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With alarming speed, COVID-19 has infected tens of millions of people worldwide and killed more than one million. It has impacted economies and changed people's lives, particularly the poor and vulnerable who are already disproportionately impacted by climate change and other environmental, social, and economic risks.
The virus has also become central to national policy and has halted business operations in ways that were unimaginable. The economic impacts of these efforts are likely to be felt for years to come.
In addition to responses from government leaders, who are calling for support to cope with the twin crises of public health and rebuilding economies in sustainable and resource-efficient ways, industry and finance stakeholders also have important roles. This includes generating innovative solutions for diversifying production portfolios, building business capacities for sustaining growth, and aligning institutional investors’ fiduciary duties and stewardship practices with long-term decision-making and sustainable value creation.
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COVID-19: Re-opening of UNESCO Archives. UNESCO is very good at COVID-19 and gender mainstreaming data
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Really interesting webinar happening in two hours! COVID-19 Policy Responses and Implications for Our Economic Future -- A Conversation with Nobel Laureate Joseph Stiglitz
Created a Post in Green Recovery from COVID-19, Sustainable Finance, Natural Capital
This report provides an update on the deployment of blended finance in LDCs and analyses its potential role in helping those countries recover from the COVID-19 crisis. It highlights the importance unlocking green finance, prioritising green and resilient recovery projects, and investing in green jobs. It also shares examples of blended green finance, including the Tropical Landscapes Finance Facility, Land Degradation Neutrality Fund, Global Fund for Coral Reefs, Althelia Sustainable Ocean Fund, Meloy Fund, Circulate Capital’s Ocean Fund, and more!
The darkest hour is before dawn – 2020 could mark humanity’s sunrise instead of its sunset The Covid pandemic is both a troubling glimpse into what our new normal could be and a gateway to change
Created a Post in Climate Change, Green Recovery from COVID-19, Forestry
World Bank approves First Amazon Fiscal and Environmental Sustainability Program — The project will support fiscal reforms aimed at promoting fiscal sustainability while integrating forest conservation and development, as part of the state’s post-COVID-19 economic recovery plan.
This 'NDC Update Report December 2020' features perspectives on how COVID-19 is impacting climate action from the NDC Partnership, Climate Analytics, SouthSouthNorth, FAO, BUND, and WRI
GGKP has a knowledge library for COVID-19 resources. Check it out, and let us know if you have any resources that we should add to it!
Africa in the context of COVID-19
Created an Event in Green Recovery from COVID-19, Industry and Entrepreneurship, Waste Management
Only the U.S. and China Can Stave Off Debt Disaster
Relations between the United States and China promise to be fraught even under President-elect Joe Biden’s administration. There’s one area where the two rivals can and should cooperate immediately, however: to head off a looming debt crisis that threatens to hurl millions into poverty across Africa, Latin America and Asia.