Sustainable Development

June 2017 Sustainable Development

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World Refugee Day 20 June

Every minute 20 people flee from their home country to save their life from war and terror. The 1951 Refugee Convention explains the rights and the obligations of Refugees. This year the World Refugee Day celebrates the strength, courage, and perseverance of this vulnerable part of humankind.

Besser, aber noch nicht genug- Neue Politikansätze sind nötig, damit alle von Globalisierung profitieren

Source: http://www.oecd.org, 7 June

Despite the economic growth, focused fiscal and structural policies and a more effective international collaboration are still needed to concretely better the livelihoods of people in all Oecd countries. This could become the first step to improve the life standards in all the world.

Scenario 6: Sustainable Europe for its citizens

Source: http://www.asvis.it/

The European project renovates itself putting citizens health and quality of life on the center, as the result of a coherent and systematical political action towards the 2030 Agenda Goals, with the capacity to regain the trust of the Europeans in their institutions.

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Financing Sustainability

Source: http://www.asvis.it/

The EC declares sustainable finance as unique opportunity to accelerate the modernization of Europe, spurring competitiveness and driving job creation over the long term. The transition to low-carbon technologies and towards new, sustainable models of growth requires more transparency and more resilient infrastructures.

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Policy coherence for Sustainable Development 2017: Eradicating Poverty and Promoting Prosperity

Source: http: www.asvis.it/

This report, written in sight of the High-Level Political Forum of the United Nations on the fight against the poverty in the world, identifies good institutional practices for enhancing policy coherence in SDGs implementation, drawing on OECD evidence and analysis.

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Bridging divides

Source: http://www.oecd.org

The topic of this meeting is how low levels of confidence in the institutions, due to the inequalities’ perception, and the fear linked to the change apported by increasing migration, globalisation and technological development, need for policies developing more inclusive economies and societies.

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http://www.oecd.org/forum/issues/

L’Agenda per lo sviluppo urbano sostenibile

Source: http://www.asvis.it/, 5 June

The municipalities are the institutional dimension most close to citizens. Hence the policies fighting poverty, for the energy efficiency and the delivery of services have an immediate impact on the quality of life and on sustainable development. Asvis and Urban@it publish this document for the public consultation.

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Le imprese italiane insieme per gli Obiettivi di sviluppo sostenibile

Source: http://www.asvis.it/

The organizations of Italian companies that underwrite this document commit themselves to promoting innovation in the business models in the direction of the SDGs, whose realization can increase the competitivity of Italian economic system and offer new opportunities of development and more jobs.

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Laudato sì per la transizione energetica e una finanza sostenibile

Source: http://www.asvis.it/

The Catholic Church is in the forefront position in the political and cultural fight against the governance system that worked in the world so far, and which is not only about a policy for renewables, but also about a new ethic in economic and financial rules of the game.

A house that produces energy

by Colin Durrant

Source: https://green.harvard.edu/

Aesthetics too is important in building “green” spaces. A city well designed helps to build beautiful houses; a house well designed makes easier to use little energy and to perceive the environmental and climate challenges our world faces as possible goals to realize and not as utopias.

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Dichiarazione del Presidente Mattarella in occasione della Giornata Mondiale dell’Ambiente

Source: http://www.quirinale.it, 5 June

Everybody has the responsibility for the future. The respect for the environment means respect for legality, reduction of inequalities, refusal of war and violence, health protection, a sustainable economic growth. For these reasons, Italy renovates its commitment to the Paris Climate Agreement.

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The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development : a new frontier of rights and progress for the EU

Source: http://www.asvis.it, 6 June

At the time precisely when others turn away from their commitments, the EU, building on its democratic and progressive values, intends to render the 2030 Agenda as a central pillar of its political identity and action. Rethinking our growth models, the role played by civil society and by culture is the key to a European leadership.

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World Environment Day 5 June

Source: http://www.un.org

Designated by the UN since 1974, the World Environment Day is dedicated this year to the theme “Connecting people to Nature”. The personal contact with the environment spurs us to understand the importance of ecosystems invaluable for our existence as well economically measurable.

Global economic prospects

Source: http://www.worldbank.org/

Growth is projected to strengthen both in developed and in developing countries. Global activity is expected to rise to 2.7 percent in 2017 and to 2.9 percent in 2018-2019. Risks for global economy include increased trade protectionism, political uncertainty, possible financial disruptions and weaker potential growth.

