Zero Hour
A platform focused on "the need for climate justice, including equity, racial justice, and economic justice." The movement supports a youth that combats the climate crisis, fights for its rights...
ZEF: Center for Development Research
Located in the University of Bonn, the international, trans-disciplinary research institute has a broad perspective on development research. Through its international doctoral program ZEF contributes to capacity development in Africa,...
Zayed Sustainability Prize
Is a $3 million annual global award honoring the legacy of the founding father of the United Arab Emirates, the late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, who championed social,...
Youth Fusion – Abolition 2000 Youth Network
Alliances | Coalitions | Networks, Nuclear Disarmament, Nuclear Non-proliferation, Youth, Youth Groups, Youth Leadership
2020; Oakland, CA; 2 staff; youth-fusion.org A working group of Abolition 2000, an" international network of organizations working for the total abolition of nuclear weapons." It acts as a "world-wide...
Youth Challenge International
A global youth development organization driving "creative, market-ready solutions that catapult youth around the world to succeed and prosper." Their approach explores the "intersection between youth and innovation by addressing...
Young Evangelicals for Climate Action
Climate Action, Climate Action Groups, Climate Change Activism, Religious Groups, Youth, Youth Groups
Young members of Evangelical churches who wish to mobilize others like themselves to action on climate change, and to influence and hold accountable senior Evangelical leaders. Programs: Climate Leaders Awards:...
YK Center
Green Finance, Green Investment, Impact Investment, Market Solutions, Responsible Investment, Sustainable Development Goals
A “partnership of Subject-Matter Experts, Elders and Professionals who create and incubate innovative initiatives that accelerate the achievement of the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals.” Named after Professor Yehuda Kahane,...
Yale Program on Climate Change Communication
Part of the Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies, the program does scientific research on: public climate change knowledge attitudes policy preferences behavior It also communicates climate change science...
Yale Forum on Religion and Ecology
An organization that seeks to "inform and inspire people to preserve, protect, and restore the Earth community." It strives to "identify the ecological and justice perspectives that world religions transmit...
Yale Environment 360
An online magazine belonging to the Yale University School of Forestry and Environment offering opinions, analysis, reporting, and debate on global environmental issues. Its contributors are scientists, journalists, environmentalists, academics,...
Xenergy
It's working on "the next generation of carbon-free energy by reinventing nuclear power." To do so, it "manufactures fuel that seals uranium particles in a protective coating, which makes meltdown...
Wuppertal Institute for Climate, Environment, and Energy
A German research institute that aims to design the transitions to a sustainable society, by means of a transdisciplinary approach that encourages systems understanding. Research focuses on transition processes, with...
Worldometer
A portal containing live "world statistics on population, government and economics, society and media, environment, food, water, energy and health." It aims to make "world statistics available in a thought-provoking...
World’s Largest Lesson
Education, Sustainable Development Goals, Sustainable Schools, United Nations Agencies | Programs | Projects
Produced by Project Everyone in partnership with UNICEF and UNESCO. Through this program, school children can develop global citizenship by learning about and participating in various subjects such as science,...
World YMCA
An international youth network and platform of YMCAs that "supports and facilitates some 120 national YMCAs and four regional Alliances across the globe, to provide young people with safe spaces...
World Wildlife Fund
It's one of the “world’s leading conservation organizations,” best known for its panda logo. Their mission is to “conserve nature and reduce the most pressing threats to the diversity of...
World Weather Attribution Project
A collaboration initiative between climate scientists at "Imperial College London in the UK, KNMI in the Netherlands, IPSL/LSCE in France, Princeton University and NCAR in the US, ETH Zurich in...
World Water Council
An international multi-stakeholder organization dedicated “to bring the international community together to convince decision-makers that water is a vital political priority for the sustainable and equitable development of the planet.”...
World Water Assessment Programme
Freshwater, Sustainability Assessment, Sustainable Water Management, United Nations Agencies | Programs | Projects
The UN Commission on Sustainable Development (CSD) commissioned the WWAP to produce a UN system-wide periodic global overview (at first triennial, now annual) of the status (quantity and quality), use,...
World Vision International
A worldwide faith-based organization, with 80 international offices. It works with "communities, donors, partners, and governments to create opportunities for better futures for vulnerable children … even in the toughest...