Towards Sustainable Pakistan
Government institutions, multinationals, civil society, and even the small-scale businesses in Pakistan are aware to plan and act to play their part in making this world a sustainable place to live.
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Environmental and Social Impacts of Fast Fashion
In our daily life, we see people in different brand shops, looking to be trendier. Regardless of age or gender, the average people look for inexpensive and affordable clothes produced by mass-market retailers like Zara, H&M and Gap, to represent the latest trends taken from the most recent catwalks.
Green Grabbing: “brown practices” in implementing global “green agendas”
Recent studies explore numerous interconnections between implementing the 2030 Agenda, climate change politics, and green grabbing
On the unique challenges, opportunities and risks faced by the commodity-dependent developing countries (CDDCs) in their transition to sustainable, inclusive and climate-resilient economies
More than half of the countries in the world are commodity-dependent countries (CDDCs), meaning that at least 60% of their exports derive from commodities, primarily, from agriculture and extractive industries (carbon-intensive natural resources, minerals, ores, and metals (UNCTAD,2019, UN,2019) Commodity dependence, combined with poor governance of natural resources and commodity sectors put at risk the …
Kurdistan: A History of Betrayal
Kurdistan: A History of Betrayal U.S. President Donald Trump’s impulsive and often incoherent policies have caused national and international uproar once again. As the Turkish government prepares a new offensive on Syrian soil, Trump’s decision to redeploy U.S. American forces in northeastern Syria has thus paved the way for Recep Tayyip Erdogan to freely attack …
Catalonia: Imprisonment Over Dialogue?
On Monday 14th of October, the Spanish Supreme Court announced its verdict on the two-year trial (juicio del procés) against the main Catalan leaders involved in the 2017 non-binding referendum and the unilateral declaration of independence, both of which were doomed unconstitutional. Although most of them were absolved of the charges of violent rebellion, the …
On the role of a Circular Bioeconomy in the EU’s 2050 decarbonization strategy
In November 2018, the Commission presented the European strategic long-term vision for a prosperous, modern, competitive and climate-neutral economy by 2050 (COM (2018) 773).It implies a significant decrease in use of the fossil carbon resources (oil and liquid gas production) by about 60 % by 2050. In order to preserve the global competitiveness of the …
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What’s Your Anatomy of Action?
UN Environment and The UnSchool of Disruptive Design have developed an action plan for every individual to contribute to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals. #AnatomyofAction is a practical and handy evidence-based action kit that supports individuals in taking action through their “15 ways in 15 days challenge.” The challenge highlights five key lifestyle …
Fighting For Democracy: A Hundred Days of Protests in Hong Kong
A hundred days have passed since protests began in Hong Kong. A hundred days since citizens went out to the streets to show their repulsion to the extradition billproposed by the Hong Kong government in February 2019, which would allow Hong Kong citizens to be extradited to Taiwan, Macau and mainland China, jurisdictions with which …
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How to leverage the potential of special economic zones to promoting sustainable development and supporting climate policy agenda
Last year, global flows of foreign direct investment fell by 13%, to $1.3 trillion, achieved the lowest level since the global financial crisis. A modest recovery of 10% is projected in 2019. (UNCTAD, 2019) In this context, competition for international investment is increasing worldwide and sparks a boom of special economic zones (SEZs). Global tally …