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Maladie de Lyme: la recherche se mobilise contre la tique

by Soline Roy

Source: Le Figaro, 2 June

Ticks represent a real problem for the world public health, since they are the second vehicle of infections, from the Lyme disease to the hemorrhagic fever. Research is trying to know the ecology of this acarus, inviting common people to participate in the data collection.

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Global 100 Greenhouse Gas Performance

by David Lubin, John Moorhead & Tim Nixon

Source: http://www.asvis.it, 30 May

The 100 largest emitting companies produce about a quarter of global annual emissions. They have the responsibility and opportunity to become transformative leaders in the world, shaping a new model of business and new chances of economic profit towards a cleaner future.

Climate: Towards a just transition, with no stranded workers and no stranded communities

by Sharan Burrow

Source: http://www.oecd.org,

An ambitious climate action is a just transition, part of a strategy that doesn’t strand workers, communities, sectors and includes national development plans where decent work is ensured through social dialogue and investing in workers’ reskilling.

Air pollution is significantly weakening our hearts, major new study finds

by Ian Johnston

Source: The Independent, 27 May

Researchers in the UK found evidence of the close relationship between heart diseases and exposure to particles of pollution, especially from diesel fumes. The study proves harmful effects even below the safety limit of pollution set by the European Union for health protection.

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Great Barrier Reef cannot be saved, experts say

by Ian Johnston

Source: The Independent, 30 May

The Great Barrier Reef, declared as World Heritage Site is “in danger”. Experts urge to action for maintaining at least the “ecological function” of the reef as a whole. Greenhouse gas reduction is central to this target, whereas for coral bleaching it is already too late.

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May-June 2017 Sustainable Development

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A child is a child

Source: https://www.unicef.org/

92% of migrant children move on their own. Outside of safe and legal channels, and not confident in the authorities, they meet every form of danger and exploitation. The Convention on the Rights of the Child is universal but requires urgently agreements to make effective the right of a kid to be only a kid.

Obesity Update 2017

Source: http://www.asvis.it/, 18 May

One in five adults and nearly one in six children are overweight or obese in OECD countries. Social disparities and a low level of education tend to affect obesity rates, expected to increase further. Fiscal and pricing policies, public mass- and social media campaigns, food labeling can address consumers choices.

Sustainable Development in the European Union

Source: http://ec.europa.eu, 2016

The last Eurostat’s publication on the current progress of the EU and its Member States towards the UN Sustainable Development Goals shows an improvement in environmental policies, in the level of education, in employment rates, but 23% of the population was still at risk of poverty in 2015.

International Day for Biological Diversity 22 May

Source: http://www.un.org

The conservation of biodiversity is included in 2030 Agenda Goal n. 15. The Convention on Biological Diversity has acknowledged its importance for humankind and for the evolution of life. States are responsible for preventing human activities from harming their biological resources.

International Day against Homophobia and Transphobia focuses on health, well-being of LGBT people

Source: http://www.un.org, 17 May

This international day is celebrated in the context of the 2030 Agenda and is focused to recognize worldwide that sexual diversity is not an expression of a physical or mental disorder that requires a cure. This belief is linked to violence and discrimination LGTB people have to face every day affecting their health and wellbeing.

An essential role, a new approach

Source: http://www.worldbank.org, 22 Apri

The World Bank Group declares as its essential role to build a sustainable growth, achieving everyone in the fight against famine and inequality. Its support for developing countries and the worlds poor intends to address the causes of fragility and set long-term development objectives.

Join forces to create a better world for all

Source: http://www.unglobalcompact.org

UN Global Compact is a platform that advances partnerships for companies inspired by the SDGs and whose policies and practices are aligned with universal principles on human rights, labor, environment, and anti-corruption. Partnerships help the business and make the world better.

Caring for quality in health

Source: https://www.oecd.org

This report understands the concept of care for quality in modern healthcare systems as a combination of effectiveness, safety, and patient-centeredness. In the variety of approaches depending upon political traditions and priorities, it is essential to identify unresolved gaps and challenges to drive sustainable change.

Better energy, greater prosperity

Source: http://www.se4all.org, April

The development of poor countries depends on access to affordable and reliable energy services, but the expansion of an unchanged energy system, based on fossil fuels, is unsustainable. The global transition to renewables is technically and economically possible and would deliver important benefits and economic opportunities.

