Will you be joining the International Conference on Disaster Resilient Infrastructure #ICDRI2024 in Delhi April 24-25, organized by Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure? In this video, I describe some of the reasons why I think this is a unique gathering. See you there!

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It was a pleasure to give my lecture on urban governance and the evolution of the city of Medellin, Colombia, to more than 600 students in the NUS class on cities and the Livability Framework

Highly recommended: The Global Infrastructure Resilience report of the Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure . I had the privilege to be one of the peer reviewers and it’s a true useful methodology and data set. cdri.world/gir

#DYK Africa received only 20% of global adaptation finance flows in 2021-2022 = USD 13 billion annually. In contrast, East Asia & Pacific received 45%. Learn more in the report that I co-directed with Jamal Saghir
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In this blog with Jamal Saghir and colleagues from the Global Center on Adaptation, we discuss five
lessons in assessing climate risk for #city #resilience planning gca.org/assessing-clim…

A missing actor in adaptation action in #Africa is the private sector. The opportunity for commercial financiers and private enterprises to develop and finance adaptation solutions is enormous.

🔗 bit.ly/435HziK via Ede Ijjasz-Vásquez Jamal Saghir.

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Close to 80% of climate adaptation finance in Africa comes from loans or government budgets. The private sector is a missing actor in this area, Ede Ijjasz-Vásquez, Jamal Saghir, and Morgan Richmond say. #ForesightAfrica brookings.edu/articles/finan…

In the context of the Japan-Ukraine reconstruction conference, take a look at my paper written as part of the SRI Executive Insight Series on the human resources needs for #Ukraine ’s reconstruction. Read it here: insights.sri-executive.com/addressing-hum…

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In this video that I prepared as part of the Cadasta Foundation Board of Directors video series, I discuss how
#technology and #community engagement can scale up #land rights for vulnerable groups globally
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Africa’s climate adaptation needs are about eight times larger than the funds available. Ede Ijjasz-Vásquez, Jamal Saghir, and Morgan Richmond call on the global community to step up and provide support: brookings.edu/articles/finan…

We had a great time working through the IITA on their new strategy. Thanks Simeon Ehui for the invitation. Lots of opportunities to scale up #agriculture research and innovation in #Africa !

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Take a look at this video where we summarize the reports “Accelerating Adaptation Finance” and “Strategy and Planning to Redouble Adaptation in Africa” that I co-directed with Jamal Saghir

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It was my pleasure to share some thoughts with the KIPPRA team on good practices to
communicate policy research to decision makers and the public. Thanks for the invite!

It is my pleasure to share the news that I have joined the Board of Directors of the #GlobalReportingInitiative , the provider of the most widely used standards for sustainability #ESG reporting used by 1000’s of organizations worldwide globalreporting.org/news/news-cent…

Our book on Knowledge Management Communities of Practice at the World Bank edited with Monika Weber-Fahr and pkarp24 is coming out March 5!

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It was a pleasure to moderate this World Bank Alumni Association seminar with Richard Damania, Chief Economist on the report he led: “Detox Development: Repurposing Environmentally Harmful Subsidies” worldbank.org/en/topic/clima…