Tag: Sustainable development
Paris Agreement ‘decisive turning point’ on climate change, says new UN senior adviser
01 Feb 16 NewsLess than two months after 196 parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) adopted the Paris Agreement, the global community is already seein...
Power Africa launches roadmap to 60 million connections and 30,000 MW by 2030
01 Feb 16 NewsOn Thursday, 28 January 2016 at the Powering Africa Summit, Power Africa partners launched a roadmap to meet President Obama’s goals of adding 30,000 megawatts and 60 million con...
Beyond AGOA Hearing: Remarks by Ambassador Michael Froman
29 Jan 16 NewsOn behalf of USTR, I would like to welcome our distinguished guests and friends participating in today’s hearing on policy recommendations for deepening the U.S.-Africa trade and...
AfDB presents New Deal on Energy for Africa and the Transformative Partnership on Energy in Davos
25 Jan 16 News“If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together.”
The African Development Bank Group (AfDB) presented its New Deal on Energy for Africa, and launche...
Urban resilience: Challenges and opportunities for African cities
22 Jan 16 NewsVarious city representatives gathered for a special breakout session during the recent Understanding Risk & Finance Conference to discuss resilience, the challenges and opportu...
A new deal on energy for Africa: Power, potential and partnership
20 Jan 16 NewsAfrica needs a new deal on energy, and now it has one.
US President Roosevelt’s post-Depression New Deal of the 1930s focused on ‘Relief, Recovery and Reform’. For Afri...
Harnessing emerging technological breakthroughs for the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development
18 Jan 16 NewsEffective global partnerships, sufficient financing and close cooperation between Governments and the private sector will be indispensable to harness the evolving global innovation...
CSTD 2015-2016 Inter-Sessional Panel: Smart Cities and Infrastructure and Foresight for Digital Development
15 Jan 16 NewsOpening statement by Taffere Tesfachew, Acting Director, Division on Technology and Logistics; Director, Division on Africa, Least Developed Countries and Special Programmes, UNCTA...
Review of trade and trade-related issues in 2015
13 Jan 16 DiscussionWilliam Mwanza, tralac Researcher, provides a review of key trade-related developments in 2015
The past year has seen a number of important developments in trade and trade-related...
Of maize and money: How to bring farmers into the financial system
08 Jan 16 NewsNearly half of the world’s farmers are unbanked. This statistic is worrying given the evidence linking financial inclusion to poverty alleviation and since over 70 percent of the...
Scaling up climate and disaster resilience for the world’s most vulnerable
07 Jan 16 News
Natural disasters can cause unthinkable tolls and continue to disproportionately affect the poorest and most vulnerable.
When the category five Cyclone Pam barreled down on Va...
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: Enhancing urban resilience
06 Jan 16 NewsThe World Bank and the Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery (GFDRR) conducted a CityStrength Diagnostic in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, in February 2015 at the request of ...
Trade and Sustainable Growth: Capacitating and Strengthening the voice of Africa’s Private Sector, 16 December 2015
18 Dec 15 EventAlongside the 10th WTO Ministerial Conference in Nairobi, africapractice (AP) and the International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development (ICTSD) hosted a panel session on ...
Historic Paris Agreement on Climate Change
14 Dec 15 News195 nations set path to keep temperature rise well below 2 degrees Celsius
An historic agreement to combat climate change and unleash actions and investment towards a low carbon, ...
Options for follow-up and review of the trade-related elements of the Post-2015 agenda and financing for development
23 Nov 15 NewsTrade and Sustainable Development: Options for Follow-up and Review
Trade is reflected throughout the draft Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of June 2015 and the May 2015...
Trade for All: European Commission presents new trade and investment strategy
15 Oct 15 NewsThe Commission is proposing a new trade and investment strategy for the European Union, entitled ‘Trade for All: Towards a more responsible trade and investment policy’.
The n...
When global goals meet African realities: new report sets out an agenda for change
14 Oct 15 NewsThe new Sustainable Development Goals will only succeed if they can succeed in Africa. How can we make that happen? A new report from the Africa Progress Panel, Global Goals, Afric...
“Vulnerable Twenty” ministers call for more action and investment in climate resiliency and low-emissions development
12 Oct 15 NewsLed by the Philippines, the V20 group say they represent a significant number of nations most vulnerable to climate change – low and middle income, least developed, arid, isthmus...
Reforms of International Investment Agreements should promote sustainable development goals
02 Oct 15 NewsSpeakers at the UNCTAD 62nd Trade and Development Board said that international investment agreements must preserve States’ abilities to adopt policies that support the SDGs. A b...
All eyes on UN as world body prepares to adopt new Sustainable Development Goals
25 Sep 15 NewsWorld leaders, heads of global financial institutions and other dignitaries are heading to New York, where, after months of intense negotiations, the United Nations is set to launc...