Dec 06 2016
Perspective
Nature’s goods and services—e.g., food, raw materials, water flows, soil productivity, and a stable climate—underpin all human and economic activity. Despite broad recognition of this fact, our economic systems does …
Nov 28 2016
Perspective
The importance of engaging the private sector in efforts to address social problems is increasingly apparent. Wicked problems defy single-point solutions, and no single organization or sector working in isolation …
Nov 15 2016
Perspective
More people die today due to air pollution than from HIV/AIDS and malaria combined.
Climate change and environmental degradation are reducing the nutritional content of foods we rely on to keep …
Nov 12 2016
Press Releases
MARRAKECH—The Rockefeller Foundation and UNFCCC today announced a new, three-year project that will shine a light on solutions to balancing the need for both human health and a healthy planet. Momentum …
Oct 31 2016
Perspective
When Hurricane Katrina made landfall on the Gulf Coast of the United States, it breached more than 50 levees and floodwalls, leaving nearly 80 percent of New Orleans underwater and …
Oct 17 2016
Perspective
As urban leaders meet in Quito this week for Habitat III, the gathering marks the 20-year anniversary of the second Habitat conference, and the 40-year anniversary of the first. In …
Sep 30 2016
Press Releases
First-Ever Global Recipients – Medals to be Presented at Habitat III in Quito, Ecuador New York, NY—The Rockefeller Foundation President Dr. Judith Rodin announced the first-ever global recipients of the 2016 …
Sep 23 2016
Perspective
This post is part of a series on Advancing the Global Goals. Last year, the world set ambitious targets for addressing global challenges, agreeing on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the …
Sep 21 2016
Perspective
This post is part of a series on Advancing the Global Goals. Fresh water is life for humankind and for all living creatures.
Water’s fundamental contribution to human well-being and to any prospect …
Sep 20 2016
Perspective
This post is part of a series on Advancing the Global Goals. The 71st session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) officially opens this week in New York, and much attention …