by UNOSSC | Mar 17, 2019 | Solution
Challenge In recent years, South Asia has experienced frequent natural and human-caused crises. Sustained heavy rainfall in 2017 resulted in one of the worst floods that Nepal and Bangladesh have experienced. More than 8 million people were affected and many families...
by UNOSSC | Mar 17, 2019 | Solution
Challenge Malawi is prone to climate-related disasters, especially droughts and floods, leading to loss of lives, property and livelihoods. The 2015 floods devastated the country and its people. Around 230,000 were displaced, 106 died and 172 were reported missing....
by UNOSSC | Mar 17, 2019 | Solution
Challenge At present, East Africa’s bamboo sector remains largely untapped, although the region is home to sub-Saharan Africa’s largest natural bamboo forests, which account for 3-4 per cent of the world’s total known bamboo coverage. As a result of...
by UNOSSC | Mar 17, 2019 | Solution
Challenge Magazen is a small community located in the eastern portion of the Northern Massive in Haiti, close to the Dominican Republic border. The community consists of 120 families living in conditions of extreme poverty in a highly-degraded environment. Magazen is...
by UNOSSC | Mar 17, 2019 | Solution
Challenge Environmental concerns are rarely high on the agenda of governments in lower and middle-income countries, leading to weak national environmental institutions and insufficient environmental policies. In some countries, national environmental authorities are...
by UNOSSC | Mar 17, 2019 | Solution
Challenge Space technology applications and geospatial data have played a growing role in supporting the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030 and the Paris Agreement on Climate...
