It also drives forced migration. If people can no longer produce food on their land then they will migrate. As we have seen for example in the Sahel or Haiti, there can be severe consequences for global security. When people fight over access to land and water, it leads to more conflicts. We are seeing more of this, and it has consequences on the homogeneity of communities and on national economies.

Mission of the Global Awards “Angel for Sustainable Development” #SDGAction40297: Stimulating the process of achieving the Sustainable Development Goals through identifying and rewarding representatives of small, medium, large businesses, as well as local, regional and federal authorities around the world, for their contribution to the implementation of the Agenda in the field sustainable development for the period up to 2030.

The awards were delivered to the winners by the leadership of the World Organization for Development and the highly reputable global experts at the special ceremony at BRICS Innovation Forum

The announced winners of the first stage of the Global Awards “Angel for Sustainable Development” #SDGAction40297 are posted on the official website of the UN SDG Action Campaign, established by the Secretary General of the United Nations, in order to stimulate the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals. The Global Awards “Angel for Sustainable Development” #SDGAction40297 was presented at the Second Committee of the UN General Assembly on October 22, 2015 at the UN Headquarters, New York, as a tool to stimulate the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals.

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