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M4EG: Leading cities when the compass fails
Originally posted at M4EG’s website, read the full article here. When familiar maps no longer work and the compass starts to spin, leadership is about learning to navigate the unknown. Tools alone are not the answer; if anything, cities have no shortage of frameworks, strategies, and pilot projects. The more […]
M4EG: What if the project is not the point?
Originally posted at M4EG’s website, read the full article here. Cities rarely move in straight lines. A tourism problem is also a skills problem, a […]
UNDP and DFINITY Foundation Collaborate on Exploring Sovereign Cloud Infrastructure and Decentralized AI Deployment for Public Good
Partnership supports UNDP country-office pilots, civil society organizations (CSOs), and public-sector engagement around responsible digital infrastructure and AI-enabled software development
UNDP AltFinLab invites UN teams to apply for the 2026 SDG Blockchain Accelerator
The third edition will help UN teams turn challenges from active programmes into practical, scalable solutions with support from leading blockchain and AI partners.
UNEP provides US$1.95 million to scale up Armenia’s circular bioeconomy transition
The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), through its Climate and Clean Air Coalition (CCAC), has approved over US$2.2 million in funding to accelerate Armenia’s transition […]
UNDP launches new initiative with mayors to boost solar energy
Mayors from eight countries have joined forces with UNDP on a new initiative to boost financing for solar energy.
Forum for the Future
Forum for the Future opened the first week of educational webinars for the UNDP City Experiment Fund. Anna Simpson, curator of the Futures Centre, and […]
Everything we learned from Ministry of Data
The complexity of the challenges we deal with – whether it is conflict, climate change or governance – combined with the high value and cost […]
Introducing crowdfunding as an impact investment tool to finance startups in Egypt
AltFinLab, UNDP Egypt, and Technology Innovation and Entrepreneurship Center partnered together to foster crowdfunding in Egypt to unlock investment for achieving SDGs.
City experiment fund: the system transformation our cities need
Cities occupy only about 2% of Earth’s land area, but house between 60–85% of the world population. At a time of accelerated change — and with […]
Adopting a cedar tree brings diaspora money home
Since its launch in 2009, Live Lebanon has implemented 67 projects and raised US$4.2 million from Lebanese communities abroad. From education to environment, it has […]
A fair deal for Ecuadorian cocoa farmers
Best known as the technology behind cryptocurrencies, blockchain is still too new and cutting edge for many industries. Blockchain data cannot be manipulated, it is fully […]
New technologies and finance to promote sustainable development in a changing world
The Alternative Finance Lab, together with UNDP Panama, organized sessions to learn about advances in innovation with practical cases and thus be able to exchange […]
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