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When global crises in several areas and civil society mobilization for a just transition are multiplying, sustainability of development trajectories and the need for greater consistency of SDGs have risen to the forefront of many debates. Anchored in a context where economic issues often take precedence over longer-term environmental problems, …

InfraZamin Pakistan and CORPORATE PAKISTAN GROUP #CPG, in association with #PIDG Private Infrastructure Development Group and PIDG Technical Assistance, are hosting a Webinar on “Adapting to Climate Change: Flood Rehabilitation Financing,” on September 29, 2022 from 4:30 pm to 6:30 pm. The webinar will feature renowned experts from corporate, government …

Human capital is essential for meeting the objectives of addressing climate change and fostering development. Without focused investments in people, climate change will accelerate global poverty, exacerbate inequities, and will itself continue unabated. Climate-smart human capital can alleviate the worst impacts of climate change on people and can also empower people …

Every year, flooding affects around 45,000 Ghanaians. Coastal erosion and sea-level rise is also threatening Ghana’s coastline. Without urgent climate action, an additional one million Ghanaians risk falling into poverty by 2050. Agriculture yields and labor productivity would drop, and incomes could be reduced by up to 40% for the …

Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank President Jin Liqun discusses the priorities for the bank as countries reopen from the pandemic, the debt of some member nations and the projects the bank has in China. He speaks exclusively on Bloomberg Television. ——– Follow Bloomberg for business news & analysis, up-to-the-minute market data, …

#climatechange #yahoofinance CIF Senior Climate Change Specialist Daniel Morris joins Yahoo Finance Live anchors Akiko Fujita and to discuss the deployment of the $1 billion loan received from the U.S. Treasury for clean energy investments and how communities are adapting to climate risks. Don’t Miss: Valley of Hype: The Culture …

Markham interviews economist Richard Masson, School of Public Policy at the University of Calgary, about Monday’s federal govt announcement of the Large Employer Emergency Financing Facility (LEEFF), which comes with significant conditions. “There are many companies in the energy sector that are already taking seriously the need to plan for …

Results from the PROSPECT Benchmark survey – April 2020 In this IEECP Lunch Seminar you can hear about from the Horizon 2020-funded project PROSPECT, enabling peer-to-peer learning in regional and local authorities in order to finance and implement their sustainable energy and climate action plans. See our lunch seminar to …