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It is time to give ourselves the opportunity to be kind to the climate. Photo: Unsplash.
Of: Amalia Broomé
You go into a café and order a classic coffee latte. Instead of asking if you want to add an extra shot, the barista asks if you want to round up and compensate for the climate because you chose cow's milk, which has a greater climate impact than other alternatives. You go on to the grocery store, where it does not say […]
December 19, 2018, Chronicle
Of: Patrick Bryant
Air pollution is a growing problem in the world. It is difficult to estimate exactly how much damage they cause, as the relationship between exposure and damage depends on many different factors. It is required to be exposed to dangerous air repeatedly and the damage to health problems occurs over a long period of time, therefore it is also difficult to with certainty […]
December 19, 2018, Chronicle
Of: Clara Malmén
In my frustration over the current climate crisis and the stress of not doing enough, I have always looked for a scapegoat who must be held accountable. I think many people think and feel like me. I am convinced that we are putting too much energy into finding the culprit for our problem, […]
December 19, 2018, Chronicle
Before the Cambodia - Human Rights Exception seminar, I did not know much about the country, except that Cambodia had a history of colonialism and civil war, and that human rights are not respected. One of the speakers at the seminar is Thomas Hammarberg, who has been the UN Special Representative for Human Rights in Cambodia. He reproduces a short […]
December 6, 2018, Chronicle
Of: Mona Monasar and Sana Pirot
The theme of this year's Human Rights Days was the right to a life free from violence. And that was exactly what was discussed at the seminar Agenda 2030 and security for women and children on the run. Women and children on the run are a group that is extremely exposed to both violence and insecurity. But to increase women's influence […]
December 4, 2018, Chronicle
Refugee camp in Dadaab, Kenya. Photo: Evan Schneider / UN Photo.
Of: Ina Carlsson and Sarah Hyde
The root causes of people being forced to flee must be addressed in order for people to be able to return to their homes in the long run. In the meantime, people living in refugee camps need to be given ample opportunities to meet vital needs.
November 6, 2018, Chronicle
The high-rise One central park function with its plant-covered façade as a vertical park in Sydney. The plants also help protect the apartments from sunlight during the summer months. Picture by Hans Veneman.
Of: Linda Ljuslin
Through urban cultivation, people in cities can get locally grown food at the same time as it contributes to green cities and creates community among the inhabitants. According to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), an area of only one square meter can provide up to 20 kilos of food.
November 6, 2018, Chronicle
Of: Ida Leden
When I think of sustainable cities, I am immediately thrown back into my time as an exchange student in the multimillion-dollar city of Yangon, Myanmar. The bustling and loud traffic that I could stand for a long time and be fascinated by. How a system crystallized out of what at first I only experienced as chaos. The narrow sidewalks with high edges and insidious […]
November 1, 2018, Chronicle
One billion people live in urban slums. The neighborhood where children grow up is of great importance for their life opportunities, the guest columnists write. Photo: Max Pixel
Of: Elin Andersdotter Fabre and Miriam Matthiessen
Did you know it's World Cities Day today? In the light of the new IPCC report on the climate crisis, we should take advantage of this day and ensure that citizens, decision-makers and people working on development issues understand the role that cities play in shaping our future. Sustainable development has become an increasingly common term in […]
October 31, 2018, Guest chronicle
When Monica was 15, her parents wanted to marry her off. Photo: Kate Holt / Plan International
Of: Monica
Today is International Girls' Day and we make room for Monica from South Sudan. More than half of the girls in South Sudan are divorced before the age of 18, according to UN figures. Monica was one of those to be divorced. Here she tells her own story to the children's rights organization Plan International.
October 11, 2018, Guest chronicle