Reducing income inequality while boosting economic growth: can it be done?

Source: http://www.oecd.org/

The rising income inequality in the OECD countries can't be treated without taking into account the growth-enhancing policy reforms and the redistributive role of tax and transfer systems. In the context of technological change and globalization, education and labor market policies are paramount.

Freshwaters

Source: https://www.worldwildlife.org

Freshwater ecosystems, that host more than 100.000 species, are endangered by human activities, pollution, and climate change. Clean fresh water is rare and accounts for less than 0,01% of the planet’s surface. Wetlands serve as natural facilities for water treatment and cleaning of chemicals but are disappearing.

Climate Change Action Plan

Source: http://www.worldbank.org

The global warming threats the food and water security, putting at risk of poverty an additional 100 million people by 2030. But it is also a development opportunity, that the World Bank intends to exploit with the Climate Change Action Plan, supporting the sectors and activities with climate co-benefits.

The future of beef is deforestation-free

Source: https://www.worldwildlife.org/, 21 February

80 percent of the deforested area in the Amazon is dedicated to beef production. Deforestation presents not only an enormous environmental impact but also an economic risk for companies. Global food companies with their green commitments can facilitate a sector-wide move to conserve forests.

Wastewater. The untapped resource

Source: http://unesdoc.unesco.org

Wastewater produced by human activities has a detrimental impact on ecosystems and human health. If treated, wastewater can be a cost-efficient and sustainable source of energy, nutrients, organic matter, improving sanitation services and reducing infections. So how we use it is critical for achieving the entire Agenda.

Decent work and economic growth: why it matters

Source: http://www.un.org

Only a fairly paid job, stable, able to give an economic security to families, and safe for workers, can be said decent. A decent work is what drives people out of poverty, ensures the social peace and is the fundament of democracies.

Alaska tundra source of early-winter carbon emissions

Source: green.harvard.edu, 8 May

A study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences shows increases in atmospheric carbon dioxide released in fall and early winter from Alaskan tundra, where the warmer temperatures decompose the organic matter of thawing soils during the Arctic summer.

New crop pest takes Africa at lightning speed

by Erik Stokstad

Source: Science, 5 May

A Spodoptera frugiperda pest, native of the Americas, has invaded 21 African countries devastating maize fields. Researchers try to fight the epidemic, resistant to several pesticides, with natural products and weapons, and to avoid a heavy use of pesticide, which can trigger a disastrous chain reaction.

Artificial chicken grown from cells gets a taste test- but who will regulate it?

by Elizabeth Devitt

Source: Science, 15 March

The synthetic food derived by some U.S. startups from cultured cells opens the question about the regulation of agricultural biotechnology, under the FDA competence, while now also genetically modified products pose health risks.

Natural marine world heritage in the Arctic Ocean

Source: http://www.asvis.it, 25 April

The Arctic Ocean has a profound impact on the climate and wellbeing of ecosystems all around the globe. As Arctic sea ice retreats, the irruption of new exploitation activities urges an enhanced protection for this areas through the World Heritage Convention.

Global diets link environmental sustainability and human health

by David Tilman & Michael Clark

Source: Nature, 12 November 2014

The global transition towards processed food affects human and environmental health, whereas almost a billion people still suffer from inadequate and insecure nutrition. Alternative diets are a global challenge and opportunity for public health and environment.

Report of the Special Rapporteur on the issue of human rights obligations relating to the enjoyment of a safe, clean, healthy and sustainable environment

Source: http://www.asvis.it, 24 April

This Report developed with the UN Environment Programme represents a rights-based approach to environmental issues which offers guiding principles on the obligations relating to the environment and sourced in human rights.

Il futuro demografico del Paese

Source: http://www.asvis.it/

The demographic drop in Italy, whose population turns out to be the eldest in Europe, will affect seriously the economic development and the social security. It will be indispensable to welcome a number of immigrants estimated after an Istat report between 250.000 and 300.000.

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http://www.istat.it/it/archivio/199142

SEforALL Forum seeks to accelerate energy access, productivity

Source: http://www.asvis.it/, 17 April

The 3rd Sustainable Energy for All Forum, held in New York from 3-5 April monitored the progress to SDG 7 (affordable and clean energy for all) to launch new partnerships and ideas, spur investment and double the share of renewable energy, ensuring the universal access to modern energy services.

