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Africa
African Circular Economy Alliance Annual Meeting
Join on the 15 April 2021 at 10.00 CEST to hear from our panellists.
Global Issue
Industry
Economy
4th Industrial Revolution
Global Issue
Industry
Economy
4th Industrial Revolution
Regional Agenda
One Trillion Trees
Africa is creating its own Great Wall - and it’s green
A visionary project to restore degraded land in Africa’s Sahel belt to boost jobs, food security and battle climate change has received new funding.
Africa
Mobile creches are transforming the lives of women and children in Africa
An innovative childcare project in Burkina Faso is enabling poorer mothers to go to work, while their children are cared for nearby. The effect has been life-changing.
Biodiversity
Africa's 2 elephant species are endangered - here's how we can save them
African savanna elephants have declined by 60% since 1990. Forest elephants, which the IUCN is treating as a separate species, have declined by over 86%.
Forests
How fiscal policy can help save forests
A report shows how fiscal reforms can positively influence forest conservation and ecosystem health as part of the climate and sustainable development policy mix.
Climate Change
Economists support 'immediate and drastic action' against climate change
Inaction on climate change could cost the world $1.7 trillion a year by 2050, according to economists surveyed by New York University’s Institute for Policy Integrity.
United States
Here’s how human efforts to reduce Mississippi floods have helped climate change
Human efforts to tame the Mississippi River may have had an unintended positive effect, according to a new study: more rapid transport of carbon to the ocean.
United States
What’s in Biden’s $2.3 trillion infrastructure plan?
From modernizing highways, to funding the care economy, President Biden plans to create jobs and boost America's economy with his infrastructure plan.
Ireland
Ireland looks to pubs and derelict buildings to boost remote working outside cities
Ireland plans to create 400 remote working hubs as part of a new development policy to increase the rural population and enliven town centres.
Gender Parity
5 reasons why Switzerland's gender gap is getting smaller
Despite granting women the vote only 50 years ago, Switzerland features in the top 10 rankings of the Global Gender Gap for the first time this year.
Gender Parity
Why closing Japan's gender gap will be achieved with equality from the top
The Japanese government's recent equality roadmap will encourage changes for women at boardroom level. This is good news for the gender gap, but there is still some way to go.
GTGS2021
Digital tokens could transform the economies of the Middle East and North Africa - if the governance keeps up
The integration of digital assets into economic structures could tackle the financing challenges faced by SMEs and provide a more standardized and accessible approach to funding.
Systemic Racism
A Chicago suburb's plan to pay Black residents reparations could be a national model
Evanston has committed $10M to support Black families who suffered lasting damage from decades of discriminatory practices and could become national model.
Circular Economy
This company is recycling floral waste from the Ganges
Entrepreneur Ankit Agarwal’s Phool.co (flower) removes floral waste from the Ganges to recycle it.
Latin America
Impact investing in Latin America and addressing the 'missing middle'
There is a “missing middle” of impact investment, centred on investments of $10,000-500,000, which is a key funding stage in the development of companies.