This week the probably first square worldwide was opened that functions as both a playground and a storm water collection space. The Frederiksplein in ...
Drought-friendly farming: the future of agriculture?
Considering the stream of news from drought-ridden places worldwide, one might wonder how the future of agriculture will look like. Returning to the ...
East African platform against illegal fishing
Eight East African countries are pooling their intelligence on a platform to make the fight against illegal fishing more effective. FISH-i Africa, as the ...
18 winners of the First Urban Innovative Actions Call announced
The winners get the opportunity to test new and unproven solutions to address urban challenges – supported by an Initiative of the European ...
First zero-carbon city Masdar masterplan readopted
Masdar, near Abu Dhabi, was originally planned to become the first zero-carbon citiy in the world. However it turned out that this plan was not feasible. ...
GIZ at the Habitat III conference in Quito
The Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) takes part at the the third United Nations Conference on Housing and Sustainable Urban ...
Holzschiffchen liefern Antwort über Müllverteilung im Meer
Die Universität Oldenburg hat ein Experiment gestartet, um herauszufinden wohin der Plastikmüll im Meer treibt. Bis 2018 werden rund 100.000 Holzschiffe ...
80 million people slide into poverty due to climate change
The World Bank reports that over 77 million people will suffer from poverty due to climate change repercussions. Governments have to highly invest to ...
17,000 visitors at INTERGEO this year
For the last three days 531 exhibitors from 37 countries presented their newest technology in the field of geodesy, geoinformation and land management at ...
Habitat III: ICLEI starts social media campaign
In preparation for the Habitat III in Quito, the leading global network “Local Governments for Sustainability” (ICLEI) has started the # ...
