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Making water a source of peace with transboundary cooperation
On this World Water Day, we celebrate water as a resource that sustains life on Earth and provides the basis for economic development and prosperity.
Nurturing landscapes, communities, and climate resilience in Kazakhstan
At the crossroads of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic, and Uzbekistan, among high and rugged mountain ranges lies Aksu-Zhabagly Nature Reserve - the oldest nature reserve in Central Asia and a part of UNESCO's World Network of Biospheres and World Heritage List.
Feeding the world, protecting the environment
More than 820 million people in the world are affected by food insecurity and malnutrition. An additional 2 billion people globally suffer from “hidden hunger” - a lack of essential nutrients such as iron, vitamin A, and zinc.
Promoting environmental health in Senegal
As the world is preparing to take stock of progress made to end pollution at the Seventh Assembly of the Global Environment Facility, we are reminded of the critical role we have in promoting environmental health and healthy living.
What firefighters have taught us about working together
They journeyed from 11 countries on five continents. From as far as South Africa and as close as the United States: hundreds of firefighters working to dousing the wildfires that have done unparalleled damage to Canadian forests this year and sent plumes of thick smoke across North America.
Why gender justice matters for sustainable development
Women and girls are bearing a disproportionate burden in this time of environmental strain. Fires, storms, floods, and droughts have direct impacts on those tasked with collecting water, securing food, and caring for families. At the same time, women’s voices are often sidelined – or missing altogether – in decision-making about the environment and how to care for it.
In Ecuador, learning about Land Degradation Neutrality in practice
Countries worldwide have pledged through the UN Convention to Combat Desertification to halt, and then reverse, land degradation that is affecting the health of soils and ecosystems globally.
Land Degradation Neutrality (LDN) is an innovative approach to achieve this: it aims to prevent and reduce strains on land health while also reversing past damage. The ultimate goal is to achieve a balance where there is no net loss of healthy, productive land on a national and eventually international scale.
But how can leaders turn this concept from reality in practice?
Countries build climate resilience by learning from one another
To build a more climate-resilient world we need to learn from the experiences of diverse countries – what has worked, what has not, and what should be tried in new locations. This is especially true for developing countries with limited means to adapt to changes in weather, water, and storm patterns.
We have two months to start healing the world
Back-to-back summits on climate change and biodiversity will offer the world a unique chance to come together on two of the most critical issues of our time - climate and biodiversity. Change is possible. But given the size of the crises, we must use the coming two months to be brutally honest about where we are and where we must get to.
In this article for Devex, GEF CEO and Chairperson Carlos Manuel Rodriguez writes how key stakeholders need to seek unity on the well-being of our planet over the next eight weeks at climate COP27 and biodiversity COP15.
Climate solutions can contribute to tackling poverty
For developing countries throughout the world, efforts to tackle climate change can create opportunities to improve the well-being of people living in extreme poverty. A report just launched by Drawdown Lift, a program of Project Drawdown, provides a synthesis of such win-win opportunities.