development (WSSD) in Johannesburg. It is envisaged as a Conference at the highest possible level, including Heads of State and Government or other representatives. The Conference will result in a focused political document. more[...] login_required

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New Project for Sustainable Investments in Africa

Gustav Johansson, Singularis Advisors

Over the past decade, real GDP growth for Africa rose at more than double its pace compared to the 90′s. FDI from international investors has played a major role in this development and investments in Africa have become an important part of any diversified Emerging Market portfolio. more[...] login_required

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Moss, Craig

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Improving Labor Standards Performance in the Middle East

Craig Moss, Social Accountability International (SAI)

Labor standards and working conditions in the Middle East exhibit many of the same basic problems that occur globally. If we look at workers’ demands from the recent strikes in Egypt and Jordan, we will see issues that clearly violate the International Labour Organization’s core labor conventions – unfortunately, that will surprise no one. more[...] login_required

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Loewe, Markus

Editorial Team

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Responsible Business Is the Key – The Role of Corporate Social Responsibility in the Arab Economies

Walid Nagi, UN Global Compact
Habiba Al Marashi, Emirates Environmental Group (EEG)

In this interview, Habiba Al Marashi, Chair of the Emirates Environmental Group (EEG) and Board Member of the UN Global Compact, and Walid Nagi, Manager CSR and Corporate Communications at the Al-Mansour Holding and UNGC Regional Networks Manager MENA and Europe, talk about the drastic social changes, the examples companies can provide, and the importance of the business sector for sustainable development in the MENA region. more[...]

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Responsible Business Is the Key – The Role of Corporate Social Responsibility in the Arab Economies

Walid Nagi, UN Global Compact
Habiba Al Marashi, Emirates Environmental Group (EEG)

In this interview, Habiba Al Marashi, Chair of the Emirates Environmental Group (EEG) and Board Member of the UN Global Compact, and Walid Nagi, Manager CSR and Corporate Communications at the Al-Mansour Holding and UNGC Regional Networks Manager MENA and Europe, talk about the drastic social changes, the examples companies can provide, and the importance of the business sector for sustainable development in the MENA region. more[...]

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Human Rights Council takes strong action on water, climate change and toxic waste

The United Nations Human Rights Council has taken great strides to ensure national water governance better considers human rights, and has also taken into account national concerns over the effects environmental degradation is having on human rights, according to environmental nongovernmental organizations Green Cross International and WaterLex. more[...] login_required

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Sanitation campaign in Indian village starts with women and youth

The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)

UNICEF correspondent Atul Kumar reports from Mirzapur, Uttar Pradesh, India, on a campaign that tackles defecation in the open. more[...]

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Meet WRI President Andrew Steer

World Resources Institute (WRI)

Dr. Andrew Steer is the new President of the World Resources Institute. In this short video interview he speaks about development and environment issues and his visions for the WRI. From his point of view watching at the natural resources and understanding the links between nature and mankind has never been more important than today: Economic decisions must include the value of natural resources and living ecosystems. Steer announces a new WRI strategy for the coming years to face the upcoming challenges and develop solutions to the world’s most urgent environmental and human development challenges. more[...]

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