Month: September 2017
Conference follow-up: report from Coaltown case study
What has coal meant for towns close to deposits? How are residents doing today – should the reserves be exploited more or should we look to alternatives? These are some of the questions explored at the Invest in Peace Forum – part of the Lands Lives and Peace conference held at the Caux Palace in Switzerland during July 2017. Continue reading Conference follow-up: report from Coaltown case study
Opinion: Agricultural investment is the path to our sustainable future
Published by Devex.com this opinion article by Yvonne Harz-Pitre points out how investments in agriculture — the dominant occupation for the world’s poorest people — can help us make great strides on many of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG’s). This sector alone accounts for 70 percent of water use. It often becomes a casualty of climate change, but is also emits significant greenhouse gases. It employs millions of women — who, if given access to the same resources as men, could feed an extra 150 million people in the world.
Read more on the Devex website.
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