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15 May 2020

Sustainability or crisis

Benjamin Simmons
There are two ways to respond to the COVID-19 crisis: economic revitalization that supports sustainability, or trading one crisis for another. Reigniting the economy, securing jobs and saving businesses requires solutions that avoid the false trade-off between environmental protection and economic activity. The COVID-19 crisis as seen by Benjamin Simmons, founding head of the Green Growth Knowledge Partnership (GGKP).

Irrigation & Water Resolution Management Project

Organisation: 
World Bank Group

This project paper support for a Nepal Food Crisis Response Program (NFCRP) consisting of: (i) a credit and grant for a new project on Social Safety Nets; and (ii) additional financing to the Irrigation and Water Resource Development Project.

April 2019

Biodiversity Loss, Development Crisis?

International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED), Fauna & Flora International (FFI), Nature-Based Solutions Initiative
This paper, Biodiversity Loss, Development Crisis?, mainstreams biodiversity loss in countries' development issues and raises the attention for people to require much more coordinated thinking and action than has happened to date. It is time for the development community to step up to this challenge and engage in the debate.
April 2020

The European Repo Market and the COVID-19 crisis

The special COVID-19 market report reveals that while demand for repo subsequently increased significantly during the height of the crisis in February/March, dealers’ capacity to intermediate that demand was relatively constrained, limiting access to many firms that needed it.
April 2020

Women at the Core of the Fight Against COVID-19 Crisis

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
This resource discusses the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on women and how policy responses can be tailored to ensure women receive the necessary support.
August 2019

Quality Unknown : The invisible water crisis

World Bank Group
The World Bank report 'Quality Unknown: The Invisible Water Crisis' presents new evidence and new data that shows how poor water quality stalls economic progress, reduces food production, and lowers growth in downstream regions.
December 2019

Untreated and Unsafe: Solving the urban sanitation crisis in the Global South

World Resources Institute (WRI)
This paper presents new sanitation data from 15 cities that shows almost two-thirds of sewage and human waste is unsafely managed, with access to safe sanitation lowest in South Asia and sub-Saharan Africa.

On-Farm Water Management (OFWM)

Organisation: 
World Bank Group

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The objective of the Additional Financing for Sindh On-Farm Water Management Project (SOFWMP) for Pakistan is to improve water resource management and enhance agricultural productivity in the project area through: (a) improving the efficiency, reliability, and equity of irrigation water distribut

7 October 2020 to 8 October 2020

The Good Trade Summit: Emerging Stronger from the COVID-19 Crisis

The International Trade Centre’s (ITC) virtual Good Trade Summit takes place on October 7 and 8, bringing together SheTrades Global, the premier global event linking women entrepreneurs with buyers and partners, and the Trade for Sustainable Development (T4SD) Forum, one of the leading global events on sustainable value chains.

Public Sector Management and Social Inclusion Development Policy Loan

Organisation: 
World Bank Group

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The development goal of the Public Sector Management and Social Inclusion Development Policy Loan (DPL) Program for Uruguay is to support the development and implementation of policies aimed at strengthening resilience to external shocks and improving growth opportunities, with a focus on poor an

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