Water-related conflict and migration: Risks and ambition pathways
This background report concerns water-related conflict and water-related migration. The results are published in Geography of future water challenges – Bending the trend. This report gives an overview…
Just transitions: Conceptual tools for policy reflection
The need to balance environmental and social objectives is increasingly included in sustainability agendas at all levels – from local to global. This has given rise to the concept of a 'just…
Human development is fundamentally dependent on the state of the environment. ‘Planetary boundaries’ define a set of limits with regard to the environmental conditions on the planet within which human…
Limited consumer willingness diminishes the potential environmental gains of dietary change
A collaborative study between researchers from the Institute of Environmental Science of Leiden University (CML) and the Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency (PBL) sought to understand how…
Zonder nieuw beleid ligt het gebruik van grondstoffen 60 procent hoger in 2060 dan nu. Om doelen rond klimaat, biodiversiteit en vervuiling te halen is het belangrijk deze groei te beperken. Dit kan…
A review of existing model-based scenarios achieving SDGs: progress and challenges
Quantitative goal-seeking scenario studies could help to explore the needed systems' transformations to implement the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development by identifying enabling conditions and…
Circular consumption to reduce environmental pressure
The European Union and various individual countries strive for a more circular economy to reduce environmental pressure. The transition towards a circular economy requires a change in what and how we…
Policy Summary of The Geography of Future Water Challenges - Bending the Trend
Water is a critical resource, but our freshwater resources and water systems are under heavy pressure and hundreds of millions of people are at risk of having too little, too polluted, or too much…
Quantifying future sanitation scenarios and progress towards SDG targets in the Shared Socioeconomic Pathways
Two main targets of SDG 6 (Sustainable Development Goal) are to achieve universal and equitable access to improved sanitation and to halve the proportion of untreated wastewater by 2030. We compiled a…
On Wednesday 15 February 2023, the Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency (Planbureau voor de Leefomgeving, PBL) organised 'Ukraine’s housing recovery forum — rebuilding a place to call home’…
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