Stories from the Field Archives - United Nations Sustainable Development /sustainabledevelopment/blog/category/stories-from-the-field/ 17 Goals to Transform Our World Sat, 29 Feb 2020 13:14:44 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.4 Japan’s 2020 Olympic and Paralympic teams to wear sportswear made from recycled clothes /sustainabledevelopment/blog/2020/02/japans-2020-olympic-and-paralympic-teams-to-wear-sportswear-made-from-recycled-clothes/ Fri, 28 Feb 2020 16:06:19 +0000 /sustainabledevelopment/?p=79501 Apparel and footwear production contribute to around 10 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions. The fashion industry also produces 20 percent of global wastewater, and 85 percent of textiles end up in landfills. To address this problem, Japan’s 2020 Olympic and Paralympic teams will wear official sportswear made from donated, recycled textiles. The new line [...]

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]]> Inspired by climate change – an interview with animation director Makoto Shinkai /sustainabledevelopment/blog/2020/02/communicating-climate-change/ Mon, 17 Feb 2020 15:32:11 +0000 /sustainabledevelopment/?p=79137 Japanese animation director Mr. Makoto Shinkai talks about his new film and how it was inspired by climate change.

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]]> Stories from the field: Namibian girls ready to code /sustainabledevelopment/blog/2020/01/namibian-girls-ready-to-code/ Fri, 31 Jan 2020 13:40:03 +0000 /sustainabledevelopment/?p=78623 Closing the gender digital divide has the potential to empower women both online and off, in various facets of their lives. With women and girls making up the majority of the more than three billion people offline, it is vital to give them access and opportunities to IT education in order to ensure no [...]

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]]> Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Sierra Leone: From hunting elusive gems to expanding an agribusiness – Tamba’s story https://unsierraleone.exposure.co/693b6a9458e33ea636ff71f1b50f8e93/photos/5808024 Sun, 29 Dec 2019 10:20:03 +0000 /sustainabledevelopment/?p=77658 United Nations in Sierra Leone introduced the Sustainable Livelihoods Initiative that sought to dissuade young people from the mining sector, which is largely responsible for degrading the environment, to more sustainable agriculture in a bid to meet the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

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]]> Tokyo 2020 to have first-ever podiums made from recycled household plastic /sustainabledevelopment/blog/2019/12/tokyo2020-podium-recycled-plastic/ Tue, 17 Dec 2019 16:36:19 +0000 /sustainabledevelopment/?p=76554 In the spirit of solidarity and to highlight the contribution of sports towards achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the United Nations and Tokyo 2020 are working together to promote the SDGs through the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

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]]> ActNow Climate Campaign Inspires Bali Coastal Clean-Up /sustainabledevelopment/blog/2019/12/actnow-bali-cleanup/ Fri, 13 Dec 2019 16:18:12 +0000 /sustainabledevelopment/?p=76566 More than 8 million tonnes of plastics enter the world’s oceans each year, and of this, Indonesia contributes 1.29 million tonnes, making it the second-largest plastic polluter to the world’s oceans. The Indonesian government has pledged to reduce its output of plastic into the oceans by 70 percent by 2025.

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]]> Stories from the Field: Digital Transformation Key Driver in Social Reform and Growth /sustainabledevelopment/blog/2019/11/digital-transformation-senegal/ Tue, 05 Nov 2019 21:17:50 +0000 /sustainabledevelopment/?p=75476 Some African nations lead the world’s e-money businesses. Several are finding that leaving notes and coins behind is not only improving efficiency, safety and transparency, but it is also helping many people leave poverty behind. In 2018, the Senegalese government launched a payment digitization agenda to promote financial and social inclusion through tech.

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]]> Cleaning the river Nile | Stories from the Field /sustainabledevelopment/blog/2019/05/cleaning-the-river-nile-stories-from-the-field/ Wed, 01 May 2019 11:21:36 +0000 /sustainabledevelopment/?p=63601 In this edition of Stories from the Field, we look at how the organization VeryNile develops eco-friendly solutions to remove trash from the river Nile.

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]]> Youth activists making a difference | Stories from the Field /sustainabledevelopment/blog/2019/04/youth-activists-making-a-difference-stories-from-the-field Wed, 24 Apr 2019 11:21:36 +0000 /sustainabledevelopment/?p=63550 In this edition of Stories from the Field, we highlight actions in the Middle East and Brazil to see how young people are making a difference in helping achieve the SDGs.

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]]> Flowers for Fatima | Stories from the Field /sustainabledevelopment/blog/2019/03/flowers-for-fatima/ Tue, 19 Mar 2019 21:21:17 +0000 /sustainabledevelopment/?p=61816 The rate of child marriage in Montenegro is low – around 1% of the total population – however, the percentage is significant within the Roma and Egyptian communities. According to 2013 data almost one of three girls aged 15-19 from these communities is married.

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