01/05/2024

EU, Denmark & UNDP Launches Innovation Challenge to Boost Mykolaiv and Ternopil’s Economies

The European Union (EU), the Kingdom of Denmark, and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Ukraine, in partnership with BOOST, an acceleration programme for social impact […]
26/04/2024

A Hitchhiker’s Guide to Portfolios in UNDP

In 2022-2023, I had the privilege of joining UNDP’s Mayors for Economic Growth (M4EG) for a temporary assignment under the Virtual Development Assignment Programme (VDAP). I supported the […]
22/04/2024

Beyond Plastic: Can bioplastics help us deal with plastic pollution

It’s tiny, orange, and on first look, with a strange shape and texture. This small object is the first piece of bioplastic made at the Biohacking laboratory, […]
22/04/2024

Almaty Air Quality Portfolio: Adopting Portfolio Approaches in Kazakhstan’s Economic Capital

In tackling escalating social and environmental challenges, it is becoming clear that traditional project-based innovation methods, with their predefined objectives, outcomes and fixed timelines, often miss […]
26/03/2024

A Tale of Three Cities

Armenian municipalities take ownership of their development Armenia is a country of ancient histories and modern development. Walk through its capital Yerevan and you willpass through […]
21/03/2024

Adapting to Change: Our experience building a learning muscle in international development

Three years ago, we embarked on a new journey with the EU funded Mayors for Economic Growth (M4EG) initiative, supporting mayors across the Eastern Partnership to […]
20/03/2024

[WEBINAR] Strengthening capacities of local governments in climate finance

How can cities get the support they need to achieve their climate ambitions? This conversation in partnership with the City Climate Finance Gap Fund explores how […]
14/03/2024

Six UNDP Crowdfunding Academies to Launch Worldwide

In an effort to strengthen resource mobilization, UNDP kickstarted six Crowdfunding Academies (CFA) across the globe. This initiative aims to equip teams with the expertise required to […]
12/03/2024

[WEBINAR] Climate Governance: Anticipatory steering of the green transition at a city level

As cities navigate the uncharted waters of the green transition, climate governance emerges as a beacon of hope, illuminating pathways towards a sustainable future where cities […]