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March 14, 2019. Nairobi Kenya. The 4th United Nations Environment Assembly UNEA 4. © NATALIA MROZ/ UNEP
Photos from the WTO Aid for Trade Global Review 2017 photo gallery may be reproduced provided attribution is given to the WTO and the WTO is informed. Photos: © WTO/Jay Louvion
Parkview Green Fangcaodi - Beijing has never seen a building like this before. Encapsulated in a large glass pyramid to create an energy efficient microclimate - it is the first mixed-use commercial project in China to be certified LEED Platinum. An intelligent building setting new standards in form and function.
Looking down from 10th floor
Building has three towers enclosed within the pyramid like cover
Global South-South Development Expo 2013 - Solution Forum 1 by UNEP on Building Inclusive Green Economies (j.mp/GSSDsf1)
Photo by Davide Piga
The Smart Move Workshop on Passenger Transport Terminals held in Latvia today, stressed the need for bus and coach operators to be given free access to other transport modes’ terminals in order to provide seamless multi-modal sustainable travel services to customers.
The Smart Move Workshop on Passenger Transport Terminals held in Latvia today, stressed the need for bus and coach operators to be given free access to other transport modes’ terminals in order to provide seamless multi-modal sustainable travel services to customers.
The event was organized by the Irish Coalition for the Global Campaign for Education and took place in Dublin in April 2015. The theme of the conference was “Sustainable Development Goal 4: Education beyond 2015: what we want and how to get there.”
The Lord Mayor of Dublin, Mr. Christy Burke, hosted the event at the Mansion House, the residence and seat of the Lord Mayor. He met briefly ahead of the meetings with Alice Albright and gave her a very warm welcome to Dublin.
Copyright: Office of the Lord Mayor of Dublin
A trade fair in one of biggest malls in Davao City, Philippines featuring products from the ILO PLEDGE Programme, which contributed to building peace, developing skills, supporting enterprises, and promoting local economic development with the support of the Mindanao Trust Fund.
Know more about the ILO PLEDGE: www.ilo.org/manila/projects/WCMS_220884/lang--en/index.htm
Photo ©ILO/Minette Rimando
17 October 2016
Davao City, Philippines
A conceptual visual showing a possible sustainable re-development of the Tenbury Wells Cattle Market site. The aim is to use as many renewables as possible in both the construction and running of the courtyard buildings.
This idea also potentially helps generate a set of facilities that compliment Tenbury's existing ongoing developments [Cinema etc] while helping to enhance local tourism. Especially important could be new or supporting venues for our unique Mistletoe Market, Food Fair, car boot sales and Applefest while providing an outdoor performance space, riverside cafe and conference facilities etc. We could potentially use some of the new space for a new Community Centre too while selling-off the site of the existing centre to help fund some of the developments here. The development would be potentially community-driven in the same way as Ludlow's Millenium Green re-development.
A series of images showing the planting of pineapple in Ghana. Pineapple likes to grow on slopes, plus the Ghanaian climate suits this fruit perfectly.
Modern agronomic standards are being applied on this farm, though compared to the highly automated production in other parts of the world, the impact on the environment is less and farming in Ghana remains relatively labour intensive. This does provide valuable employment, and in this instance serves a sustainable, local fruit processing manufacturer with an admirable record in social responsibility.
One very obvious fact shown here is that pineapples do not grow on trees!
A good end customer helps a lot as inputs are relatively high when growing to this standard. It takes commitment also. It takes 13 months from the time a sucker is planted to the point of harvesting the single fruit it eventually produces.
Azerbaijan: Jonathan Etzold, international ecologist, and local community member checking the survival rate of the young trees.
© Clima East
A trade fair in one of biggest malls in Davao City, Philippines featuring products from the ILO PLEDGE Programme, which contributed to building peace, developing skills, supporting enterprises, and promoting local economic development with the support of the Mindanao Trust Fund.
Know more about the ILO PLEDGE: www.ilo.org/manila/projects/WCMS_220884/lang--en/index.htm
Photo ©ILO/Minette Rimando
17 October 2016
Davao City, Philippines
Global South-South Development Expo 2013 - Solution Forum 6 - Development of Green Economies through Regional Action Plans and Public-Private Partnerships (j.mp/GSSDsf6)
Photo by Kile Godal
Photos from the WTO Aid for Trade Global Review 2017 photo gallery may be reproduced provided attribution is given to the WTO and the WTO is informed. Photos: © WTO/Jay Louvion
ITF Consultation Day with International Organisations on the upcoming Annual Summit theme "Transport Innovation and Sustainable Development"
Global Bank President Ron Nechemia Statement on the occasion of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, January 19:
Newport Beach, CA January 19, 2023 — Today is Martin Luther King Jr. Day, a national holiday commemorating the civil rights leader who received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1964. The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. became enshrined in American culture as the leading voice of the civil rights movement after preaching a message of nonviolent resistance.
