Let’s see how many of you can get this right? The fashion industry plays a significant role in deforesting the Amazon rainforest. Much of the wood is used to make fabrics such as viscose and rayon. Demand for wood pulp is growing and could be 15 million tonnes higher in 2035 compared to 2018. Today and every day, let’s act to make better fashion choices for a healthier planet. | United Nations Development Programme - UNDP

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) says close to 5 million metric tonnes of debris was left behind by Hurricane Melissa in Western Jamaica. Resident Representative for Jamaica, Kishan Khoday told a United Nations press conference about the agency’s impact assessments and initial activities. He stated that initial estimates show that the damage caused by Melissa is 30% of Jamaica’s gross domestic product, GDP, a figure which is expected to rise. Mr. Khoday noted that Hurricane Meliss

NAIS - Government and the United Nations Development Programme-UNDP- have constructed three Bulking Centres at a total cost of 700,000 United States Dollars. Strengthening Climate Resilience of Agricultural Livelihoods in Agro-Ecological Regions I and II in Zambia (SCRALA) Project Engineer PATRICK MUCHIMBA says the three grain storage facilities are in Gwembe and Kazungula districts . | ZNBC Today

Yesterday United Nations Development Programme - UNDP launched our new #SDGinsights playbooks developed in collaboration with 95 developing countries ahead of the upcoming United Nations SDG Summit. Our analysis - which comprises 95 separate reports - reveals that the default growth trajectories of most developing economies face hard fiscal and financial constraints that skew them towards carbon intensive and non-inclusive outcomes. Countries recovering from recent shocks and crises are trapped