These trainings materials were developed by Self Helf Africa as part of the CCAC-funded project "Abatement of Short-Lived Climate Pollutants (SLCPs) in the Nigerian Agricultural Sector by Reducing Open Field Burning (No Burn Alternatives)". They were produced to support the training of extension agents in Nigeria and cover the following topics:Module 1: Understanding No-Burn TechnologyModule 2: Cl...

Open waste burning (OWB) is an urgent environmental and public health crisis in low- and middle-income countries, yet little work has been done to understand it through a gender lens. In this article, Delila Khaled, founder and principal of ImpaXus, a global development advisory firm, shares details from her research on OWB in Samaná Province, Dominican Republic. Her study provides new insights in...

The Flipflopi Toolkit is a free, open resource for people working to tackle plastic pollution in places that are often left out of the conversation – shoreline towns, island communities, small recycling groups, and local governments working far from big-city infrastructure.It’s based on what authors have learned from running a recycling programme in Lamu, a small island archipelago off the norther...

The Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants is a global treaty to protect human health and the environment from chemicals that remain intact in the environment for long periods, become widely distributed geographically, accumulate in the fatty tissue of humans and wildlife, and have harmful impacts on human health or on the environment.Exposure to Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs)...

The recommended actions for strengthening Solid Waste Management (SMW) in Togo by 2030 focus on legal reform, institutional capacity building, behavior change and infrastructure development, among other key action areas. Key priorities include creating a steering committee, enacting integrated waste legislation and establishing standards and incentives for composting. Capacity building is central,...

Togo has ambitious climate change mitigation targets, including a 32% reduction in methane and a 28.1% reduction in overall greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in the waste sector by 2030.To reach these targets, Greater Lomé, the capital of Togo, is crucial due to its increasing population, economic activity and waste generation. Furthermore, Greater Lomé bolsters stronger solid waste management (SWM) ...

This document primarily serves as a comprehensive guideline for both government and non-government stakeholders in Banyuwangi, providing technical guidance for the implementation of anti-open burning initiatives.Additionally, it stands as a valuable reference point for similar programs aimed at conducting anti-open burning initiatives elsewhere in Indonesia and beyond, amplifying its impact and ut...

The World Risk Poll is conducted every two years, delivered as a focused part of the Gallup World Poll. Its global coverage is unrivalled – the latest edition, published in 2024, is based on 147,000 interviews in 142 countries. This includes places where little or no official data on safety and risk exists, making the Poll a unique resource for defining the nature and scale of safety challenges ac...

The World Risk Poll is the first and only global, nationally representative study of worry about, and harm from, risks to people’s safety. The Poll is based on nearly 147,000 interviews conducted by Gallup in 142 countries and territories throughout 2023 and covers places where little to no official data on safety and risks exist. This module of the Poll provides the first ever globally comparable...

Since its inception in 2018, Tracking SDG 7: The Energy Progress Report has become the global reference for information on progress toward the achievement of Sustainable Development Goal 7 (SDG 7) of the UN 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. The aim of SDG 7 is to “ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable, and modern energy for all.” This report therefore summarizes global progress...