Climate Change Solutions Can’t Wait for U.S. Leadership
Desmond Brown
From tourism-dependent nations like Barbados to those rich with natural resources like Guyana, climate change poses one of the biggest challenges for the countries of the Caribbean. Nearly all of these countries are vulnerable to natural events like hurricanes.3 Not surprisingly, the climate … MORE > >
El Salvador Passes Pathbreaking Law Banning Metal Mining
Edgardo Ayala
El Salvador, Central America’s smallest country, has become the first country in the world to pass a law banning metal mining in all its forms, setting a precedent for other nations in the world to follow, according to activists and local residents. “This is historic; we are sending a signal to … MORE > >
Depressed? Let’s Talk
Baher Kamal
Just three weeks after celebrating the International Day of Happiness, the United Nations now asks you the following questions: do you feel like life is not worth living? Are you living with somebody with depression? Do you know someone who may be considering suicide? Not that the world body … MORE > >
Positive Signs as Asia-pacific Moves Towards Global Development Goals
Shamshad Akhtar
With just over a year since the adoption of a historic blueprint to end poverty and protect the planet, positive signs have already started to emerge among countries in the Asia-Pacific region as they push ahead with the implementation of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Shamshad … MORE > >