Why entrepreneurship and innovation are key to addressing youth unemployment (WEF)

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This article is part of the Sustainable Development Impact Summit To address youth unemployment, we need to shift youths' efforts from seeking jobs to creating marketable opportunities for themselves. Integrating entrepreneurship and innovation into education is key. Business incubation centres and government support can drive market-creating innovation.

FROM HARVARD KENNEDY SCHOOL: How national service can bring America together

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Two Peace Corps alums discuss public service and a civic education. You are here HOME FACULTY & RESEARCH POLICY TOPICS DEMOCRACY & GOVERNANCE HOW NATIONAL SERVICE CAN BRING AMERICA TOGETHER by Susan A. Hughes March 25, 2021

45 MILLION PEOPLE ARE AT FAMINE'S DOOR - AND US$7 BILLION COULD SAVE THEM NOW

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Cash would provide a single meal a day for one year to stave off starvation in 43 countries 8 November 2021. Article written by Peyvand Khorsandi & Paul Anthem, WFP

FRON ODI: The launch of Adaptation Without Borders: a new era in international cooperation on climate change

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This high-level event will launch a collaboration between the European Commission and Adaptation Without Borders, shine a spotlight on the implications of cross-border and cascading risks for climate diplomacy, and make the case for a new era of adaptation defined by global cooperation.Date 09 Nov 2021 Time (GMT +00) 10:00 11:00

MISSION INNOVATION-BREAKTHROUGH ENERGY COLLABORATION AGREEMENT

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At COP21, government leaders launched Mission Innovation (MI) and Bill Gates launched Breakthrough Energy (BE), both committing to accelerate investment into clean energy technologies and stimulate collaboration between the public and private sectors.

Historic Alliance Launches At COP26 To Accelerate Renewable Energy, Climate Solutions, And Jobs

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The Global Energy Alliance for People and Planet aims to unlock USD100 billion in public and private financing in order to: - Reach 1 billion people with reliable, renewable power; - Avoid and avert 4 billion tons of carbon emissions; - Drive economic growth, with 150+ million jobs created, enabled, or improved.

Swiss Re Institute Events No time to wait Climate change in the Indo-Pacific event series Carbon removal and nature-based solutions: Innovative responses in Australia and Southeast Asia

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"Which negative emissions ventures are already operating in Australia today? How much closer to a net zero future will technological carbon removals, such as carbon capture and storage or direct air capture, bring us? And what role will nature-based solutions, an environmental approach that seeks to counter the negative effects of climate change.."

WISE 2021 : “Generation Unmute: Reclaiming our Future through Education”.

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WISE 2021 will take place in Doha, Qatar and virtually on 7-9 December, under the theme: “Generation Unmute: Reclaiming our Future through Education”. Contributions from our community will be showcased on the WISE 2021 digital platform, on social media and in Doha.

Glasgow Financial Alliance for Net Zero (GFANZ):Amount of finance committed to achieving 1.5°C now at scale needed to deliver the transition

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Today, through the Glasgow Financial Alliance for Net Zero (GFANZ), over $130 trillion of private capital is committed to transforming the economy for net zero.1 These commitments, from over 450 firms across 45 countries, can deliver the estimated $100 trillion of finance needed for net zero over the next three decades.

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