by Deborah Phelan | Jun 8, 2018 | Climate Change, Global Goals, TIme Capsule, UN SDGs, Water, Youth and Climate Change
Groups of plankton, jellyfish, turtles, and seabirds are migrating toward the north and south poles by as much as 10 degrees latitude. Fish stocks are down in some areas, and the future of some tropical fisheries may be in danger. Rainfall patterns globally are out of...
by Deborah Phelan | Jun 5, 2018 | 2050, Climate Change, Global Goals, TIme Capsule, UN SDGs
By 2050, there will be more plastic than fish in the world’s oceans unless we begin cutting back on production and improper disposal methods, according to a World Economic Forum report. Worldwide, over the course of the past 50 years, plastic use has increased 20%....
by Deborah Phelan | May 11, 2018 | 2050, Children, Disaster Risk Reduction, Displacement and Migration, Global Goals, TIme Capsule, UN SDGs, Youth and Climate Change
“We’re convinced that average, ordinary people can tackle the toughest issues facing humanity.” -Dawn Engle and Ivan Suvanjieff A small ambitious Ethiopian nonprofit which manufactures and distributes portable solar powered lanterns is one of twelve nominees...
by Deborah Phelan | Apr 9, 2018 | 2050, Children, Climate Change, Disaster Risk Reduction, Extreme Weather, Global Goals, TIme Capsule, UN SDGs, Youth and Climate Change
Young people from across the world are utilizing the mobile application of Voices of Youth Maps to publicize local issues and promote positive change in their communities. In the lead up to COP21, 800 young reporters from communities in France, Ireland, Guatemala,...
by Deborah Phelan | Dec 19, 2017 | 2050, Climate Change, Global Goals, Global Health, TIme Capsule, UN SDGs, Youth and Climate Change
By 2050, projections suggest that 2/3 of the world’s population will be residing in cities, a statistic that affirms the need to convert urban landscapes to sustainable, healthy, and environmentally prosperous environments. “Is future urbanization going to be a good...
by Deborah Phelan | Aug 28, 2017 | Children, Global Goals, Global Health, TIme Capsule, UN SDGs, Water, Youth, Youth and Climate Change
By 2050, experts predict the global need for fresh water will increase more than 40%, as 1/4 of the world’s 9.7 billion people reside in regions experiencing “chronic or recurrent” lack of clean water. Malnutrition, malaria, diarrhea and heat stress...