The Universal Declaration of Civil Rights celebrates its 75th anniversary this year. As a result, I am particularly pleased to address you on this year’s Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
This day honours one of the most exceptional leaders of our century, if not all time. It is a significant distinction, but it also represents a significant challenge. We have many miles to go and many torches to light in our quest for human rights — in our struggle to rid the world of bigotry, oppression, and violence.
Every once in a while, a human being has a very profound impact on our lives. Whether or not we saw or heard Martin Luther King speak during his lifetime, we know he was one of them. As Mahatma Gandhi once said, a small group of determined spirits fired by an unquenchable faith in their mission can alter the course of history. As a result, nearly seven decades after his death, we continue to benefit from Dr King’s life daily. When we hear such a voice, it speaks not only to us individually but to all of us collectively.
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day is a holiday observed on the third Monday of January in the United States to commemorate Martin Luther King, Jr.’s achievements. He rose to national prominence as a Baptist minister who advocated using a nonviolent means to end racial segregation during a bus boycott by African Americans in Montgomery, Alabama, in 1955. In 1957, he founded the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, and in 1963, he led the March on Washington. He was the most influential African American civil rights leader during the 1960s. He was instrumental in the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which prohibited discrimination in public accommodations, facilities, and employment, and the Voting Rights Act of 1965. In 1964, King received the Nobel Peace Prize. He was assassinated on April 4, 1968.
Dr King set an ethical challenge for us to meet: to ensure that human progress is matched by human understanding. He sought to replace the hatred and injustice of the old age with the love and justice of the new age. He saw that using violence, even in the pursuit of justice, would leave future generations with an endless reign of meaningless chaos as our main legacy.
Civil Rights and Human Rights are two voices that speak in unison. Because, in my opinion, civil rights are human rights. Your rights are human rights. Take them. Keep an eye on them. They should be promoted. Recognize and insist on them. Feed and enrich them. They represent the best for all humanity. “Bring them to life.”
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights has been a major source of inspiration for national and international efforts to safeguard and promote human rights, human dignity, and liberties. The main principles of the Declaration have influenced the constitutions of many countries that have gained independence since its writing and the Charter of various organizations like the Global Bank Group. The Declaration, intended to be a “common standard of achievement for all peoples and all nations,” has become a yardstick for measuring respect for and compliance with international human rights standards.
The Global Bank Group Charter states our organisational purpose and values. The Global Bank Group’s central role is to embrace the Global Bank Group Charter’s ideals and values, such as respect for fundamental human rights of men and women, social justice and human dignity, peace and security, the worth of the human person, people’s self-determination, social progress and development, and leaving no one behind.
On this day, I pledge never to forget Dr Martin Luther King, Jr.’s contribution to humanity, along with others like Gandhi and Mandela. Their message and example will continue to guide the Global Bank Group in its global mission.
About Global Bank
Global Bank is the Global Bank Group’s long-term sovereign lending institution. As a development bank with an agenda driven by G-7 and G-20 priorities, its leading priority is to promote global economic and social development.
Global Bank is one of six institutions that comprise the Global Bank Group. The Bank is the part of the Global Bank Group that works with developed and developing countries, particularly the least developed countries, to promote sustainable, equitable and job-creating growth, reduce poverty and address issues of regional and global importance.
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UNDP and the Global Environment Facility are working with national partners to help preserve biodiversity through improving policies and laws related to the fishery sector in Kyrgyzstan.
Read more about efforts to preserve biodiversity in Kyrgyzstan
Photo courtesy of UNDP in Kyrgyzstan
A trade fair in one of biggest malls in Davao City, Philippines featuring products from the ILO PLEDGE Programme, which contributed to building peace, developing skills, supporting enterprises, and promoting local economic development with the support of the Mindanao Trust Fund.
Know more about the ILO PLEDGE: www.ilo.org/manila/projects/WCMS_220884/lang--en/index.htm
Photo ©ILO/Minette Rimando
17 October 2016
Davao City, Philippines
Edgar Avetisyan, CEO of PROFAL
Find out more about how the EU promotes renewable energy in Armenia and stay informed at: www.eu4energy.eu
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On the sidelines of the UN Climate Change Conference (COP27) in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt, the Rwanda Green Fund and the Development Bank of Rwanda have launched Ireme Invest, a groundbreaking new green investment facility that will support Rwanda’s private sector to access green finance and increase the sector’s contribution to the country’s response to climate change.
