‘Although it is hard, we must act with optimism’
WDCD Live São Paulo 2017 report: Day 2
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‘We need unusual coalitions’
WDCD Live São Paulo 2017 report: Day 1 / part 2
Bringing together as many voices and ideas as possible
WDCD Live São Paulo 2017 kicks off after two intensive jury days
‘Use creativity to give sustainable behaviour a fighting chance’
Design is a powerful tool for activism, WDCD Live São Paulo speakers will show
Educating a conscious and active next generation
WDCD Live São Paulo takes a look at education as an important topic for climate action
‘Climate action needs the voice of women’
UN’s Patricia Espinosa aims to raise the voice of women proposing solutions to environmental problems
‘We can create a vision of how we can transform the world’
WDCD Live São Paulo speaker Babette Porcelijn wants to curb our hidden impact on the planet
35 nominations propose wide variety of solutions
WDCD Climate Action Challenge shortlist presented at WDCD Embassy of Climate Action in Eindhoven
Decision day for the nominations
WDCD Climate Action Challenge enters next round; nominations on show during Dutch Design Week
Entries from 70 countries, many from the global south
‘Quality of entries for the WDCD Climate Action Challenge is very high’
Ocean farmers create jobs and feed communities
GreenWave offers a sustainable alternative to industrial fishing
‘We were absolutely surprised by the outcome’
Biomimicry research as part of floating architecture workshop
Do we need resilient car design?
With half a million cars ready for the scrapyard in Houston alone we might want to think of adaptive mobility solutions
Floods everywhere, we must act
From Houston to India, floods take thousands of lives
WDCD alumni and friends among Best Designs of the Year
Several projects with ties to What Design Can Do nominated in the Design Museum's Best Designs of the Year contest
One month to go, but don’t wait till the last day
Already 500 users planning to enter projects to the WDCD Climate Action Challenge
Future of electric driving is made in Eindhoven
Amber Mobility, Lightyear.One and Lina flax car set to revolutionize carbon free mobility
Startup brings the farm into the supermarket
The Infarm team with an indoor farm unitInfarm develops range of tiny vertical farms for growing and selling fresh produce on the spot
‘Trump is a setback, but I’ve seen worse setbacks’
Al Gore can still see the positive side of things
“Palestrante do wdcd vai a onu”
A cicloativista Aline Cavalcante fala sobre seu encontro com a secretária executiva da Divisão das Nações Unidas sobre Mudanças Climáticas (UNFCCC) no WDCD Live Amsterdam.
‘Patricia Espinosa is a great ally for me’
Aline Cavalcante (right) and Patricia Espinosa quickly connectedBiker activist Aline Cavalcante talks about her meeting with UNFCCC-head that originated from WDCD Live Amsterdam
Zero-carbon towns: science fiction or urban future?
Architecture student Damien Assini proposes masterplan for a carbon-free urban landscape
Help Amsterdam fight bicycle congestion
FlickBikes, one parked according to the rules, the other notNew free floating rental bikes confront the city with parking problems
Impact grants for two social design start-ups
Young designers with their concept made during a DesignathonLand Life Company and Designathon Works receive funding from Expo 2020 Dubai