Malaysia passes per capita GDP milestone en route to developed country status
Malaysian Industry-Government Group for High Technology, Kuala Lumpur International ‘Kitchen Cabinet’ of sustainable development advisors assesses progress at 5th annual
World loses trillions of dollars worth of nature’s benefits each year due to land degradation
UN University – INWEH, Hamilton, Canada 15-SEP-2015 To better inform the tradeoffs involved in land use choices around the world,
Discarded electronics mismanaged in Europe equals 10 X the volume of e-waste exported
United Nations University, Bonn 30 Aug, 2015 UN University, INTERPOL, partners conclude 2-year inquiry; report recommends ways to better enforce laws,
Investing ~3.5% GDP in science, technology, innovation: benchmark for sustainable development
UNSG’s Scientific Advisory Board Paris 9 July 2015 UN Secretary-General’s Scientific Advisory Board calls for advisor, not observer seat for science
Renewable energy’s record year helps uncouple growth of global economy and CO2 emissions
REN21 (Renewable Energy for the 21st Century), Paris Record installations for wind and solar PV in 2014; renewable energy targets
New swab reveals infection causing severe diarrhea of 1 in 3 babies in African hospitals
Grand Challenges Canada, Toronto 25 May 2015 Innovative ‘flocked swab’ improves diagnosis, treatment of deadly childhood diarrheal diseases; results could
Majorities in Arctic nations favour co-operation with Russia despite Ukraine; Conflict worries rise
The Gordon Foundation, Toronto 22 April, 2015 10,000 people in 8 nations with Arctic territory surveyed; Results released on eve
Discarded kitchen, laundry, bathroom equipment comprises over half of E-waste: UNU
United Nations University, Bonn 19 April 2015 End-of-life electronic, electrical equipment totals 41.8 million metric tonnes in 2014 E-waste last year
Renewables re-energized: Green energy investments worldwide surge 17% to $270 billion in 2014
UN Environment Programme, Paris, Nairobi 31-Mar-2015 Driven by Solar and Wind, World Investments Reverse 2-year Dip, Brush Aside Challenge from
Over 1,000 new ocean fish species identified in past eight years, including 122 sharks, rays
World Register of Marine Species, Belgium 12-Mar-15 World registry, nearing completion, confirms 228,450 known marine species; consolidation relegates 190,400 other
Achieve international water goals to preempt looming conflicts born of desperation: UN
United Nations University Institute for Water, Environment and Health, Hamilton CANADA 22-FEB-2015 Corruption, siphoning 30 percent of water sector funding,
Vulnerability to dengue virus: UN University publishes 1st global maps
UN University INWEH (Institute for Water, Environment & Health ), Hamilton CANADA 23-DEC-2014 Large Parts Of Europe, South America Face Rising
Think Outside the Xbox: Gaming Technologies + 3D Printing Leveraged to Help Amputees
Grand Challenges Canada, Toronto 19-Dec-2014 Canada Funds 23 Bold New Ideas for Global Health Ultra high-speed gaming laptops and a
Inclusive Wealth Index shows more than half of countries ‘consuming beyond their means’
United Nations University – International Human Dimensions Programme, Bonn; UN Environment Programme, Nairobi; UNESCO Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Education for
Creating smarter cities to promote healthier people: new global science program debuts
United Nations University UNU International Institute for Global Health, Kuala Lumpur 9 Dec. 2014 ‘Science of Systems’ comes of age
Beyond infrastructure – New attitudes also needed to end open defecation: UN (World Toilet Day)
UN Water (Geneva / New York) One billion people don’t use toilets: 1 in 6 people in developing regions; New UN-Water GLAAS
World losing 2,000 hectares of farm soil daily to salt damage
United Nations University Institute for Water, Environment and Health, Hamilton CANADA 28-Oct-2014 Salt-spoiled soils worldwide: 20 percent of all irrigated lands
Pipeline to replenish vanishing Dead Sea a bridge to Mid-East security, peace
United Nations University, Hamilton Canada, and InterAction Council, Toronto 9-Oct-2014 Experts’ address universal concerns identified by former world leaders: World
Human health, wealth require expanded marine science, experts say
European Marine Board, Oostende, Belgium 9-Oct-2014 Some 340 European scientists, policy-makers and other experts representing 143 organizations from 31 countries spoke
To help solve slums, innovators build jobs, food security into affordable housing
Malaysian Industry-Government Group for High Technology 2-Oct-2014 Proposed urban edition of Malaysia’s ‘smart’ eco-villages debuts Building on the poverty relief