Environment and climate change
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Resource Futures Ltd
Resource Futures Ltd was created from the merger of three sustainable waste management businesses in the UK: The Recycling Consortium, Network Recycling and SWAP. Resource Futures is an employee-owned, ethically driven company which works on sustainable waste management and resource efficiency...
Bochasanwasi Shri Akshar Purushottam Swaminarayan Sanstha(BAPS)
Bochasanwasi Shri Akshar Purushottam Swaminarayan Sanstha(BAPS) is a charitable non-governmental organization affiliated with the United Nations . BAPS strives to care for the world by caring for societies, families and individuals. This is done by individual attention, through elevating projects...
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) - Russia
UNDP is the United Nations' global development network, advocating for change and connecting countries to knowledge, experience and resources to help people build a better life. Through its projects in Russia, UNDP is focused on supporting Russia in achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs)...
Caritas Paraguay
Caritas Paraguay is involved in humanitarian and development work, and has a special focus on advocating for social change at the grassroots and national levels. The organisation helps to strengthen civil society and advocates to call on the country’s leaders to address these problems and tackle...
Association pour la Recherche sur le Climat et l'Environnement (ARCE)
Founded in 1993, Association pour la Recherche sur le Climat et l'Environnement (ARCE) is an Algerian NGO established to promote research and development in climate and the environment. ARCE's activities include water and sanitation, environmental protection, pollution control, ground water, flood...
Institut de Recherche pour le Developpement (IRD) au Niger
Institut de Recherche pour le Developpement (IRD) au Niger provides various research and development programmes in respect to climatology, hydropology, conservation, soil erosion, sociology, and anthropology. IRD - Niger has established a research laboratory (LASDEL) and is a partner of a technical...
Trenton Materials Exchange
Trenton Materials Exchange is an NGO that helps to preserve the environment by keeping office furniture, durable medical equipment, building supplies and electronics out of the waste stream and in re-use. The organisation supplies usable donated goods to NGOs, small businesses and individuals and...
Achieving the Millennium Development Goals in an Era of Global Uncertainty
This Report outlines the status of achievement of MDGs in the Asia-Pacific region and identifies some of the key challenges. It was published in 2010 by The Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) in conjunction with the ADB and UNDP.
World Meteorological Organisation (WMO)
The World Meteorological Organization is a United Nations agency providing data and information on matters relating to safety, economic wellbeing and prevention of the environment. The organisation offers leadership and expertise in weather, climate, hydrology and water resources, and related...
Assessing Progress in Africa towards the Millennium Development Goals Report 2011
This is the latest edition of the widely read UNDP reports analyzing the progress (or lack thereof) on the African continent towards achieving the MDGs.
Beyond the Midpoint: Achieving the Millennium Development Goals
This paper is UNDP’s forward-looking review of the factors that shape MDG progress, along with the constraints and bottlenecks that have hampered MDG achievement in many countries. The findings build on MDG assessments in 30 countries that were undertaken for this review.
Church World Service - Chaco Initiative
Church World Service (CWS) is a cooperative ministry of 37 Christian denominations and communions in the United States. The Chaco program is a long-term tri-national effort led by CWS to improve the quality of life of the indigenous peoples of South America’s Chaco region by strengthening the...
Supply Chain Sustainability - A Practical Guide for Continuous Improvement for Small and Medium Enterprises
This two-page guide offers baseline definitions and practical steps that SMEs can take toward effective management of the social, environmental and economic impacts of supply chains. More information can be found on the website of the United Nations Global Impact Office. The organisation offers...
Fundacion Brethren y Unida (FBU)
The FBU is an Ecuadorian non-profit NGO that works in various areas of development. Their projects aim to improve agricultural and forestry production with an agro-ecological focus, to manage natural resources and train local communities in subjects such as: agro-ecology, environmental education,...
Union for the Defense of the Aral Sea and Amu Darya
Union for the Defense of the Aral Sea and Amu Darya seeks to restore the water quality and environmental health in the Aral Sea basin. The organisation conducts environmental education classes for high school students and participated in a World Bank-sponsored project on monitoring water supplies...
World Health Organization (WHO) - China
The World Health Organisation (WHO) is a United Nations agency, established in 1948, that aims to coordinate international health activities and to help governments improve health services. The WHO in China provides long-term technical support to the China Department of Health in areas including...
United States Agency for International Development (USAID) - Ecuador
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) works in Ecuador to promote sustainable economic growth (particularly, providing licit alternatives to drug trafficking), improve basic health services and family planning, strengthen democratic institutions and citizens’ participation,...
Association for Progressive Communications (APC)
The Association for Progressive Communications (APC) is a global network of civil society organisations whose mission is to empower and support organisations, social movements and individuals in and through the use of information and communication technologies to build strategic communities and...
Sherritt International Corporation
Sherritt International Corporation is a diversified natural resource company that produces nickel, cobalt, thermal coal, oil and gas, and electricity. The company’s corporate responsibility in Madagascar includes programs in local manpower training, HIV/AIDS awareness prevention campaign, community...
Adeso
Adeso (former Horn Relief) works at the roots of African communities to create environments in which they can thrive. The organisation works closely with communities to find solutions to their problems, building on people’s resourcefulness and capabilities. Their program areas include:...