The Ocean Economy in 2030

Source: http://www.oecd.org, 27 April

The ocean economy is a key source for the future of humankind and is undergoing a profound transition, in response to climate change and pioneering technologies. Realising the full potential of the ocean economy which is impressive for innovation and economic growth requires a responsible, sustainable approach.

Bioengineering: solar upgrade

by Katherine Bourzac

Source: Nature, 27 April

To feed the world the global agricultural production will have to rise about 50%, so governments are investing in research to optimize photosynthesis to boost crop production. The genetic modification of photosynthesis will provide for the inefficiencies of light absorption and photoprotection, reinventing plants.

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April 2017 Sustainable Development

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Sostenibilità e Pubblica amministrazione per Agenda 2030: tre giorni al Forum Pa

by Elis Viettone

Source: http://www.asvis.it/, 21 April

From 23 to 5 May it will take place at the Rome Convention Center “La Nuvola” the meeting on the Public Administration, focused on the Sustainable Development, and how its link with public activities and technological innovation is important in the wellbeing perception within the whole society.

Festival dello sviluppo sostenibile, già oltre 150 eventi in programma

Source: http://www.asvis.it/, 5 April

Now that the SDGs shape the framework of European politics, a few months before the Italian political elections and in connection with the summit G7 in Taormina, the Festival dello Sviluppo Sostenibile that will take place from 22 May to 7 June is going to stage 150 events for the spread of sustainable culture in Italy.

International Mother Earth Day 22 April

Source: http://www.un.org

The theme for 2017 Mother Earth Day is “Environmental and Climate Literacy”. Education gives awareness around the gift of life and sustenance that the Earth provides us and the challenges regarding the present and future inhabitants of the Planet to trigger a social and economic progress in harmony with nature.

Mobilising bond markets for a low-carbon transition

Source: http://www.oecd.org/

Bond finance fits for investments in low-carbon and climate resilient infrastructures, charachterised by high upfront capital costs, but with a wider set of benefits and returns. As low-carbon technologies mature and become more cost-competitive, the share of low-carbon bonds is expected to grow.

New technology brings Star Wars-style desert moisture farming a step closer

by Amin Al-Habaibeh

Source: Scientific American, 18 April

Researchers have invented a device to provide drinking water in arid or desert regions using frameworks of metal and organic molecules empowered by sunlight, that are able to draw from air water vapour. Alternative technologies recycle old fridges and electronic waste to capture moisture.

Famine looms for millions: UN Member States urged to “dig deep into reserves of common humanity”

Source: http://www.un.org, 13 April

An humanitarian crisis has hit 20 millions of people that suffer from famine and is killing 1.4 million children for severe acute malnutrition. General Secretary calls on to raise international awareness of this situation in the Member States, as well to mobilize the world with its resources of common humanity and empathy.

Depression and other common mental disorders

Source: http://www.asvis.it, 7 April

Depressive and anxiety disorders are going up across the world. Globally, the people affected by these deseases, that have huge consequences in terms of social cost and disability, were 300 million in 2015. This epidemiological study by WHO provides country-specific estimates for an appropriate public health response.

Malala Yousafzai designated youngest-ever UN Messenger of Peace

Source: http://www.un.org, 10 April

UN secretary-General António Guterres ha designated Malala Yousafzai as an UN Messenger of Peace for her fight for children’s rights, in particular the right to education, especially of girls. After Malala words, education makes people in the condition to raise their voice against terror.

Greening household behaviour

Source: http://www.oecd.org

Households behaviour has an impact on environment. Governments are studying how influencing households attitudes in areas with an environmental footprint. An OECD survey conducted in 11 countries analysed the role of financial incentives and the provision of infrastructures and services in shaping eco-friendly choices.

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http://www.keepeek.com/Digital-Asset-Management/oecd/environment/greening-household-behaviour_9789264214651-en#.WOyg-IjygdU#page4

Do environmental policies affect global value chains?

by Tomasz Kozluk, & Christina Timiliotis

Source: http://www.oecd.org/

Environmental policies can influence those industrial activities fragmented in countries with laxer environmental standards. Though green policies don’t have an influence on the pattern of international trade, more stringent domestic policies can be turn out in a comparative advantage for "clean" industries.

Nasce il “Gender gap analysis tool” per la parità di genere nelle imprese

by Lucilla Persichetti

Source: http://www.asvis.it/

Gender equality can potentially add more than $12 trillion dollars to global GDP and is crucial to sustainable growth. UN Global Compact has launched a platform for companies, inspired by “Womens empowerment principles” to assess gender equality good practices in leadership, workplace, marketplace, and community.

