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By MIL OSI - ForeignAffairs.co.nz / December 12, 2018 / {GENERATION-2030}, 24-7, AM-NC, Asia, Asia Pacific, Asia Pacific Region, Banking and Finance, Business, Capacity Building & Education, Commerce, CTF, DJF, Education, English, Environment, Europe, Goal 17 - Partnerships for the Goals, KB, Means of Implementation, MIL OSI, Open Source Intel, Pacific, Project, SDGs (All), Small Island Developing States, Stakeholder Participation, Stakeholders and Major Groups, Trade / Comments Off on MIL-OSI Asia-Pacific: Generation 2030: Why a Business School Should Want to be a Force for Positive Change
Source: Small Island Developing States In 2017, Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University (RSM) adopted a new mission: We are a force for positive change in the world. This mission represents a shift from the more common previous mission, which was something like “we provide excellent and responsible education and base our teaching on our […]
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By MIL OSI - ForeignAffairs.co.nz / December 12, 2018 / 24-7, AM-NC, Asia, Asia Pacific, Asia Pacific Region, biodiversity, Business, Capacity Building & Education, Commerce, CTF, Data, Monitoring & Accountability, DJF, Economics & Investment, English, Goal 14 - Life Below Water, Goal 15 - Life on Land, KB, Means of Implementation, MIL OSI, Monitoring & Evaluation, News, Open Source Intel, Pacific, Publication, SDGs (All), Small Island Developing States, Stakeholder Participation, Stakeholders and Major Groups, Sustainable Development, Systemic Issues / Comments Off on MIL-OSI Asia-Pacific: IUCN Publication Explores Biodiversity Indicator Development and Use for Business
Source: Small Island Developing States November 2018: The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has published a paper on the process of development and use of biodiversity indicators in business. The publication is designed to help businesses integrate biodiversity into their activities by showing them where to start and how to identify existing indicators […]
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By MIL OSI - ForeignAffairs.co.nz / December 11, 2018 / 24-7, AM-NC, Asia, Asia Pacific, Asia Pacific Region, Banking and Finance, CTF, DJF, England, English, events, Goal 11 - Sustainable Cities & Communities, Human Settlements & Population, International Financial Institution, KB, meeting, MIL OSI, Open Source Intel, Pacific, Regional Development Bank, SDGs (All), Small Island Developing States, Stakeholder Participation, Technology, United Kingdom / Comments Off on MIL-OSI Asia-Pacific: Event: Transformers Summit 2018
Source: Small Island Developing States The Transformers Summit 2018 will address the theme, ‘Driving progress towards Sustainable Development Goal 11 through science, technology, innovation’. The event is organized by the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB), and will focus on discussing ideas and solutions from around the world. The event will feature innovators from across the globe […]
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By MIL OSI - ForeignAffairs.co.nz / December 8, 2018 / 24-7, AM-NC, Asia, Asia Pacific, Asia Pacific Region, CTF, DJF, English, events, Goal 12 - Responsible Consumption & Production, Goal 17 - Partnerships for the Goals, KB, meeting, MIL OSI, Monitoring & Evaluation, Northern America, Open Source Intel, Pacific, SDGs (All), Small Island Developing States, Stakeholder Participation, Stakeholders and Major Groups / Comments Off on MIL-OSI Asia-Pacific: Event: Global Reporting Initiative Reporters’ Summit: North America 2019
Source: Small Island Developing States GRI is organizing its third Annual Reporters’ Summit, which will focus on the theme, ‘Practical Solutions to Improve your Sustainability Reporting’. Participants will have the opportunity to learn more about the practicalities of sustainability reporting and get the latest news on innovation and the most recent developments in the field. […]
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By MIL OSI - ForeignAffairs.co.nz / December 8, 2018 / 24-7, Africa, AM-NC, Asia, Asia Pacific, Asia Pacific Region, AU, Capacity Building & Education, CTF, DJF, Economics & Investment, English, EU, events, Finance, Goal 11 - Sustainable Cities & Communities, governance, Human Settlements & Population, Intergovernmental Organization, KB, Means of Implementation, meeting, MIL OSI, National Government, North Africa, Open Source Intel, Pacific, SDGs (All), Small Island Developing States, Stakeholder Participation, Stakeholders and Major Groups, Sustainable Development, UN Programme, Agency or Fund, UN Regional Economic & Social Commission, UN-HABITAT, UNECA / Comments Off on MIL-OSI Asia-Pacific: Event: Africities 8 Summit
Source: Small Island Developing States Africities is the United Cities and Local Governments (UCLG) of Africa’s flagship pan-African event that is held every three years in one of the five regions of Africa. The eighth edition of the summit will address the theme, ‘The Transition to Sustainable Cities and Territories: the Role of Local and […]
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By MIL OSI - ForeignAffairs.co.nz / December 7, 2018 / 24-7, Adaptation, AM-NC, Asia, Asia Pacific, Asia Pacific Region, Banking and Finance, Capacity Building & Education, Climate, Climate Change, CTF, Data, Monitoring & Accountability, Disasters & Humanitarian Relief, DJF, Economics & Investment, Economy, English, Exploration, Finance, Gas, Goal 13 - Climate Action, Goal 17 - Partnerships for the Goals, governance, International Financial Institution, Investment, KB, Means of Implementation, MIL OSI, Mitigation, Monitoring & Evaluation, News, Open Source Intel, Pacific, Policy & Institutional Coherence, Project, Regional Development Bank, SDGs (All), Small Island Developing States, Stakeholder Participation, Sustainable Development, Systemic Issues, UNFCCC COP 24, Weather, World Bank / Comments Off on MIL-OSI Asia-Pacific: MDBs Commit to Align Activities with Paris Agreement
