Between 22 January and 1 February 2018, the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA) will undertake two field missions to Belize and Costa Rica to implement project activities on the monitoring and reporting of sustainable d …
UN and China’s Ministry of Science and Technology to team up to help developing countries achieve the Sustainable Development Goals
The United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs is entering into an agreement with China’s Ministry of Science and Technology to embark on a series of initiatives aimed at strengthening knowledge sharing, capacity building and collaborat …
Online Training: Sustainable Urban Mobility in Developing Countries
UN Photo/Kibae Park The rapid and often unplanned and uncoordinated growth of cities has compromised existing transportation systems and significantly increased the challenge of creating new transportation systems, especially in developing countries. …
Online Training: Renewable Energies for Sustainable Development online programme
UN Photo/Eskinder Debebe Training and Research (UNITAR) and Strathclyde University, launched an online programme “Renewable Energies for Sustainable Development” that started on 6 September 2017. This course gives a comprehensive overview of renewabl …
Project for solar-powered vessels receives $1 million UN Energy Grant
The one million US dollars 2016 Energy Grant was awarded to a partnership working to promote solar-powered electric vessels in Tunisia, the Middle East and North Africa. The project “Solar Fueled Electric Maritime Mobility” by SINTEF, an independent …