28/09/2023

Green innovation: A biohacking lab opens doors in Skopje

Originally published by UNDP Eurasia. Edited by Karen Cirillo, Digital Communications Specialist, UNDP IRH. Biowaste. It’s not just your average trash. Biowaste – anything from egg shells to […]
20/09/2023

Difficult to see. Always in motion is the future – Yoda

Recent crises demonstrate that the future will not necessarily mirror the past. We face a multitude of possible, probable, and preferable futures that we need to […]
18/09/2023

Unleashing innovative financing for SDGs – A UNGA78 side event

The Islamic Solidarity Fund for Development (ISFD) and the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB), in collaboration with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Organization of […]
14/09/2023

Clearing the Skies: UNDP’s Portfolio Work in the Garden City

Edited for brevity by Arianna Friedman and Svetla Baeva. See full article on the UNDP Kazakhstan website. 99% of the global population is exposed to harmful […]
14/09/2023

Embarking on an urban adventure

Children leading co-design for revolutionizing urban spaces in Prishtinë/Priština, Kosovo* Do children in Prishtinë/Priština a have access to public spaces to interact, play, socialize? What kind of public […]
11/08/2023

What we’re learning from using generative AI in our innovation work

For the Innovation Team at UNDP Europe and Central Asia, much of our work revolves around creating, storing, managing, and sharing knowledge. Approaching the latest AI […]
02/08/2023

Connecting innovation ecosystems and alternative finance: A three-day journey

In July, UNDP, in collaboration with the Islamic Development Bank, the Islamic Solidarity Fund, and the Ministry of Finance of the Slovak Republic, organized a three-day […]
28/07/2023

Announcing UNDP Europe and Central Asia’s new community listening guide for urban transformation

Cities are confronting unprecedented challenges and traditional linear approaches are no longer sufficient to address overlapping, interconnected issues efficiently. But there is an effective way to […]
27/07/2023

Learning to build response and renewal activities in municipalities in Ukraine and Moldova during the crisis

When we at the RBEC Knowledge and Innovation Team at UNDP Europe and Central Asia designed our four-week learning sprint with selected municipalities in Ukraine and […]