Series | IFAD

Building a Great Green Wall: Four lessons learned from the World Bank assessment

Organizations across the globe are set to commemorate the Stockholm+50 international meeting in June 2022. In lead-up to the event, we are showcasing articles published by partner agencies on issues related to environmental challenges and…

News | S+50

Sweden: empowering young people to influence environmental policy

Anders Varger, a Swedish high school teacher and entrepreneur, was noticing a trend. He felt that young people are rarely invited to conversations about how to build a sustainable world – even though policy decisions made today will impact their…

Commentary | Reuters

Cities are at the forefront of climate change action. The world must follow

This op-ed by UN Environment Programme (UNEP) Executive Director Inger Andersen and Mayor of Stockholm Anna König Jerlmyr was originally published on 1 June 2022 in Reuters In 1972, nations convened in Sweden for the very first…

Story | S+50

UN and Swedish flags raised to mark handover of Stockholm+50 site

As the rain came down to the tune of a brass band dressed in Swedish flag blue on Tuesday, the Government of Sweden handed over the Stockholmsmässan centre to the United Nations to host Stockholm+50. The venue sits only a few kilometers from the…

Press Release | Affiliated | Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty Initiative

Fossil fuel addiction subverts every single sustainable development goal

1st JUNE 2022 - As the UN commemorates 50 years since the first international summit on the environment, a new report exposes the critical dangers that fossil fuels pose to all 17 sustainable development goals. The report, coined Fuelling Failure:…

Series | IFAD

In Nicaragua, coffee and cocoa make life sweeter

Organizations across the globe are set to commemorate the Stockholm+50 international meeting in June 2022. In lead-up to the event, we are showcasing articles published by partner agencies on issues related to environmental challenges and…

Series | IFAD

Bringing the benefits of agricultural insurance to smallholders in Viet Nam: Building awareness and understanding

Organizations across the globe are set to commemorate the Stockholm+50 international meeting in June 2022. In lead-up to the event, we are showcasing articles published by partner agencies on issues related to environmental challenges and…

Story | S+50

What to expect at Stockholm+50 this week

Stockholm+50 begins this week, bringing leaders and representatives from governments, businesses, international organizations, civil society and youth together in the Swedish capital. Held on 2 and 3 June, the meeting aims to drive action…

News | Council on Energy, Environment and Water

Indian performance poet calls for urgent climate action in ‘Portrait of a Silver Lining’

PRESS RELEASE: CEEW-SEI release video in the run-up to Stockholm+50 and World Environment Day New Delhi, May 30, 2022: The Council on Energy, Environment and Water (CEEW) and the Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI) today released ‘Portrait of a…

Press Release | Stockholm+50

Stockholm+50 International Meeting

Stockholm+50: A Healthy Planet for the Prosperity of All – Our Responsibility, Our Opportunity” (Stockholm+50), an international meeting convened by the United Nations General Assembly, will be held on 2-3 June in Stockholm, Sweden to commemorate 50…

News | S+50

Ahead of Stockholm+50, faith-based organizations call for stronger environmental policymaking

Ahead of the Stockholm+50 international meeting on 2 and 3 June, faith-based organizations have released a statement urging governments and civil society to strengthen environmental governance and recognize the role of faith, ethics and spiritual…