UAE’s Zayed Sustainability Prize Names 33 Finalists Tackling Global Challenges

The United Arab Emirates’ Zayed Sustainability Prize has whittled down nearly 8,000 applications to just 33 finalists whose innovations could reshape how millions access clean energy, safe water, and healthcare. Winners will be announced on...

Zayed Sustainability Prize announces 2026 finalists

The Zayed Sustainability Prize, the UAE’s pioneering award for innovative solutions to global challenges, has announced this year’s finalists following a rigorous evaluation by its esteemed Jury. The winners will be revealed at the Zayed...

Let us build more bio-homes

WHAT IDEA could build more affordable housing, create a market for recycled materials, and enable sustainable living? The answer lies in the rise of Bio-Homes — an innovative solution that merges affordability, sustainability, and smart design....

Zayed Sustainability Prize shortlists 33 projects driving global impact

Thirty-three global projects have been announced as finalists for the Zayed Sustainability Prize, which recognizes initiatives tackling urgent challenges in health, food, energy, water, climate action and education. The finalists were selected...

Zayed Sustainability Prize names 33 finalists focused on helping millions

Global projects that aim to solve sustainability challenges including the delivery of clean energy, safe water and quality health care to millions have been named as finalists in the Zayed Sustainability Prize. The 33 finalists were selected from...

Guatemala Uses Right of Reply at UN to Rebut Briceno

Last week you heard the PM's address to the UN where he made a strong statement on Guatemalan provocation on the Sarstoon. Well, Guatemala had a right of reply some hours later and here's what they said: Representative of Guatemala "The delegation...

Climate Adaptation in Central American Cities: The Region’s Great Climate Debt

A systematic analysis of more than 53,000 scientific publications on climate change in urban environments (2012–2022) reveals exponential growth in global knowledge in this field. However, marked geographic and thematic inequalities persist. More...

Guatemala Intensifies Claim to All Cayes Within Belizean Waters

Throughout September, Belizeans witnessed another flare-up in tensions surrounding the Belize-Guatemala territorial dispute. Guatemala continues to assert a claim over half of Belize’s landmass, all of its islands (Cayes), and the maritime...

Tourism and Sustainable Transformation: Centering Indigenous Voices in Tourism Development

By Lucas Kasosi (Maasai, CS Fellow) On September 27, the world celebrates World Tourism Day, an occasion established by the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) to reflect on tourism’s impact on society, culture, politics, and the...

The climate needs a chorus: Teenagers from around the world speak up

Editor’s note: Climate change is shaping the lives of young people everywhere on Earth. So Climate Cardinals, a youth-led translation and empowerment organization, invited 15- to 19-year-olds from around the world to share their experiences with...

Guatemala Joins Regional Efforts to Advance Geospatial Analysis for Epidemic Intelligence

Washington D.C., September 26, 2025 (PAHO) — The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) continues to advance efforts to strengthen regional preparedness and the capacity to detect and respond to emerging health threats, within the framework of...

‘The system is collapsing’: Climate campaigners under threat as crucial UN conference looms

Lying at the foothills of several active volcanoes, the colonial-era town of Antigua is a fitting meeting point for civil society groups gathering in Guatemala from across Central America to prepare for one of the most consequential United Nations...

Climate refugees as emerging Jesuit responsibility

In the Catholic church, justice is something carried out in two forms (“two feet”): One is charity on a personal level, and the other is social justice on a systemic level. In order to carry out this mission of protecting human dignity and caring...

Prime Minister John Briceño urges United Nations to prioritize climate support for Small Island Developing States

Views: 32 Views: 30 Posted: Saturday, September 27, 2025. 3:23 pm CST. Prime Minister John Briceño – extreme left – at the UN Headquarters in New York, alongside (L–R) the Foreign Ministers of Barbados and the Bahamas, and Prime Minister Gaston...

Turkey Adopts Canadian Mining Sustainability Standard

The Miners Association of Türkiye (MAT) has adopted Canada’s Towards Sustainable Mining (TSM) program, expanding the made-in-Canada standard to its 14th international market. TSM, developed by the Mining Association of Canada, is the world’s first...

Guatemalan design studio Nada Duele traces a journey of displacement through craft

Shaped by natural disaster and civil war, the Guatemalan city of Antigua has a history as restless as the volcanic earth on which it sits. Creative studio Nada Duele is the latest practice of young makers reckoning with that heritage, both...

Citing Climate Crisis, NAACP Expresses Opposition to Massive Alabama Data Center

BESSEMER, Ala.—Residents living around the site of a proposed 4.5 million-square-foot data center campus have a new ally in their fight against what they say is an unwanted and unneeded development: the National Association for the Advancement of...

An average week in 2024: Three environmental defenders murdered or disappeared

“What all of these attacks have in common is that they are intended to silence the voice of territorial and environmental defenders,” said the report’s lead author, Laura Furones. Since Global Witness began tracking annual deaths in 2012, more...

Guatemalan Expert Predicts ICJ Will Rule in Belize’s Favor

Protocol or not, there are some sectors in Guatemala who believe that the ICJ will rule in favor of Belize. One such expert is Rodrigo Montufar who is an expert in international relations. Montufar was on a talk show on Canal Antigua when he...

Powering a sustainable future for Caribbean connectivity | Opinion

Much of the world’s infrastructure is proving no match for increasingly severe weather. The Caribbean, in particular, is at a critical connection crossroads, as last year’s Hurricane Beryl proved. We face increasingly severe weather events that...