The UN meets every year to try and reach a consensus on how to beat back some of the biggest threats, Svenningsen said, but ...

University of Iowa graduate student Emma Davis is one of two students enrolled in the UI’s Master of Science in Sustainability Development program. While she will be able to finish her studies, she ...

Rice paddies in the swamps and marshes maximize arable land, yielding food and economic security during the growing season. Innovative financial instruments can align financing with sustainability and ...

July 7 - As world leaders returned from the once-a-decade International Conference on Financing for Development in Seville, they brought home a set of landmark commitments, collectively known as the ...

Climate disasters threaten intergenerational equity by exposing future generations to rising risks. We develop a model in which a government learns about disaster risk and enforces a sustainability ...

Much angst is being expressed over the fact that the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are off track. U.N. Secretary General António Guterres sounded the alarm in July: “Halfway to ...

The European Commission has updated its approach to encouraging safer and more sustainable chemicals and materials ...

Saudi Arabia, like many other countries, faces significant environmental challenges stemming from rapid population growth and ...

For US institutions in particular, engagement with the SDGs will require coordination across research priorities, operations, and partnerships.

Every 8th of March, the world marks International Women’s Day; a moment to celebrate the achievements of women and girls and to reflect on the work that remains. This year’s theme “Rights. Justice.