World Economic Situation Prospects

Source: http://www.asvis.it/, 20 March

The prolonged slowdown in global economic growth hampers the mobilization of significant financial resources required to achieve the SDGs. Aligning institutional investments with sustainable development requires to address financial governance patterns and regulatory frameworks.

Primary microplastics in the Oceans: a global evaluation of sources

by Julien Boucher & Damien Friot

Source: http://www.asvis.it, 9 March

Every year flow in the oceans 9.5 million tonnes of new plastic waste, putting the ecosystem and our health at risk. Marine plastics pollution has a multitude of sources that require a holistic approach to change the way we design, produce, consume and dispose of plastics.

The intertwining of Romanticism and science through metaphor

by Oliver George

Source: https://green.harvard.edu, 23 February

The recent environmental literature written by scientists to demonstrate in a scientific and rational discourse how pollution is worsening the Earth and its inhabitants, draws from Romanticism metaphers that represent the Planet like a living organism in symbiosis with all beings and things.

La finanza per il clima offre opportunità importanti per le imprese

Source: http://www.asvis.it/, 24 March

The industrial system is elaborating a new model of finance for a sustainable development closely linked with technological innovation. A new Confindustria’s web portal focused on climate, renewables and energy efficiency is going to spread information and certainties for investors.

Health policy in Italy

Source: http://www.oecd.org/, November 2015

An OECD report on Italy’s health system highlights a large regional variation in outcomes and health care quality, increased chronic illnesses related to the ageing population, the highest OECD average of overweight children, and a high volume of antibiotics prescribed correlated with bacterial resistance.

Prima presentazione del programma governativo per il G7 Ambiente

by Giulia D’Agata

Source: http://www.asvis.it/, 27 March

On 11 and 12 June in Bologna will take place the G7, a dialogue on sustainable development and climate change, open to the delegations of other States and based on the New York and Paris agreements to face issues like marine litter, Carbon tax and the multilateral development banks.

Diffuse pollution, degraded waters

Source: http://www.oecd.org, 22 March

Water pollution comes from diverse sources, mainly agricultural and urban. It affects human health, water security, economic productivity, freshwater, ecosystem services. Completely eliminating water pollution is technically and costly impossible but it is up to a political decision to set a society’s level of acceptable risk

President Trump rolls back progress made on crucial climate change policy

Source: https://www.worldwildlife.org, 28 March

President Trump has revoked the Clean Power Plan, a law to reduce carbon emissions in the production of the US, the largest contributor worldwide to carbon pollution. While the renewables economy is already creating millions of jobs, the safeguard of our planet is a priority for all.

World Autism Awareness Day (2 April)

Source: http://www.un.org/

The UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities is the first comprehensive human rights Treaty , entered into force on 23 May 2008. On 2 May the UN celebrates the World Autism Awareness Day. Autism is a neurological condition irrespective of gender, race or socio-economicus status.

Euro area unemployment at 9.5%

Source: Eurostat, 3 April

19.750 people in the EU were unemployed in February 2017, for a rate of 9,5%, the lowest recorded in the euro area since 2009. Within the EU, the highest unemployment rates are recorded in Greece and Spain; the lowest ones are reported in the Czech Republic, Germany and Malta.

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January Sustainable Development

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Better business, better world

Source: http://www.asvis.it/

The Global Goals, that include a socially, not only low-carbon but also environmentally sustainable development, create at least $12 trillion opportunities. A progressive, profit–oriented business gains reputation and drives innovation.

Holocaust Remembrance Day

Source: http://www.un.org/

In 2005 the United Nation wanted to designate 27 January as International Day in commemoration of the Holocaust, against any historical denial of this colossal crime to help people who suffer the consequences of hatred, bigotry, racism, and prejudice.

New approach needed to tackle rising drug prices

Source: http://www.oecd.org/, 16 January

Rising drug prices, the development of high-cost medicines and of precision medicine requires Governments to study new approaches to make treatments more affordable, and the necessary powers to regulate prices and cut inefficient technologies.

2016, l’anno più caldo della storia

Source: http://www.asvis.it/

It is as urgent and decisive as ever to apply rapidly and really the Paris climate agreement. In Italy, if things don’t change is predicted an average temperature increase of 6 degrees. 2016 has been the hottest year ever documented.

