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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …