Global Civil Society & the UN Sustainable Development Goals
Goal 9: Build resilient infrastructure, promote sustainable industrialization and foster innovation
Investments in infrastructure – transport, irrigation, energy and information and communication technology – are crucial to achieving sustainable development and empowering communities in many countries. It has long been recognized that growth in productivity and incomes, and improvements in health and education outcomes require investment in infrastructure
Manufacturing is an important driver of economic development and employment. At the current time, however, manufacturing value added per capita is only US$100 in the least developed countries compared to over US$4,500 in Europe and Northern America. Another important factor to consider is the emission of Carbon Dioxide during manufacturing processes. Emissions have decreased over the past decade in many countries but the pace of decline has not been even around the world.
Technological progress is the foundation of efforts to achieve environmental objectives, such as increased resource and energy-efficiency. Without technology and innovation, industrialization will not happen, and without industrialization, development will not happen. There needs to be more investments in high-tech products that dominate the manufacturing productions to increase efficiency and a focus on mobile cellular services that increase connections between people.
Name | Acronym | Founded | City HQ | Country/Territory HQ | Type I | Type II | Type III |
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World Habitat |
1976 | Coalville | UK | G | f | Foundations | |
World Health Organization |
WHO | 1946 | Geneva | Switzerland | B | g | WHO Bodies, United Nations Bodies, IGOs |
World Historic and Cultural Canal Cities Cooperation Organization |
WCCO | 2009 | Yangzhou | China | C | y | International Federations |
World Hovercraft Federation |
WHF | 1994 | Remanzacco | Italy | D | ||
World Industry Network |
WIN | 2003 | Amsterdam | Netherlands | E | ||
World Information Transfer |
WIT | 1986 | New York NY | USA | F | Humanitarian Organizations | |
World Institute for Engineering and Technology Education |
WIETE | Melbourne | Australia | C | j | Institutes | |
World Insulation and Acoustics Congress Organization |
WIACO | Reston VA | USA | E | |||
World Intellectual Property Organization |
WIPO | 1967 | Geneva | Switzerland | B | g | United Nations Bodies, IGOs |
World Iodine Association |
WIA | Ternat | Belgium | D | y | International Federations | |
World Maritime University |
WMU | 1983 | Malmö | Sweden | E | y | International Federations |
World Meteorological Organization |
WMO | 1947 | Geneva | Switzerland | B | g | United Nations Bodies, IGOs |
World Natural Health Organization |
WNHO | 1983 | Burlington WA | USA | G | ||
World Nuclear Transport Institute |
WNTI | 1998 | London | UK | E | j | Institutes |
World Ocean and Cruise Liner Society |
WOCLS | 1980 | Stamford CT | USA | N | ||
World Organization of Building Officials |
WOBO | 1984 | Amman | Jordan | D | ||
World Organization of Dredging Associations |
WODA | 1967 | Delft | Netherlands | E | y | International Federations |
World Overview of Conservation Approaches and Technologies |
WOCAT | 1992 | Bern | Switzerland | K | ||
World Paint and Coatings Industry Association |
WPCIA | 1976 | J | ||||
World PCO Alliance |
Tokyo | Japan | D | Professional Bodies | |||
World Plumbing Council |
WPC | 1990 | F | ||||
World Ports Seminar |
1982 | S | c | Conference Series | |||
World Puja |
1998 | Yalaha FL | USA | N | |||
World Reference Laboratory for Foot and Mouth Diseases |
WRLFMD | 1958 | Pirbright | UK | G | ||
World Relief Refugee Services |
WRRS | Baltimore MD | USA | G | Humanitarian Organizations | ||
World Renew |
1962 | Burlington ON | Canada | G | Humanitarian Organizations | ||
World Road Association |
PIARC | 1909 | Paris La Défense | France | B | y | International Federations |
World Schools Debating Championships |
WSDC | 1988 | Ascot | UK | E | ||
World Self-Medication Industry |
WSMI | 1970 | Nyon | Switzerland | B | y | International Federations |
World Ship Society |
WSS | 1947 | Mitcham | UK | F | ||
World Ship Trust |
1979 | London | UK | N | f | Foundations | |
World Smart Capital Initiative |
WSC | F | |||||
World Society for Transport and Land Use Research |
WSTLUR | Montréal QC | Canada | C | |||
World Society of Sustainable Energy Technologies |
WSSET | Nottingham | UK | C | |||
World Steel Association |
worldsteel | 1967 | Brussels | Belgium | C | Institutes | |
World Technopolis Association |
WTA | 1997 | Daejeon | Korea Rep | C | ||
World Telecommunication Forum |
TELECOM | S | gc | Conference Series, IGOs | |||
World Telecommunication Policy Forum |
WTPF | Geneva | Switzerland | S | gc | Conference Series, IGOs | |
World Trade Organization |
WTO | 1995 | Geneva | Switzerland | B | g | United Nations Bodies, IGOs |
World Transporter Bridges Association |
2003 | Osten | Germany | D | |||
World Union Saint Gabriel |
1953 | Teplicka nad Vahom | Slovakia | F | |||
World Universities Debating Council |
WUDC | 1981 | E | ||||
World War I Aeroplanes |
1961 | Red Hook NY | USA | N | |||
World Waterpark Association |
WWA | 1980 | Overland Park KS | USA | G | ||
World Wide Web Consortium |
W3C | 1994 | Cambridge MA | USA | E | ||
World Wide Web Foundation |
Washington DC | USA | F | f | Foundations | ||
World Wind Energy Association |
WWEA | 2001 | Bonn | Germany | C | y | International Federations |
World Women Inventors and Entrepreneurs Association |
WWIEA | 2008 | Seoul | Korea Rep | C | ||
WorldDAB |
London | UK | E | y | International Federations | ||
Worldwide Airline Customer Relations Association |
WACRA | 1969 | Vallejo CA | USA | D |