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Climate Change is Threatening Education Financing
Dalberg, Save the Children, the Global Partnership for Education (GPE), and other partners are teaming up to better understand and further the global discourse around the relationship between climate change and education financing, and advocate for education to be seen as a key part of the solution.
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Peer Learning for Action on Covid-19 Vaccination Uptake
The Vaccination Action Network (VAN) has a clear objective: to support decision-makers in comprehending the underlying factors driving vaccination and to facilitate initiatives that enhance Covid-19 vaccine uptake. VAN is a locally-led, peer-to-peer learning initiative designed to improve health systems across sub-Saharan Africa while scaling demand for Covid-19 vaccines.
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An interview with Lillian Kidane, the newly appointed Regional Director for Africa
“Africa is increasingly playing a leadership role in the future of sustainable development globally. I am looking forward to continuing to meaningfully support changemakers on the continent who are dedicated to making it a reality.”
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Africa Smart Cities Investment Summit: Paving the Way for Smart and Sustainable Urbanization
In a world experiencing an unprecedented surge in urbanization, the African continent stands at the forefront, poised to welcome a staggering 760 million urban dwellers by 2030 — a 50% increase from 2015. With the unfolding of this phenomenon, the imperative to harness the power of technology and innovation has reached unparalleled heights.
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Exploring Africa’s Food Systems Transformation: Highlights from the 13th AGRF
The 13th Africa Food Systems Forum (AGRF), held from September 5 to 8, 2023 at the Julius Nyerere International Conference Center in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, marked a significant milestone in the pursuit of sustainable agriculture and food systems on the African continent. The four-day event, with the theme, “Recover, Regenerate, Act: Africa’s Solutions to…
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Africa Climate Week: Shaping Climate Solutions for a Sustainable Future
Africa Climate Week, conducted in parallel with the Africa Climate Summit, facilitated meaningful dialogues on climate solutions, addressing barriers and identifying opportunities across different regions. This collective effort brought together policymakers, businesses, and civil society actors in preparation of the first global stock-take concluding at COP28, the 2023 UN Climate Change Conference, in UAE.
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African Climate Summit 2023: Driving Green Growth and Climate Finance Solutions
The African Climate Summit (ACS) 2023 was held in Nairobi, Kenya from September 4 to 6, with the theme “Driving Green Growth and Climate Finance Solutions for Africa and the World”.
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A Transformative Week for Africa’s Sustainable Future
An extraordinary week unfolded between September 4 and 8, 2023, heralding a series of events that are shaping the sustainable future of Africa. The convergence of the Africa Climate Summit and Africa Climate Week in Nairobi, the Africa Food Systems Forum in Dar Es Salaam, and the Africa Smart Cities Investment Summit in Kigali marked…
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A New Frontier: Blended Finance for Building Urban Slum Resilience
The recent pandemic has shed light on the weaknesses of urban management systems, offering us a chance to rethink and redesign our cities. Slums are inextricably linked to the cities they emerge in, and the health of these communities has far-reaching implications on a city’s ability to respond to external shocks. This article explores how…
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Driving Africa’s Future of Work through Digital Transformation: The Crucial Role of Systems Orchestrators
Discover how our report, “Advancing the Future of Work in Africa through Digital Transformation: The Role of Systems Orchestrators,” illustrates that with stable and empowered systems orchestrators – individuals or entities responsible for coordinating and managing digital transformation efforts – African countries can accelerate their progress in adopting digital technologies, ultimately achieving rapid socioeconomic development.
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