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Environment

There are ways to tackle climate change: now we must find the will

Thank you for your courageous advocacy for divesting and keeping fossil fuels in the ground (16 March). I proudly signed the 350.org and Guardian petition asking the Gates ...

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Sustainable Development

APP incurs wrath of NGOs following death of local farmer

Paper giant Asia Pulp and Paper is facing heavy criticism from environmental groups after security guards hired by its subsidiary company allegedly murdered a 23-year old v...

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Sustainable Development

3 sustainable energy enterprises from India shortlisted for green awards

Three sustainable energy enterprises from India have been shortlisted for this year’s Ashden Awards, the world’s most prestigious green awards. Tamil Nadu-based...

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Sustainable Development

UNDP regional head lauds Turkey for its commitment to sustainable development

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) regional head of Europe and the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) has lauded Turkey for its commitment to sustainable...

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Sustainable Development

How to Make the Sustainable Development Goals Work

The two of us met for the first time more than a decade ago, in 2003, in the small rural village of Momemo, an hour?s drive and a world away from the urban bustle of Maputo...

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Gender

Measuring Maternal Health in a Post-MDG World

As the international development community looks back on the Millennium Development Goals and ponders what remains to be done under the proposed Sustainable Development Goa...

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Health

Measuring Maternal Health in a Post-MDG World

As the international development community looks back on the Millennium Development Goals and ponders what remains to be done under the proposed Sustainable Development Goa...

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Sustainable Development

Coimbatore to host national seminar on Water Resources: Development and Sustainable Management

A One-day national seminar is going to be organised jointly by JSS University, Mysore and Bharathiar University, Coimbatore, on the theme "Water Resources: Development and ...

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Environment

Boris Johnson told to divest £4.8Bn PF from fossil fuels

London assembly members vote in support of motion calling for mayor to support divestment from coal, oil and gas companies. Boris Johnson has been told by the London assemb...

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Environment

India’s “smart cities” would be stupid without disaster strategy

After Cyclone Hudhud pounded India?s southern port city of Visakhapatnam last October, snapping bridges, swamping farmland and wrecking fishing boats, many breathed a sigh ...

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