Firewood and charcoal remain a major source of energy for poor people in many developing and emerging economies even though the health and environmental costs are well-known.
The UN’s Sustainable Development Goals, agreed in 2015, set out an ambitious agenda for sustainable global development.
This website provides examples of how research and education can work together to contribute to global sustainable development.
The key themes covered include:
- Global Research
– Including examples of generating impact from research.
– Showing how lessons-learnt from effective monitoring and evaluation can enhance development impact. - Global Education
– Including examples of education on global challenges. - Working in Partnership
These examples form part of the pvgglobal website come from the personal perspective of Paul van Gardingen and over thirty years of professional experience working on international and sustainable development.
Additional examples and information are regularly being added to the site.