SDG10 Reduced Inequalities
COVID-19 is an unprecedented socio-economic crisis and calls for unprecedented policy responses. Asia-Pacific region is no exception.
In this context, an Excel-based model is developed to help countries ensure effective policy design and to align policy responses with the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. The model produces a snapshot of the socio-economic situation facing the country/territory, and allows simple policy scenarios to be studied.
Asia and the Pacific is a key driver of a technological revolution that is profoundly transforming the way we live, work and relate to one another. At the same time, the region is also one of the most digitally divided, with less than 14 per cent of the population connected to affordable and reliable high-speed Internet. Around 52 per cent of the region’s population remains offline.
Nepal is a mountainous country highly susceptible to a range of geophysical and hydro-meteorological hazards including earthquakes, floods, landslides, lightning and droughts.
The experience of the Saralbhanga River, which flows from Bhutan to India, shows the power of involving local people in river management.
Corporate Social Responsibility is an important strategy in companies, but many managers do not know how to comply with it and put it into practice. Inclusion Factory has thus prepared a 3-minute video to explain that.
Applications to the Competition may be submitted by community foundations, registered and operating in Europe.Applications to the Competition may be submitted by community foundations, registered and operating in Europe.
Financial inclusion and Information and Communication Technologies ICTs underpin inclusive and sustainable development and the commitment to leave no one behind. Both have a substantial role in fast forwarding the achievement of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. Financial inclusion enables individuals to start saving, obtain loans, start a business, receive remittances from abroad or cash transfers from their governments and therefore improve their lives.
This webinar discusses the SuRe® Standard and ways to ensure that infrastructure investments drive sustainable and resilient pathways to intergenerational equity in a time of global crisis.
On 3rd June at 2:30 PM CEST join us for a discussion with key experts and policymakers who will provide insights on key measures to both combat the pandemic’s impact and to build sustainable food systems.
An exemplary example of a win-win natural solution is found in Long Kerebangan, located in the Malaysian state of Sarawak on the island of Borneo. Here indigenous communities are harvesting a local plant, Litsea cubeba for its essential oil to make a locally produced soap.