Source: Small Island Developing States 3 December 2018: Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs) announced a joint framework for aligning their activities with the Paris Agreement on climate change. The MDBs issued a declaration at the start of the 24th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP 24) to the UNFCCC. The nine MDBs are the […]
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By MIL OSI - ForeignAffairs.co.nz / December 7, 2018 / 24-7, Aid, AM-NC, Asia, Asia Pacific, Asia Pacific Region, Banking, Banking and Finance, CTF, Data, Monitoring & Accountability, DJF, Economics & Investment, Economy, English, Finance, FinTech, Goal 17 - Partnerships for the Goals, Goal 8 - Decent Work & Economic Growth, Goal 9 - Industry, Innovation & Infrastructure, governance, Investment, KB, Means of Implementation, MIL OSI, Multi-stakeholder Partnerships, News, Open Source Intel, Pacific, partnership, Poverty Eradication, Project, SDGs (All), Small Island Developing States, Stakeholder Participation, Stakeholders and Major Groups, Systemic Issues, Technology, Technology / Transfer, UN Programme, Agency or Fund, UN Secretariat, UNDP / Comments Off on MIL-OSI Asia-Pacific: UN Launches Task Force to Harness Financial Technology for SDGs
Source: Small Island Developing States 29 November 2018: UN Secretary-General António Guterres has announced the Task Force on Digital Financing, which aims to leverage the potential of new technologies to expand financial inclusion and leverage financial technologies (“fintech”) to accelerate progress on the SDGs. Co-chair Achim Steiner, UN Development Programme (UNDP) Administrator, said existing fintech […]
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By MIL OSI - ForeignAffairs.co.nz / December 5, 2018 / 24-7, AM-NC, Asia, Asia Pacific, Asia Pacific Region, Banking, Banking and Finance, Capacity Building & Education, China, CTF, Data, Monitoring & Accountability, DJF, Eastern Asia, Economics & Investment, Economy, Employment, English, Finance, Fiscal Updates, Goal 17 - Partnerships for the Goals, Goal 8 - Decent Work & Economic Growth, Goal 9 - Industry, Innovation & Infrastructure, governance, HLPF 2019, Investment, KB, Means of Implementation, meeting, MIL OSI, Monitoring & Evaluation, Multi-stakeholder Partnerships, Near East, News, Open Source Intel, Pacific, Peoples Republic Of China, Policy & Institutional Coherence, Resource Exploitation, Resource Exploration, SDGs (All), Small Island Developing States, Stakeholder Participation, Sustainable Development, Systemic Issues, Trade, UN Regional Economic & Social Commission, UNESCWA, Western Asia / Comments Off on MIL-OSI Asia-Pacific: ESCWA Adopts ‘Beirut Consensus’ as Input to FfD High-level Dialogue
Source: Small Island Developing States 29 November 2018: The UN Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) organized a conference to crystalize its input to the 2019 High-level Dialogue on Financing for Development (FfD) and the UN High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF). The resulting ‘Beirut Consensus on Financing for Development’ calls for […]
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By MIL OSI - ForeignAffairs.co.nz / December 5, 2018 / 24-7, AM-NC, Asia, Asia Pacific, Asia Pacific Region, biodiversity, Capacity Building & Education, CBD, CBD COP 15, CTF, Data, Monitoring & Accountability, DJF, English, Environment, Europe, Follow-Up and Review, Germany, Global Biodiversity Strategy & Targets, Goal 14 - Life Below Water, Goal 15 - Life on Land, governance, KB, Means of Implementation, MIL OSI, Monitoring & Evaluation, Multilateral Environmental Agreement Body, National Government, News, Open Source Intel, Pacific, Policy & Institutional Coherence, Publication, Science, SDGs (All), Small Island Developing States, Stakeholder Participation, Stakeholders and Major Groups, Sustainable Development, Systemic Issues / Comments Off on MIL-OSI Asia-Pacific: Study Makes Recommendations for Post-2020 Biodiversity Framework
Source: Small Island Developing States October 2018: The Institute for Biodiversity Network (IBN) has published a study that analyzes the structure and content of the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011-2020 and its Aichi Targets. Based on the analysis, the study provides proposals for the development of the post-2020 biodiversity framework. The study titled, ‘Analysis of […]
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By MIL OSI - ForeignAffairs.co.nz / November 30, 2018 / 24-7, Aid, AM-NC, Asia, Asia Pacific, Asia Pacific Region, Capacity Building & Education, Climate, Climate Change, CTF, Data, Monitoring & Accountability, DJF, Economics & Investment, Energy, English, Environment, Finance, Fiscal Updates, Goal 13 - Climate Action, Goal 9 - Industry, Innovation & Infrastructure, Industrial Development, KB, Means of Implementation, MIL OSI, Mitigation, Monitoring & Evaluation, Multilateral Environmental Agreement Body, News, Open Source Intel, Other Energy Sources, Pacific, Policy & Institutional Coherence, Publication, Science, SDGs (All), Small Island Developing States, Stakeholder Participation, Sustainable Development, Systemic Issues, Technology, Technology / Transfer, UN Programme, Agency or Fund, UNEP, UNFCCC, UNFCCC COP 24, Weather / Comments Off on MIL-OSI Asia-Pacific: UNEP Emissions Gap Report Warns of “Dwindling” Potential to Bridge 1.5°C Gap
Source: Small Island Developing States 27 November 2018: Global emissions are rising, and while countries’ nationally determined contributions (NDCs) fall short of meeting the goals of the Paris Agreement on climate change, increasing private sector momentum and untapped potential from innovation and green financing provide ways to bridge the emissions gap, according to the ‘Emissions […]
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