The Solar Electric Light Fund is providing solar-powered pumps that combine with drip irrigation systems to women farmers in Benin. These pumps allow women to farm year-round despite the 6-month dry …
Sweden Incentivizes Repairing instead of Buying
Sweden is implementing tax breaks and refunds on repairs in order to incentivize consumers to repair broken objects rather than replace them. This measure is intended to reduce waste and greenhouse …
Changing the Conversation on Sustainable Development in Canada
Changing the Conversation is an organization in Canada that provides "a civil, open source inter-generational space where Canadians can come together to join or start a conversation around issues that …
Transforming Women’s Health with Solar in Zimbabwe
Oxfam International's Rural Sustainable Energy Development Project has equipped five health clinics in rural Zimbabwe with solar power, providing not just light but also reliable vaccine refrigeration …
Cityfixer Reports on Multisolving Solutions for Cities
Cityfixer, a part of The Atlantic's Citylab, is a one-stop shop for reporting on solutions to the problems that plague the world's cities. It includes ideas, best practices, and experiments by cities …
Creating Jobs and Forests in Oaxaca
The Government of Mexico and the World Bank are providing assistance to communities in the Mexican state of Oaxaca to manage their forests sustainably while also using them as a source of employment …
Environment Africa Brings Together Conservation & Sustainable Livelihoods
Environment Africa is an NGO working in Southern Africa on conservation and sustainable development. They use a holistic approach to tackle cross-cutting issues such as sustainable livelihoods, …
New York’s Clean Energy Fund Will Reduce GHGs and Energy Costs
New York State's $5 billion Clean Energy Fund aims to both mitigate climate change and lower energy costs for low-income families, many of whom are forced to choose between "heating or eating" in the …
Detroit Uses LEDs to Reduce Emissions, Stimulate the Economy
Detroit has added 65,000 LED lights to replace old, broken-down sodium lamps across the city. The new lights save the city of Detroit $3 million in electricity bills and cut carbon emissions by 40,000 …
The Food Project Brings Together Justice, Sustainability, Youth Leadership, & Good Food
The Food Project in Boston brings together teenagers and adults from diverse backgrounds and engages them in an effort to build a sustainable food system. It farms on 70 acres of urban and suburban …
Reforesting with Drought Tolerant Trees in Kenya
Reforestation efforts in Kenya are being combined with investments in breeding drought-tolerant trees to halt land degradation. The program would restore 5.1 million hectares of degraded or deforested …
Baltimore’s Community Greening Resource Network Supports Urban Gardeners
Sponsored by the Baltimore Parks & People Foundation, the Community Greening Resource Network provides support to individuals and organizations who want to start or maintain urban gardens and …