by UNOSSC | Mar 17, 2019 | Solution
Challenge SPECA countries declared their commitment to achieving the SDGs, yet the region faces serious sustainable development challenges. The exclusive focus of the countries’ economies and exports on a limited number of commodities (primarily hydrocarbons)...
by UNOSSC | Mar 17, 2019 | Solution
Challenge The increasing economic and technical capacities of the South and the emergence of a growing group of Southern countries, such as Brazil, China, India, South Africa and the Gulf countries, as influential stakeholders in international economic relations have...
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 Approximately 1.3 billion people worldwide still live without electricity and 400 million people lack access to essential health services. In Bangladesh, for example, sustained economic growth over the past decade has rapidly increased the demand for energy....
by UNOSSC | Mar 17, 2019 | Solution
Challenge Access to affordable, reliable and sustainable energy is not only part of SDG 7, but is also essential for achieving other SDGs and is at the centre of efforts to tackle climate change. However, the moderate growth rates of Sustainable Energy and Climate...
