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Plastiks and UNDP Armenia Working on a Partnership to Launch Traceable Plastic Recovery Pilot on Cardano
UNDP Armenia is in the process of starting a partnership with Plastiks to address the country’s underdeveloped recycling infrastructure by piloting a blockchain-based model that incentivizes plastic recovery through verified plastic credits. This collaboration is part of the inaugural SDG Blockchain Accelerator, led by the UNDP Alternative Finance Lab, Blockchain4Good […]

UNDP Launches Green Urban Tech Open Call to Boost Greener, Smarter and More Resilient Cities
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Europe and Central Asia has launched the BOOST x CEF: Green Urban Tech open call, inviting innovators worldwide to […]

UNDP Releases 2024 Slovak Transformation Fund Annual Report
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Europe and Central Asia has released its 2024 Annual Report for the Slovak Transformation Fund (STF), spotlighting how […]

My Journey as an Online Volunteer with the City Experimental Fund
Andrii Nahornyi is a GIS specialist with a background in spatial data analysis, cartography, and remote sensing. He holds a BSc in Geomatics and specializes […]

Charting Urban Futures: Inside the CEF Portfolio Bootcamp in Bratislava
How do you prepare cities to navigate the complexity of green and digital transitions – not through isolated projects, but through interconnected portfolios that learn, adapt, […]

Reimagining urban finance for a climate-resilient future
At last week’s COP29, nations faced an urgent priority – addressing the critical role of finance in adapting to climate change and tackling loss and […]

Transforming biowaste into business value
Is the biowaste industry becoming a new ‘green business’ opportunity in North Macedonia? How can we unlock its potential? Managing biowaste in urban centers […]

UNDP announces selected participants for the BOOST: Urban Future Finance
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Europe and Central Asia, in partnership with SocialTech Lab, announced the selection of 19 innovative finance solutions for […]

Unlocking the Power of Crowdfunding with Moldovan Municipalities
Ten municipalities in Moldova joined a crowdfunding training programme to gain skills in creating and running effective crowdfunding campaigns for local projects. When one thinks […]

UNDP Kazakhstan: Air Quality, Community, and the Right to the City
Everyone has the right to live in cities that are comfortable, accessible, and environmentally clean, where public spaces prioritize human well-being and inclusivity. Indeed, many […]

Spaces That Shape Urban Narratives
Cities in Europe and Central Asia are adopting a systemic design approach to urban development. The shift is being spearheaded by two UNDP initiatives – […]

Shaping Urban Futures with UNDP at the World Urban Forum
The 12th World Urban Forum (WUF), the largest global conference on urban issues convened by UN-Habitat, will take place in Cairo, Egypt, from November 4-8, […]

When learning questions are met with more questions
At the end of 2023, the Innovation team at UNDP Europe and Central Asia initiated a more structured exploration of how to strengthen the team’s […]
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