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Climate-vulnerable countries need better recovery support to avoid debt: Here are some measures that can help
Debbie Hillier Head of Zurich Flood Resilience Alliance Programme, Mercy Corps Climate-vulnerable countries are increasingly finding themselves at greater risk of being hit by further crises while...
El CICR crea un nuevo fondo destinado a iniciativas de largo plazo para el clima y el medio ambiente
Las personas que viven en países afectados por conflictos armados se encuentran entre las más vulnerables a los efectos del cambio climático. La combinación de conflictos, inseguridad alimentaria y...
ICRC launches new fund to boost climate action in its humanitarian programmes
Geneva (ICRC) - The International Committee of the Red Cross today launched a new initiative to bolster climate and environment action in its humanitarian operations worldwide. The Climate and...
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Here are 6 humanitarian issues that must be addressed in 2022
This article is part of the The Davos Agenda Peter Maurer President, International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) Humanitarian organisations such as the Red Cross aim to provide impartial and...
The Global Risks Report 2022, 17th Edition - Insight Report
Preface Saadia Zahidi, Managing Director A divergent economic recovery from the crisis created by the pandemic risks deepening global divisions at a time when societies and the international...
State of finance for nature: Tripling investments in nature-based solutions by 2030
By Ivo Mulder, Aurelia Blin, Justin Adams, Teresa Hartmann, Danielle Carreira, Mark Schauer, Waltraud Ederer, Robin Smale, Mateo Salazar, Marta Simonetti Executive Summary Nature loss is at the heart...
Unlocking the potential of Earth Observation to address Africa’s critical challenges - Insight Report January 2021
Executive summary Earth observations are fundamental to harness the innovations of the Fourth Industrial Revolution to support the public good. We often hear that data and information is the 21st...
The Global Risks Report 2021, 16th Edition - Insight Report
Executive Summary The immediate human and economic cost of COVID-19 is severe. It threatens to scale back years of progress on reducing poverty and inequality and to further weaken social cohesion...
Making Mining Safe and Fair: Artisanal Cobalt Extraction in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Executive Summary "Artisanal mining is a lifeline for millions of impoverished people in the DRC. We need to see companies working with the authorities to formalize it – make it safer, remove...
COVID-19 is highlighting global neglect of pregnant women and midwives
Bjorn Andersson, Asia-Pacific Regional Director, United Nations Population Fund • The COVID-19 pandemic has greatly intensified anxiety among women due to give birth. • Midwifery, because it is...
The World Bank, WEF, GSMA and ITU Mobilized in the Fight Against COVID-19
Partners discussed a set of concrete actions to help governments and private sector cope with the pandemic. WASHINGTON, APRIL 21, 2020 — During a high-level dialogue, Finance and ICT ministers, ICT...
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The South Asia Risks Landscape
The South Asia Risks Landscape comes as South Asia is growing rapidly and positioning itself to exert more geopolitical influence but also faces risks in the form of climate crises—particularly...
The Global Risks Report 2020
The 15th edition of the World Economic Forum’s Global Risks Report is published as critical risks are manifesting. The global economy is facing an increased risk of stagnation, climate change is...
The Net-Zero Challenge: Global Climate Action at a Crossroads (Part 1)
The paper is the first in a two-part series on The Net-Zero Challenge, which assesses the state of global climate action through the lens of corporations, governments, and civil society. While there...
Global Gender Gap Report 2020
Preface At the dawn of the 2020s, building fairer and more inclusive economies must be the goal of global, national and industry leaders. To get there, instilling gender parity across education,...
Data Collaboration for the Common Good: Enabling Trust and Innovation Through Public-Private Partnerships
De-Risking Data: World Economic Forum Explores Ways to Use Private Sector Data to Fight Epidemics, React to Natural Disasters and Advance Environmental Protection Georg Schmitt, Head of Corporate...
Mali + 6 more
The Sahel is engulfed by violence, climate change, food insecurity and extremists are largely to blame
Robert Muggah Co-founder, Igarape Institute and SecDev Group José Luengo Cabrera West Africa researcher, International Crisis Group This article is part of the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting For...
World Economic Forum 2019 Annual Meeting launching a new Humanitarian Investing Initiative
Fon Mathuros, Head of Media, World Economic Forum, Tel.: +41 79 201 0211; Email: fma@weforum.org · The World Economic Forum, the World Bank and the International Committee of the Red Cross are...
3 ways to fix the way we fund humanitarian relief
This article is part of the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting Each year, humanitarian aid organizations save and protect tens of millions of people caught up in crises across the world. Their...