Sustainable Financing
Monday, 08 June 2020 / Published in Blogs
What is the similarity between Boston, Dubai, and Jakarta? All three of these cities are perhaps the best examples of unsustainable cities. For many of you, this fact may be surprising
Air Pollution
Monday, 27 April 2020 / Published in Blogs
Climate change can be witnessed everywhere, from melting glaciers to extreme weather events. A major contributor to climate change is pollution. There are different types of pollution – water pollution,
Responsible Consumption and Production
Tuesday, 21 April 2020 / Published in Blogs
We all want a world where we are surrounded by a beautiful environment. However, with the way we humans are conducting our activities, consuming earth resources and destroying our nature,
Covid-19
Wednesday, 15 April 2020 / Published in Blogs
By the first week of April 2020, novel coronavirus (COVID-19) had spread to 209 countries around the world. This virus had originated from Wuhan, China. So far, it has infected 1.5 million people and has resulted in
Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure
Friday, 03 April 2020 / Published in Blogs
Industry, innovation, and infrastructure are key driving forces behind economic growth and development. With nearly 55% of the global population living in cities, making good progress in this sustainable development goal (SDG) will
Sustainable Cities in Face of Corona
Wednesday, 01 April 2020 / Published in Blogs
The coronavirus (COVID19) pandemic has raised questions on how well adept and sustainable are cities throughout the globe. Building sustainable cities and communities is goal 11 of SDG2030. COVID19 has just, if anything, retaliated the need for designing inclusive, resilient, safe, and most
International Action Day for Rivers
Friday, 13 March 2020 / Published in Fact-On!
The day was 14th March 1997 in Curitiba, Brazil. Tension had been building up since the 1970s. Environmentalists, human rights activists, indigenous people, fishermen and socialists alike were all tired of large dams. For all these people, dams became a symbol of destruction and
Top 5 Sustainable Countries
Friday, 14 February 2020 / Published in Fact-On!
We humans love ranking ourselves. Whether it be in school to find out who got the highest mark or in sports to see which team is performing better. It is a great benchmark tool that helps us compare our progress with competitors.  However,
Responsible Consumption and Production
Wednesday, 08 January 2020 / Published in Blogs
As reported by EPI in 2018, the top 5 sustainable countries in the world are.   Switzerland France Denmark Malta Sweden  If a developing country is looking to be more sustainable,
Monday, 15 April 2019 / Published in Interviews
Swiss Learning Exchange got a chance to speak to the Dean of the School of Architecture, civil & environmental engineering ENAC at EPFL (École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne) about the prize-winning