Human Wrongs Watch
15 February 2019 — The students in the Tanzanian town of Bagamoyo once had to decide between getting sick or being thirsty all day long.*
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17/02/2019
Cities of Light
Human Wrongs Watch
February 2019 (UNHCR)* — A growing number of cities around the world are embracing refugees. This series looks at how they are helping the displaced to help themselves.
17/02/2019
“Think Beyond, Live Within” – UN Calls for Governments, Public and Private Sector to Take a Critical Look at Their Consumption and Production Patterns
Human Wrongs Watch
14 Fbruary 2019 (UN Environment)* — World to Zero in on Solutions for the Future at UN Environment Assembly
Photo from UN Environment.
- UN calls for governments, public and private sector to take a critical look at their consumption and production patterns, urging to “Think Beyond, Live Within.”
- Countries to make measurable commitments toward stimulating innovation and implementing circular economy systems.
- Resolutions expected to cover the mainstreaming of biodiversity and the sound management of chemicals and waste, the use of big data, information management, indigenous knowledge solutions, the promotion of sustainable lifestyles and the efficient use of resources.
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17/02/2019
Science Combatting Desertification in the Sahel – The Incredible Work of a Young, Female Microbiologist from Burkina Faso
Barkissa Fofana, a young microbiologist from Burkina Faso, is confident that science can help combat climate change and desertification. ©FAO/Gideon Vink
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