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Support a design school in Palestine and a design bag made by newcomers
Eco-friendly brick made from sand and human urine
Cape Town student’s invention could reduce construction sector’s impact on climate
What was it like to participate in No Minor Thing?
Design teams share their experiences with the challenge
13 new approaches to fighting sexual exploitation of children
WDCD and partners present the outcomes of the No Minor Thing challenge
Bike sharing service will turn São Paulo Yellow
WDCD Clean Energy Challenge local stories: Letter from Brazil
Don’t let these 5 excuses stop you from joining the challenge
There is no reason why you shouldn’t give the Clean Energy Challenge your best shot
Nairobi: No Longer the Stream of Cold Water
WDCD Clean Energy Challenge local stories: letter from Nairobi
Feeding Nairobi: Mama Salome’s journey
WDCD Clean Energy Challenge Local stories: Letter from Nairobi
A cow’s life is worth a paperclip
Adelaide Tam wins the Future Food Design Awards by re-evaluating the meat industry
One collaborative investigation into design for food
Dutch Institute of Food & Design (DIFD) launches The Food & Design Manifesto
‘The challenge helped to turn our idea into a possible future’
Marjan van Aubel on her Climate Action Challenge winning project Power Plant
Redesigned ostomy bags and fertilizer made from urine
A random pick of projects from the Dutch Design Week
Cycling activist Aline Cavalcante in Top 5 of Urban Visionaries
WDCD-alumnus Cavalcante heralded for her persistence in claiming cyclist rights
What makes you a winner of the WDCD Clean Energy Challenge?
Challenge leader Dagan Cohen elaborates on the judging criteria
Turning the cooling fan into its better version
Singapore students win IKEA Singapore’s Young Designer Awards 2018
Wasted food because it doesn’t look good
In Kenya one third of export produce is wasted because of cosmetic requirements
Vertical Forests reduce energy use, improve urban air quality
Living architecture is the new generation of high-rise urban buildings
One man’s junk is another man’s treasure
How to hijack material flows and transform waste systems in the city
Evocco’s Hugh Weldon selected Young Champion of the Earth
Winner of WDCD Climate Action Challenge receives UN’s highest environmental honour
Why not use our pavements and roads to generate energy?
Energy producing floor tiles and solar roads could solve energy issues in the city
Great Bubble Barrier stops plastic drifting to sea
Amsterdam-based start-up wins €500.000 in Postcode Lottery Green Challenge 2018
Housing more people while reducing CO2 emissions
Clean Energy Challenge: developing greener buildings in Dehli
Making the journey from farm to fork greener and fairer
Clean Energy Challenge: reimagining the food supply chain in Nairobi