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http://www.wwf.it/?27760

Climate change, impacts and vulnerability in Europe 2016

Source: http://www.asvis.it/

After the EEA, climate change, related to already constant conditions and extreme wheather events have wide-ranging impacts on ecosystems and on human health and well-being in Europe, and hit especially, and also economically, southern Europe.

Il discorso di Francesco alla “Rome Roundtable” della Global Foundation

Source: http://www.asvis.it/, 15 January

At the roundtable of the Global Foundation, Pope Francis reminded the God-given dignity of the poorest, and that a society that selects and discards people on their productivity produces soul-less machines. Only a “cooperative” globalization can promote a genuine economic and social progress.

This battery ingredient is more often used in a pie than as a power source

by Bruce Gellerman

Source: https://green.harvard.edu/, 10 January

A team of Harvard University has created an organic battery using rhubarb's molecules that store and transfer energy, after evaluating hundreds of thousands of compounds. The usefulness of this invention concerns, in particular, the renewables, that have a power depending on weather conditions.

Diversity “is richness, not a threat”, UN chief Guterres tells forum on combatting anti-Muslim discrimination

Source: http://www.un.org/, 17 January

In this address, Secretary General António Gutierrez stands up against bigotry and hatred to fight every form of discrimination, affirming the value and the richness of the socio-cultural and ethnic diversity, while anti-Muslim hate crimes, anti-Semitism, xenophobia and racism are on the rise.

India’s first GM food crop held up by lawsuit

by Sanjay Kumar

Source: Nature, 18 January

The approval of the first transgenic food crop in India has been delayed because of a law suit launched by anti-GM farming organizations denouncing the unsafety of this controversial technology, that on the other side could solve the food supply problems of the growing country’s population.

Consulta l’articolo:

http://www.nature.com/news/india-s-first-gm-food-crop-held-up-by-lawsuit-1.21303

2017, année de la “dernière chance” pour enrayer la tragédie des migrants

by Enrico Letta

Source: Le Monde, 17 January

The migrants' tragedy is not just an emergency and a problem for the EU, but it is an opportunity that requires structural answers and an active and cohesive political role that would help to overtake the mistrust of its citizens in its institutions.

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Il posizionamento italiano rispetto ai 17 Obiettivi per lo Sviluppo sostenibile delle Nazioni Unite

Source: http://www.asvis.it/, 4 January 2017

The Italian Ministry for the Environment presented a report on the current state of the art in our country compared to the 17 Goals of the 2030 Agenda that defines a general condition of immaturity in most of them, just tempered by some positive marks about food, women, and water.

Putting a human face on climate change.

by Karen Feldscher

Source: https://green.harvard.edu/, 22 December 2016

Climate change is not a remote, abstract problem but it is directly linked to an increase in diseases, like cardiovascular illnesses, epidemics, and malnutrition. Although it is clearly a political problem, individual and household behavior represents 60% of national carbon consumption.

Assessing recent warming using instrumentally homogeneus sea surface temperature records

by Zeke Hausfather, Kevin Cowtan, David C. Clarke, Peter Jacobs, Mark Richardson & Robert Rohde

Source: Science, 4 January

Sea surface temperature is an important indicator of climate and ecosystems changes. Inhomogeneities in the measurement methods, buoy-based or used by different ships, led to underestimating a high trend of warming in recent years.

Steps to overcome the North-South divide in research relevant to climate change policy and practice

by M. Blicharska, R. J. Smithers, M. Kuchler , G. K. Agrawal, J. M. Gutiérrez , A. Hassanali, S. Huq , S. H. Koller, S. Marjit , H. M. Mshinda, H. H. Masjuki, N. W. Solomons, J. Van Staden & G. Mikusińsk.

Source: Nature Climate Change, 4 January

Science is not plainly neutral, in particular, if linked with social and political issues, and the fact that most of the research about climate change is produced in the Northern side of the world is a matter of credibility and legitimacy of this science and determines the degree of participation of Southern countries to global agreements.

Fao’s work on climate change – United Nations Climate Change Conference 2016

Source: http://www.fao.org/

800 millions of people in the world are chronically hungry. Climate change puts under threat food production systems. The Goal of eradicating hunger includes climate justice, a human-centered approach, especially in vulnerability conditions, a sustainable and resilient agriculture.

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