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Universities from around the world are moving in the right direction in terms of meeting the challenges of the United Nations’ 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), but there are still mountains to climb, participants at the first general conference of the International Association of Universi

Increased Levels of Surveillance - Image: govinsider.asia Proposed Saudi Arabian smart city The Line appears to have been lifted straight from a science fiction film. Stretching 170 kilometres in length across the middle of the desert, The Line features mirrored skyscrapers looming more than 500 m

The meeting was the first time the international community has gathered since COP26 in Glasgow, where Parties committed to develop a work programme to speed up cuts in their emissions in this critical decade before 2030, with the aim of keeping global average temperature rise to below 1.5 degrees

The UWI Regional Headquarters, Jamaica W.I. Saturday, April 9, 2022. — The University of the West Indies (The UWI) in collaboration with the Open Society University Network (OSUN) recently hosted a webinar on the Caribbean’s need for climate justice. The virtual engagement held on March 30 was pa

Registration is now open for the University of Waterloo's 2022 summer school! This uniquely designed, three-week virtual event will be delivered from the 30th May to the 17th June, 2022 and will offer participants specially designed talks and discussions by leading water and climate change schola

Universities are key to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) agenda. Applications are now open for the Higher Education and the SDGs Challenge Grants to fund collaborative work around the sustainable development goals (SDGs). Open to professional and academic staff at ACU member univ

UN scientists have unveiled a plan that they believe can limit the root causes of dangerous climate change. A key UN body says in a report that there must be "rapid, deep and immediate" cuts in carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions. Global emissions of CO2 would need to peak within three years to stave

Image and story from Cyprusmedianet.com The Joint Fund for the Sustainable Development Goals announced on Monday an additional investment of 54.5 million dollars for projects in five countries, in order to direct efforts to achieve sustainable development. “The Fund is positioned to bridge the

The UWI Regional Headquarters, Jamaica —The Caribbean now has its own Global Institute for Climate-Smart and Resilient Development resourced by leading experts from The University of the West Indies (The UWI) and backed by high profile regional and international partner institutions—the likes of

image compliments Al Jazeera “It is an important step but is not enough. We must accelerate climate action to keep alive the goal of limiting global temperature rise to 1.5 degrees”, said António Guterres in a video statement released at the close of the two-week meeting. The UN chief added that

by Nathan Cooper, Lead, Partnerships and Engagement Strategy, Climate Action Platform, World Economic Forum Many have referred to the current decade as the ‘decisive decade’ on climate action. As the world begins to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic, the clock continues to tick on climate action

The Working Group I contribution to the Sixth Assessment Report addresses the most up-to-date physical understanding of the climate system and climate change, bringing together the latest advances in climate science, and combining multiple lines of evidence from paleoclimate, observations, process u

The Sustainable Development Goals Report 2021 was launched on Tuesday at United Nations Headquarters in New York. The report shows the significant impact in which the COVID-19 pandemic has taken on the 2030 Agenda, this as the annual High-Level Political Forum (HLPF) officially got underway. Find

The Conference of the Parties (COP) is the supreme decision-making body of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). After this postponement of the previous iteration of this global meeting, COP 26 is vitally important to reaffirm on the progress made over the past two y

The UWI Open Campus is offering a Postgraduate Certificate in Disaster Risk Management and Resilience. This is a foundational programme which seeks to meet the education and skill sets needed to support the Caribbean’s ability to effectively manage its physical and human resources in order to mitiga

Prestigeonline.com NEW YORK, Dec 1 - Investments into protecting and better managing the world's ecosystems need to reach $384 billion a year by 2025, more than double their current levels, to guard against the threats of climate change and loss of natural resources, the U.N.'s environment watch