Rwanda has set an ambitious climate action agenda to build the country's resilience and foster green growth. To achieve these goals, the country needs investments totaling USD 11 billion. Ireme Invest comes in response to this need by offering a range of financial instruments tailored to meet the needs of Rwanda’s private sector.
BLAYAH TOWN, LIBERIA: Aug. 30, 2017 - The Jogbahn Clan fought against the British-owned company Equatorial Palm Oil (EPO) when they tried to take over their land in 2013. The people in the community depend on the land for their livelihoods. The Sustainable Development Institute (SDI) started to help the community by submitting a formal complaint to the to the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO). SDI taught the clan about land rights and resisting with non-violence. THE RSPO determined that the land EPO was using belonged to the clan. SGI trained the community how to map their land and boundaries were created that EPO accepted not to cross. Photo by Morgana Wingard
The Secondary school covers 6 host-communities in the Zalingei region along with some children of nomad pastoralists. It serves 780 girls with 13 classrooms.
The Community-Driven Development grant covered the rehabilitation of 2 classrooms, the construction of 1 classroom and the construction and an office. The community contributed sand, soil, compact soil and water.
Before this there were more than 80 students in one classroom. This development helped to increase the attendance, as well as space for the existing students.
On the sidelines of the UN Climate Change Conference (COP27) in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt, the Rwanda Green Fund and the Development Bank of Rwanda have launched Ireme Invest, a groundbreaking new green investment facility that will support Rwanda’s private sector to access green finance and increase the sector’s contribution to the country’s response to climate change.
Rwanda has set an ambitious climate action agenda to build the country's resilience and foster green growth. To achieve these goals, the country needs investments totaling USD 11 billion. Ireme Invest comes in response to this need by offering a range of financial instruments tailored to meet the needs of Rwanda’s private sector.
On the sidelines of the UN Climate Change Conference (COP27) in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt, the Rwanda Green Fund and the Development Bank of Rwanda have launched Ireme Invest, a groundbreaking new green investment facility that will support Rwanda’s private sector to access green finance and increase the sector’s contribution to the country’s response to climate change.
Rwanda has set an ambitious climate action agenda to build the country's resilience and foster green growth. To achieve these goals, the country needs investments totaling USD 11 billion. Ireme Invest comes in response to this need by offering a range of financial instruments tailored to meet the needs of Rwanda’s private sector.
Photos from the WTO Aid for Trade Global Review 2017 photo gallery may be reproduced provided attribution is given to the WTO and the WTO is informed. Photos: © WTO/Jay Louvion
The Smart Move Workshop on Passenger Transport Terminals held in Latvia today, stressed the need for bus and coach operators to be given free access to other transport modes’ terminals in order to provide seamless multi-modal sustainable travel services to customers.
A sand dam is a reinforced concrete wall built across seasonal river beds. Over one to three seasons, the dam fills up with water, then sand, which acts as a filter for the water. About 40% of the volume behind the dam is water, meaning that sand dams can hold an incredible 2 to 10 million litres of water!
Learn more about sand dams.
Photo credit: ©FAO/Richard Slaby
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Global South-South Development Expo 2013 - Leadership round-table (j.mp/GSSDro)
Photo by Davide Piga
The circular causal relationship between quality education and sustainable development - illustration.
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Conservation of the Homo sapiens: The survival of the Wise; on the Cybernetics of education.
Sinai Sustainability Cybernetics Center.
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Gihan Sami Soliman 2012-2014
The purpose of this field trip was to assess the progress of Dhumadhumey community's CDRD sub-project.
Here you can see the Community Project Implementation Unit (CPIU) of Dhumaadhumey community who selected a community centre as their sub-project and this was funded by MFA Finland.
The construction is of the centre is complete and the toilets are almost complete.
The M&E Officer collected proposals, BOQS and First installment and collected the GPS coordinates and photographs of the sub projects.
Zaključna prireditev projekta Spodbujamo zelena delovna mesta, 4. 11. 2014, hotel Lev, Ljubljana, Slovenija. Foto: Marko Mikulandra / Umanotera.
During Faiza's, the Community Development Officer, trip to Sudan, she gave training to five members of the team in Zalingei, Western Sudan. This included the Project Officer for Local Security Livelihood; Engineer; Project Officer for Small Businesses; Social Services/Education Officer; and the Logistics Officer.
They received training on procurement and finance, in order to be able to administer this training to the beneficiaries themselves so that they are able to effectively run the sub-projects themselves. The CDRD process relies on communities to do the procurement and manage the financial activities.
