The world is facing a rising water crisis, affecting the well-being of millions; especially those who still do not have access to adequate and safe drinking water. Globally, waterborne diseases caused by lack of safe drinking water and sanitation facilities kill more young children than AIDS, malaria and measles combined.[i] It …
There is growing evidence that the current levels of social inequity, environmental destruction and economic profligacy cannot last much longer; without massive political, ecological and economic disruption. On many fronts – the impending revolutions in the global economy, the transformations in geopolitical relationships, the generation of breakthroughs in science and …
2015 has been in the news, since the past three years now. Ever since the UN conference on Sustainable Development, commemorating twenty years of the Rio declaration; the preparations for 2015 have been afoot. Globally, nation states, member countries, “major groups” representing key stakeholders with varied interests, experts from various …
Food security is a human right and is a fundamental ask for poverty eradication and sustainable development. As the world prepares for the post-2015 scenario by drawing up a set of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), it is crucial to have food security and agriculture to be adequately placed in the …
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) in its 5th Assessment Report “Climate Change 2014: Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability;” has once again echoed the critical global implications of climate change. According to the AR5 findings, climatic changes induced in the recent decades have already started impacting ecosystems and communities in …