Environmental sustainability
News, comment and features on sustainability and sustainable development in the developing world
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Bangladesh struggles to turn the tide on climate change as sea levels riseFrom incessant rains to flooded rice fields, the economic impact of global warming has been keenly felt in the coastal town of Cox’s Bazar -
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Eight ways to make innovation work for water and sanitationWhat are the inventive solutions that will bring access to taps and toilets to millions? Our expert panel share their thoughts
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'We shouldn’t be selling arms to Saudi Arabia that might be used in Yemen'Stephen Twigg, chair of the UK’s international development select committee, speaks exclusively about the SDGs, trade versus aid, and the refugee crisis
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Clouds of filth envelop Asian cities: 'you can't escape'This year has seen some of Asia’s worst urban smog episodes in nearly 20 years, as India’s air pollution soars above levels recorded in China
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Baby bracelet aims to save newborns in India from hypothermiaThe 8m babies born prematurely every year in India are at risk of hypothermia. A Bangalore startup has invented a bracelet to protect them
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Live Q&A: How can the environment and development sectors work together to achieve the SDGs?How can two separate sectors collaborate and align efforts to achieve the global goals? Join us from 2-3.30pm BST on Thursday 27 October to discuss
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Report praising companies on human rights criticised as whitewashNew report from the Charities Aid Foundation and the LSE says companies are promoting human rights but has been criticised by human rights organisations
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'Water is a human right ... but it can have a price'Catarina de Albuquerque, former UN special rapporteur, on getting water recognised as a human right and why involving the private sector is a no-brainer
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Air pollution more deadly in Africa than malnutrition or dirty water, study warnsAnnual human and economic cost of tainted air runs to 712,000 lost lives and £364bn, finds Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
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More than half of all businesses ignore UN's sustainable development goalsOne year on from the adoption of the SDGs and most businesses are not engaging, says survey, despite experts pointing to the economic opportunities
Modern agriculture cultivates climate change – we must nurture biodiversity