Sustainability

According to Global Water Challenge, sustainability is one of the most pressing issues facing the WASH (water, sanitation, and hygiene) sector today. More than 30 percent of WASH projects fail after two to five years. Resources available to help address this challenge include guidance on operations and maintenance approaches, tools to estimate long-term costs, and other resources to support sustainability.

Sustainability Resources

City Residents, Scientists and Policy-Makers: Power in Co-Producing Knowledge

Publication date:
July 13, 2021
The need to merge scientific with societal knowledge in addressing global sustainability challenges has deepened research on a methodology known as co-producing knowledge. This paper draws on case study projects in Africa to discern the forms of power that are navigated by actors when co-producing...Read more
Regional/Country focus:
Uganda

WWF Position: Biobased and Biodegradable Plastic

Publication date:
July 16, 2021
Global plastic pollution is an increasingly urgent environmental crisis, and one which has amassed significant public attention in recent years. Plastic pollution threatens aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems around the world. An estimated 8 million tons of plastic waste enter the oceans every year...Read more
Regional/Country focus:
Global

Royal Caribbean and WWF 2018 Partnership Report

Publication date:
July 16, 2021
In 2016, World Wildlife Fund (WWF) and Royal Caribbean Cruises, Ltd., partnered to help ensure the long-term health of the oceans. To support this audacious goal, we took two approaches: improving Royal Caribbean's operations and supply chains and leveraging our influence more broadly among...Read more
Regional/Country focus:
Global

Update: 2016 AgWater Challenge

Publication date:
July 16, 2021
Seven companies made public commitments around water that reflected their leadership and their understanding that they can be a powerful and constructive force for people and planet. This report covers their individual goals and some of the progress made in the year following the launch of the...Read more
Regional/Country focus:
Global

Belize Reef Scorecard

Publication date:
July 16, 2021
The Belize Barrier Reef is the largest barrier reef in the western hemisphere, second in size globally only to Australia's Great Barrier Reef. The Belize Barrier Reef Reserve System (BBRRS) was the first marine World Heritage site in the Caribbean region when inscribed on the World Heritage...Read more
Regional/Country focus:
Belize

WWF and Royal Caribbean Partnership: 2016 Annual Report

Publication date:
July 16, 2021
WWF and Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. launched a partnership in 2016 to help ensure the health of our oceans. Marking the one-year anniversary of our five-year partnership, we have made much progress towards achieving our first set of 2020 goals (WWF Description). Read more
Regional/Country focus:
Philippines

Water Balance Targets

Publication date:
July 16, 2021
Companies are increasingly setting and pursing ‘water balance targets' as part of their water stewardship strategies. This paper explores the history, challenges and opportunities of water balance targets, and how important it is for such goals to be grounded in the realities of each unique...Read more
Regional/Country focus:
Global

Discover Kyrgyzstan: Snow Leopards, Fresh Water, and Climate Change

Publication date:
July 16, 2021
A look at the Sarychat-Ertash State Reserve in the Central Tian Shan Region of the Kyrgyz Republic. This nature reserve is one of Central Asia's most important snow leopard and argali sites but is under severe threat from climate change impacts. This article examines how the WWF Asia High...Read more

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