ZEF: Center for Development Research
It is focused on development, aiming to find "science-based solutions to development-related issues." It works to contributes to capacity development in Africa, Asia, and South and Latin America. It is...
Youth Challenge International
It's approach to driving "creative, market-ready solutions that catapult youth around the world to succeed and prosper." explores the "intersection between youth and innovation by addressing health, the environment and...
Young ISES
Alliances | Coalitions | Networks, Renewable Energy, Solar Energy, Youth, Youth Groups, Youth Leadership
It's for youth who are working on solar and other renewable energy forms worldwide; providing them with the opportunity to connect to peers and to experienced ISES members. It's meetings...
YK Center
Green Finance, Green Investment, Impact Investment, Market Solutions, Responsible Investment, Sustainable Development Goals
It incubates innovative initiatives that accelerate the achievement of the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals. It's focus is on market solutions through impact investments, green finance and education. Publications: Video...
Yale Environment 360
It offers opinions, analysis, reporting, and debate on global environmental issues. It belongs to the Yale University School of Forestry and Environment, and it's contributors are scientists, journalists, environmentalists, academics,...
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...
WSP
It "is one of the world's leading engineering professional services consulting firms." In particular, they are dedicated to "local communities and propelled by international brainpower." Their solutions cover "the Property...
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...
World Trade Organization
The only global international organization dealing with the rules of trade between nations. WTO agreements are negotiated and signed by the bulk of the world’s trading nations and ratified in...
World Resources Institute
“Works closely with leaders to turn big ideas into action to sustain a healthy environment—the foundation of economic opportunity and human well-being.” Seeks to move human society to live in...
World Ocean Council
The WOC is an international nonprofit organization administered by a secretariat, under a Board of Directors comprised of senior industry representatives from around the world. Paul Holthus, organization founder, in...
World Meteorological Organization
WMO is a specialized agency of the United Nations dedicated to fostering international cooperation and coordination on the state and behavior of the Earth’s atmosphere, its interaction with the land...
World Law Forum
An independent and international community of change-makers committed to promoting the rule of law and "transforming the world through legal reform." Consequently, it strives to reduce the "disparity between communities,...
World Investment Forum
The biennial World Investment Forum is organized by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) to promote investment for sustainable development. The forum brings together diverse policymakers: government...
World Institute of Development Economics Research (UNU-WIDER)
It is the first research center of the United Nations University. Today, it provides "a range of services from policy advice to governments as well as freely available original research...
World Health Organization (WHO)
Major UN agency concerned with disease and public health promotion; WHO operates 150 country offices in six different regions, researching and working on communicable diseases, noncommunicable diseases, environmental health, lifestyles,...
World Green Building Council
WGBC is based in two main offices: London, UK, and Toronto, Canada. Buildings and construction account for 39% of energy-related CO2 emissions. Goals: Limit global temperature rises to 1.5 degrees Celsius...
World Future Council
The World Future Council was formed to "speak on behalf of policy solutions that serve the interests of future generations", focusing on identifying and spreading effective, future-just policy solutions. It...
World Fair Trade Organization
It is an association that's made up of 401 organizations. As a whole, they aim "to enable producers to improve their livelihoods and communities through Fair Trade". Their FTO Mark...
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