SDG13

4 hours ago
7 min

COVID-19 In Vietnam under the lens of the UN Sustainable Development Goals

By Thao Le In the midst of Covid-19, Vietnam was one of the few countries to impose lockdown measures and rapidly build healthcare facili...

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UN House Scotland

Aug 4
1 min

The Great Climate Migration from The New York Times

By Abrahm Lustgarten of The New York Times You may find the link to this interactive magazine below. https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

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UN House Scotland

Aug 3
3 min

Report: Nuclear Weapons and Climate Change

Report published by Don't Bank on the Bomb Scotland. You may download the report here: Ahead of Hiroshima anniversary, new report highlig...

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UN House Scotland

Jun 8
1 min

'On Target for 2030?' Report

Please find below a report on whether Scotland is 'on target for 2030' by SDG Network Scotland alongside partners Oxfam Scotland and the ...

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UN House Scotland

Apr 3
1 min

Youth Climate Activism and Climate Education

Our latest Parliamentary One Pager on Youth Climate Activism and Climate Education expresses the youth's concerns on the climate crisis. ...

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Tammy Puryicky and Luke Padfield

Oct 31, 2019
1 min

Air Pollution Parliamentary One Pager

Our latest Parliamentary One Pager on Air Pollution by Tammy and Luke explores the legal options in reducing air pollution. Click to down...

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Hana Shono

Sep 2, 2019
3 min

Is the U.S. undergoing a recycling crisis?

Source: Huffington Post: Why Southeast Asia is flooded with Trash from America and other wealthy nations - https://www.huffpost.com/entry...

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Hannah Barrett

Jul 24, 2019
6 min

Environmental Controversy Amid Spaceport 1 Plans in Scolpaig, North Uist

Last Summer, the UK Space Agency and Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) were in negotiations to fund the UK’s very first vertical lau...

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UNH Scotland

Nov 12, 2018
1 min

POP: Is Scotland on the Path to Climate Justice?

By Ojasvee Arora and Verena Aedo Graphic Display by Federico Aedo Today, Monday, November 12, UN House Scotland has sent to MSPs a new Pa...

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Linnea Sjögren

Nov 11, 2018
3 min

We Need to Think About the Air We Breathe

On the 30th of October until the 1st of November the World Health Organisation (WHO) together with UN Environment (amongst other organisa...

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Linnea Sjögren

Jul 2, 2018
3 min

Choosing Between Local and Organic

In reducing our own climatic impact, what food we choose to purchase plays a huge role. Ideally, everyone would purchase organic food at ...

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Linnea Sjögren

Jun 18, 2018
3 min

Let’s Put an End to the Plastic Era

I live in a coastal town and the beach is central to my lifestyle. To my great despair I often find heaps of rubbish flushed up on the be...

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UNHScotland

Jun 6, 2018
1 min

Report: Scotland's Path to Climate Justice

Download the report. On the 27th of April 2018, UN House Scotland (UNHS)hosted the conference ‘Scotland’s Path to Climate Justice’ in the...

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Simen Jordsmyr

May 6, 2018
2 min

UNHS CIimate Justice Conference ‘Changes the Moral Compass’

Claudia Beamish MSP speaks at UNHS Conference,"Scotland's Path to Climate Justice." Claudia Beamish MSP hailed the impact of the confer...

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Dr. Hamid Pouran

Apr 18, 2018
3 min

Tomorrow Never Dies: A Closer Look at Qatar's $5 billion Water Reservoirs Project

Ambitions, rivalry, and conflicts have been part of the Middle East narratives for many decades. Qatar's story, however, is entirely diff...

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Sabrina Thulander

Apr 16, 2018
3 min

What is Climate Justice? And What is Scotland Doing About It?

On 27 April, 2018, UNHS is hosting ‘Scotland’s Path to Climate Justice’. Bringing together representatives from academia, government, act...

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Katie Armour

Mar 22, 2017
2 min

Microbeads: What Are They and Why Are They Dangerous?

There are 51 trillion microplastic particles currently polluting the world’s waters. We add to those at the rate of eight million tons ea...

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UN House Scotland

Mar 18, 2017
2 min

Humanitarian and Environmental Costs and Responsibilities of Nuclear Weapons

NUCLEAR NON-PROLIFERATION AT SCOTTISH PARLIAMENT Humanitarian and Environmental Impacts and Responsibilities of Hosting Nuclear Weapons ...

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Katie Armour

Nov 10, 2016
14 min

Report on the UNESCO Scottish Launch of the Global Education Monitoring Report

Contributions from: Marilisa Dolci, Marie Bellanger and Robyn Lewis UN House Scotland, in collaboration with: UNESCO, Link Community Deve...

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