Every once in a while, it is important to step back from what we are doing and take a look at why we are doing it, and whether our larger purpose is served well by it (or what might serve this larger purpose better instead). For the UNDP Pacific Office in Fiji, which had just experienced a full leadership rotation, it was a perfect time to undergo such a reflection moment, and take a broader look at our programme portfolio as a whole.
As lifestyles change and a perpetual influx of single-use plastics are introduced in Honiara, the capital city of Solomon Islands, the city’s waste management system cannot keep up with the daily generated 80 tonnes of solid waste, of which 21 percent is plastics.
Today, on UN Day, I have chosen to focus this article on the need to accelerate climate actions, in order to save not only our generation, but our children’s future. Indeed, we are being scolded by today’s youth about the need for urgent action! Global greenhouse gas emissions are reaching record levels and show no sign of peaking, yet they must!
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