GLOBAL | 18-20 OCTOBER 2022 | Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire/Hybrid Links The 3rd edition of the Finance in Common Summit (FiCS) will be co-organized by the African Development Bank and the European Investment Bank from 18-20 October 2022 in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire as a
The 51st plenary session of the Committee on World Food Security (CFS 51) will take place between 23 and 27 October 2023 in a hybrid format in Rome, Italy.
OECD – The Future Africa Wants: Better Policies for the Next Generation and a Sustainable Transition
Can innovative policies and international partnerships help address: the socio-economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic? insufficient development finance? fast rising food and energy prices? the reshaping of global value chains? and the need for better opportunities for African youth?
A dialogue with development practitioners on Ceres2030’s eight evidence syntheses aimed at identifying the best interventions and entry points to achieve SDG2 and a deep dive in the economic costing model to estimate how much it will cost. Links Finding and synthesizing global
Urgent need for rural revitalization, strong policies and accountability Marked by deepening cycles of hunger and malnutrition, persistent poverty, limited economic opportunities, and environmental degradation, rural areas continue to be in a state of crisis in many parts of the world. This threatens to slow the progress towards the SDGs, global climate targets, and
Food insecurity currently affects 1 in 9 people worldwide. Despite the ongoing efforts, the situation has been worsening since 2015. In 2050, the world will need to provide appropriate nutrition for 10 billion humans and despite the effects of climate change. To achieve this, we must review our agricultural and food systems and support
The agrifood sector represents the world’s largest economic sector and is very much linked to poverty. An increased population and the associated doubling of food production that is forecast for 2050 make it absolutely necessary to act now in a responsible and coordinated manner.
This year’s edition of the State of Blended Finance by Convergence once again focuses on climate. Links Climate change continues to be central to the blended finance market and to sustainable development more broadly. In PART I of the report,
The first in a series of debates on IFAD’s Rural Development Report to discuss the untapped potential of the food system midstreams - the activities after the farm gate, such as trading, storing, processing, and distributing to consumers. Innovation, finance, investments and entrepreneurship at this stage are key to expanding opportunities for small-scale producers.
For as long as rural livelihoods are associated with drudgery and inadequate movement towards mechanization, we will be losing our young people into urban settings.