The return of local manufacturing can strengthen resilience, but only if work is decent
Shorter supply chains are gaining attention as communities seek resilience, repair skills and fairer industrial jobs
Editorial Team SDG8
2 hours ago6 min read
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White House Tarifa Advisory Board established
New advisory board will guide White House Tarifa as GSI’s seat for research, education and global cooperation.
Editorial Team SDG4
5 hours ago2 min read
The return of local manufacturing can strengthen resilience, but only if work is decent
Shorter supply chains are gaining attention as communities seek resilience, repair skills and fairer industrial jobs
Editorial Team SDG8
2 hours ago6 min read
White House Tarifa Advisory Board established
New advisory board will guide White House Tarifa as GSI’s seat for research, education and global cooperation.
Editorial Team SDG4
5 hours ago2 min read
The new geography of water stress is testing public responsibility
Water scarcity is spreading beyond dry regions, exposing gaps in fairness, planning and governance
Editorial Team SDG6
1 day ago5 min read
Learners unite across continents for World Environment Day 2026
Global Society initiative connects students from Kenya and Spain to champion environmental action
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2 days ago2 min read
Soil as a public good is becoming a food security test
Soil degradation is no longer only a farming concern. It is a climate, hunger and civic resilience issue
Editorial Team SDG2
3 days ago6 min read
The hidden cost of cheap food
Low prices can conceal weak wages, soil damage and wasteful supply chains behind supermarket abundance
Editorial Team SDG12
4 days ago5 min read
SELCO Foundation and the case for energy access as development infrastructure
Sustainable energy is treated not as a stand-alone technology, but as a route to livelihoods, healthcare and education
Editorial Team SDG7
5 days ago5 min read
Aidsmap, the public value of reliable HIV information
An HIV information service shows why evidence, access and trust still matter in the global response to HIV
Editorial Team SDG3
6 days ago4 min read
Liter of Light and the practical politics of community-built solar lighting
A low-cost solar lighting model links energy access, local skills and climate resilience in underserved communities
Editorial Team SDG7
Jun 134 min read
Practical Action and the development case for locally maintained technology
The organisation links agriculture, energy, water and climate resilience through technologies communities can sustain
Editorial Team SDG1
Jun 125 min read
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Future & Vision
Ashden, the public value of practical climate innovation
The charity supports climate and energy solutions led by communities, cities and social enterprises
Editorial Team SDG13
Jun 11
Girls’ Clubs, the rise of global society
Young women in Uganda are reshaping leadership, identity and community impact through collective action
Editorial
Jun 10
Decidim, the living code of democracy
Barcelona's open-source platform Decidim transforms rigid administration into a dynamic, inclusive urban ecosystem
Till Heumann
Jun 9
UNICEF Digital Education, the difficult work of making learning technology serve every child
UNICEF is pushing digital learning beyond access, towards equity, safety and stronger public education systems.
Editorial Team SDG4
Jun 2
Kruger National Park at 100 and the unfinished work of wildlife protection
Kruger’s centenary shows why national parks matter, and why protection must now mean more than lines on a map.
Editorial Team SDG15
Jun 1
Green infrastructure emerges as a new weapon against climate change
Renewable energy is strengthening Kenya’s climate resilience, but coastal communities warn that clean growth must not come at the expense of marine ecosystems
Clare Ochieng
May 30
Warka Water, weaving water from the sky
From a visionary bamboo tower to a holistic off-grid ecosystem solving the rural water crisis
Till Heumann
May 29
How climate tech and advanced manufacturing are changing who gets to innovate
New tools are shortening the path from laboratory idea to market, but access remains uneven
Editorial Team SDG9
May 15
New satellite thermal imaging systems could redraw the world’s map of heat risk
Thermal satellites are making heat visible at field, street and neighbourhood scale, with major implications for climate adaptation
Editorial Team SDG13
May 1
The bioeconomy’s industrial test is no longer in the laboratory
Advanced materials, cell engineering and biological production are pushing the bioeconomy from research promise to factory-floor change
Editorial Team SDG15
Apr 11
Teach the Future and the politics of climate education reform
A youth led campaign has helped push climate literacy from the margins towards the centre of education policy
Editorial Team SDG4
Mar 21
Energy transition powers top spot in latest global environmental index
Estonia’s 40% emissions cut and tougher protection for forests and wetlands underpin its rise in the 2024-2025 EPI
Editorial Team SDG7
Mar 4
The world is changing, global civil society is the glue holding long term progress together
The UN SDGs offer a common blueprint, but it is civil society that turns goals into lasting projects on the ground
Editorial Team SDG17
Feb 20
A solar driven shortcut to affordable green hydrogen
A new co electrolysis route cuts costs below fossil fuels by pairing solar power with biomass waste
Editorial Team SDG7
Jan 6
Last day of the year: when change did not come from governments
An end-of-year reflection on real progress driven by people and civil society, one Sustainable Development Goal at a time.
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Dec 31, 2025
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