Faiza delivered the training through a number of different activities - flip-chart exercises, video – 7 modules PICD, card games and interactive exercises, as can be seen in these photos.
UNDP and the Global Environment Facility are working with national partners to help preserve biodiversity through improving policies and laws related to the fishery sector in Kyrgyzstan.
Read more about efforts to preserve biodiversity in Kyrgyzstan
Photo courtesy of UNDP in Kyrgyzstan
LEAFLET distributed in Hydra in April 2007:
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ΤΙ ΑΞΙΖΕΙ ΓΙΑ ΜΑΣ ΑΥΤΟ ΤΟ ΜΟΝΑΔΙΚΟ ΚΑΙ ΠΑΝΕΜΟΡΦΟ ΜΟΝΟΠΑΤΙ;
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Στην ομιλία του (Αίθουσα Μελίνα Μερκούρι, 1 Απριλίου 2007) ο Νομάρχης Πειραιά μίλησε για την επίστρωση του δρόμου από Καμίνι στο Βλυχό.
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«Η ανάπλαση της παραλιακής ζώνης από την Ύδρα έως το Καμίνι με έργα ηλεκτροφωτισμού, ύδρευσης και πλακοστρώσεις, καθώς και το έργο της επίστρωσης του δρόμου από Μικρό Καμίνι έως το γεφυράκι του Βλυχού, συνολικο ύψους 995.00 ευρώ είναι ακόμη μία φιλόδοξη πρόταση που ελπίζουμε να εξασφαλίσει όλες τις απαραίτητες εγκρίσεις και να υλοποιηθεί το συντομότερο δυνατό.»
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ΠΡΟΣΟΧΗ – Ο δρόμος πρέπει να παραμείνει ΧΩΜΑΤΟΔΡΟΜΟΣ.
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Να συντηρηθεί, να επισκευασθεί, αλλα να μην αλλάξει η μορφή του με πλακόστρωση.
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WHAT IS THIS UNIQUE AND EXQUISITE FOOTPATH WORTH TO US?
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In his speech in Melina Mercouri Hall on 1 April 2007, the Nomarchis of Piraeus announced plans to pave the coastal footpath from Kamini to Vlichos.
“The transformation of the coastal area from Hydra to Kamini with installation of electric lighting, drainage and paving, and also paving [?cement] of the road from Mikro Kamini to the little bridge at Vlichos, total sum 995,000 euros, is another ambitious proposal which we hope can fulfil all the necessary planning consents and can be carried out as soon as possible.”
WE PROTEST…! This must remain an EARTH PATH. It must be maintained, but its natural state must not be changed by PAVING it with stones or cement.
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Global South-South Development Expo 2013 - Solution Forum 6 - Development of Green Economies through Regional Action Plans and Public-Private Partnerships (j.mp/GSSDsf6)
Photo by Kile Godal
Global South-South Development Expo 2013 - Solution Forum 6 - Development of Green Economies through Regional Action Plans and Public-Private Partnerships (j.mp/GSSDsf6)
Photo by Davide Piga
Photos from the WTO Public Forum 2017 photo gallery may be reproduced provided attribution is given to the WTO and the WTO is informed. Photos: © WTO/Jay Louvion
Global South-South Development Expo 2013 - Solution Forum 6 - Development of Green Economies through Regional Action Plans and Public-Private Partnerships (j.mp/GSSDsf6)
Photo by Kile Godal
Global South-South Development Expo 2013 - Solution Forum 6 - Development of Green Economies through Regional Action Plans and Public-Private Partnerships (j.mp/GSSDsf6)
Photo by Kile Godal
Happy World Water Day!
Today, we celebrate the importance of water and its role in sustaining life on our planet. At Watermaster, we are committed to promoting sustainable development by providing cutting-edge solutions to restore and maintain our precious water resources.
Our amphibious multipurpose dredger is a game-changer, allowing to complete a wide range of water restoration projects eco-efficiently with fewer machines and costs. Let's work together to ensure that our water bodies remain healthy and thriving for generations to come.
Photos from the WTO Aid for Trade Global Review 2017 photo gallery may be reproduced provided attribution is given to the WTO and the WTO is informed. Photos: © WTO/Jay Louvion
Photos from the WTO Public Forum 2017 photo gallery may be reproduced provided attribution is given to the WTO and the WTO is informed. Photos: © WTO/Jay Louvion
“The coconut shells that use to pollute the river before are now delivered here to be made into coconut coir. This job has helped me send my kids and grandkids to school as well as feed them three times a day.”
Photo/quote by Indagando: Bringing the las Piñas-Zapote River in the Philippines back to life