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 24, 2018 | 2050, Climate Change, Displacement and Migration, Extreme Weather, TIme Capsule, Water, Youth and Climate Change
Earth Day 2018 marked the 20 year anniversary of climatologist Michael Mann’s “hockey stick” chart, which detailed the pattern of unprecedented warming in the later part of the 20th century and attributed it to the impact of fossil-fuel-driven...
by Deborah Phelan | Apr 17, 2018 | Children, Climate Change, Global Health, Take Action, Youth and Climate Change
Groups with the Brown’s Last Chance campaign rallied outside the National Press Building in Washington, D.C., Tuesday to demand that Gov. Jerry Brown freeze new fossil fuel extraction in California and devise a plan to phase it out entirely. The rally preceded Gov....
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 | Apr 3, 2018 | 2050, Climate Change, Displacement and Migration, Drought, Extreme Weather, TIme Capsule, Water, Youth and Climate Change
You live in a coastal region where impacts from sea level rise are already evident. Your life or the life of someone you know has already been disrupted due to serious water stressors — either flood, fires, or droughts. Your access to clean drinking water is...
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...
