South-East Asia Policy Dialogue on Sustainable Finance: Innovating Finance for the 2030 Agenda

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The Southeast Asia Policy Dialogue on Sustainable Finance aims to facilitate mainstreaming of the green/SDG-linked bonds in the region in the overall financing strategy, with a focus on identifying additional needs, tools, and operational frameworks. The salient insights emanating from this discussion will help develop concrete action plans for Southeast Asia’s recovery.

Sustainability Leadership Summit (ILA)

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The International Leadership Association, through this Sustainability and Beyond summit, is inviting change agents and leaders to mobilize, reimagine and collectively accelerate the positive changes needed to meet the daunting challenges facing planet and people.

Youth with disabilities: Opportunities in COVID-19 recovery and onwards to the Youth with Disabilities Summit

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This event is organized by the International Disability Alliance and it will happen today, 17 June 2021 11:30 am - 12:45 pm, New York Time. It is one of the side events of the 14th Conference of States Parties: Side Events with IDA Participation

Asian Impact 25: ADB Distinguished Speaker Program—Edward Glaeser

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Harvard University's Professor Edward Glaeser joined experts from Asia and the Pacific to discuss how ADB can help fulfill the promise of Asia’s cities while focusing on policy priorities for Asia's urban transformation, including the lessons from the #COVID19 pandemic for managing cities and urban infrastructure, especially transport.

Achieving the global goal on water, sanitation and hygiene - investor expectations (WATER AID)

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What is the role of institutional investors in supporting the Sustainable Development Goal on water, sanitation and hygiene? Our new report, produced in collaboration with Chronos Sustainability, sets out the three areas where investors can play a part.

Are university institutions getting social innovation right? (SUMMARY OF THE EVENT BY SIX)

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Over the past 3 years, the Social Innovation through Knowledge Exchange (SIKE) project has brought together a group of universities, across the UK, Germany, Portugal, Croatia and the Basque Country to create an ecosystem that nurtures and supports sustainable, resilient and responsible innovation

Social Finance and Blended Finance: Build Back Better through Blended Capital (Saïd Business School)

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There is still time to register for the second instalment of a two-part series on Social Finance and Blended Finance: Build Back Better through Blended Capital. Date: Tuesday 29 June 2021 Time: 2-3pm BST

IDS'S WORK ON DISABILITY (BY Mary Wickenden)

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Mary Wickenden, a research Fellow at the International Development Institute, IDS explains the research priorities at the center, including but not only " Disability inclusive participatory research methodologies Working with adults and children with disabilities as peer researchers Working with the most marginalised groups of people with disabilities ".

UnBlocked Cash Project: using blockchain technology to revolutionize humanitarian aid (OXFAM)

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Oxfam’s UnBlocked Cash project (UBC) is a blockchain-powered cash transfer solution that is set to tackle this challenge. It is saving costs of distributing aid, reducing delivery times, and bringing more transparency and accountability in the process. It offers an opportunity to improve how aid is delivered without compromising the dignity of beneficiaries.

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