From the Guardian: Climate crisis: world is at its hottest for at least 12,000 years – study

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"Scientists say temperatures globally at highest level since start of human civilisation". The article is based on a research published by the journal Nature.

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From the Guardian: Climate crisis: world is at its hottest for at least 12,000 years – study

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"Scientists say temperatures globally at highest level since start of human civilisation". The article is based on a research published by the journal Nature.

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2020 CORRUPTION PERCEPTIONS INDEX (TRANSPARENCY INTERNATIONAL)

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The 2020 CPI report highlights the impact of corruption on government responses to COVID-19, comparing countries’ performance in the index to their investment in health care and the extent to which democratic norms and institutions have been weakened during the pandemic.Since 2012, the earliest point of comparison in the current CPI methodology, 26 countries significantly improved their CPI scores

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WEF: Consultation: Nature and Net Zero (PUBLIC CONSULTATION)

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The Nature and Net Zero consultation document, developed by the World Economic Forum in collaboration with McKinsey & Company, identifies six actions for scaling natural climate solutions (NCS). WEF is conducting a public consultation to collect feedback from experts across business, government and civil society.

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Communities Driving Change: COVID-19 Response to Recovery ( from Young Foundation, UK)

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This new report outlines our learning approach from Covid response to recovery and shares a series of insights and recommendations for partners across the programme. By sharing this report, we hope to showcase the ways in which systems can work together collaboratively to support local communities to improve health, wellbeing and resilience across the country.

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WEF: Accelerating Grassroots Innovation ( Speakers: John Dutton, Alexei Levene, Alban Bressand, Kenneth Kwok, Wajiha Khalid)

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From a Myanmar-based initiative promoting recycling to an online marketplace to use empty shipping containers in Oman, entrepreneurs will play a crucial role in speeding up global delivery of the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

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Action Coalition Leaders on Technology and Innovation unite and call for bold, collective solutions to spark a gender-diverse digital reset

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n the context of the World Economic Forum Davos Agenda, leaders from the Generation Equality Forum Action Coalition on Technology and Innovation for Gender Equality have released a compelling call for collective action to spark a more equal and diverse digital transformation. Their statement sets the stage for bold new commitments towards a gender-diverse digital reset at 2021’s Generation Equalit

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WEF: Rethinking Cities for a Post-COVID Future

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COVID-19 has transformed homes into classrooms and offices while changing the face and pace of cities and urban centres. What policies, plans and partnerships are needed to ensure cities thrive in this new urban future? This session is associated with the World Economic Forum’s Future of Cities Initiative.

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Mega-rich recoup COVID-losses in record-time yet billions will live in poverty for at least a decade (OXFAM)

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The 1,000 richest people on the planet recouped their COVID-19 losses within just nine months, but it could take more than a decade for the world’s poorest to recover from the economic impacts of the pandemic, reveals a new Oxfam report today. ‘The Inequality Virus’ is being published on the opening day of the World Economic Forum’s ‘Davos Agenda

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The Peoples' Climate Vote (UNDP)

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Jan 26, 2021 With 1.2 million respondents, the Peoples' Climate Vote is the largest survey of public opinion on climate change ever conducted. Using a new and unconventional approach to polling, results span 50 countries covering 56% of the world's population.

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WEF 2021: Harnessing Circular Innovation for the Economic Reset

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Creating a more circular economy could create 700,000 net additional jobs by 2040 and generate savings of up to $200 billion a year. This session looked at how leaders can accelerate existing momentum as we emerge from the pandemic.

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International Holocaust Remembrance Day

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Every year around 27 January, UNESCO pays tribute to the memory of the victims of the Holocaust and reaffirms its unwavering commitment to counter antisemitism, racism, and other forms of intolerance that may lead to group-targeted violence. The date marks the anniversary of the liberation of the Nazi Concentration and Extermination Camp of Auschwitz-Birkenau by Soviet troops on 27 January 1945.

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Secretary-General's message at DAVOS (25th Jan)

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"for the Decade of Action to be a reality we need to be calling for a New Social Contract and a New Global Deal to create equal opportunities for all and respect the rights and freedoms of all. A New Social Contract within societies is needed to enable people to live in dignity. A New Social Contract, between Governments, people, civil society, businesses and more, integrating employment"

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26TH OF JANUARY: AUSTRALIA DAY OR INVASION DAY?

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Yesterday was a special day, a day that has been more and more controversial because a day that for some represents a new beginning, for others, the same new beginning meant destruction of their civilization. So perhaps one day Australia Day will be turned into a Reembrace Day, a truly reconciliation day. You will find here a list of articles from The Guardian and from ABC.

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Have smart people become too powerful? Nesta talks to David Goodhart (26 Jan 2021 12:00 – 13:00 London Time)

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The COVID-19 pandemic has reminded us of a truth that seems to have been forgotten until now: the work of carers, cleaners and supermarket staff is crucial to the functioning of our society. But why has it taken so long to acknowledge the importance of these kinds of jobs?

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Skills Development Vital to Enabling Transition to Industry 4.0 in Southeast Asia — (ADB Study -Press Release)

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MANILA, PHILIPPINES (20 January 2021) — Countries in Southeast Asia should consider developing industry transformation maps in key sectors to enable the transition to the fourth industrial revolution (4IR) with adequate investment in skills development for new and repositioned jobs, according to a new study by the Asian Development Bank (ADB).

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21st Foreign Policy Conference

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Worldwide we are witnessing the return to great power rivalry, and – as a reaction – the calls for strategic sovereignty of the European Union are gaining strength. Would a more strategic EU risk to lose its “soul” and its unique identity? How can the EU navigate through a more competitive world and maintain its core values at the same time?

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FROM WEF: Implementing Stakeholder Capitalism

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The WEF started yesterday. Today World Economic Forum’s International Business Council has proposed a set of universal environmental, social and governance (ESG) metrics to allow companies in all industries and geographies to measure and report performance

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GLOBAL CLIMATE RISK INDEX 2021 ( by GERMANWATCH)

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The Global Climate Risk Index shows how badly countries are affected by extreme weather such as floods, storms, heat waves, etc. The most recent available data for 2019 and from 2000 to 2019 were taken into account. Mozambique, Zimbabwe and the Bahamas were hardest hit by extreme weather events in 2019. Between 2000 and 2019, Puerto Rico, Myanmar and Haiti were the hardest hit countries.

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Advancing a New Social Contract (WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM 2021 DAY 1)

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This Leadership Panel examines what responses are most effective and what are the emerging features of a new social contract between governments, business and citizens.

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From the Guardian: Climate crisis: world is at its hottest for at least 12,000 years – study

From the Guardian: Climate crisis: world is at its hottest for at least 12,000 years – study

2020 CORRUPTION PERCEPTIONS INDEX (TRANSPARENCY INTERNATIONAL)

WEF: Consultation: Nature and Net Zero (PUBLIC CONSULTATION)

Communities Driving Change: COVID-19 Response to Recovery ( from Young Foundation, UK)

WEF: Accelerating Grassroots Innovation ( Speakers: John Dutton, Alexei Levene, Alban Bressand, Kenneth Kwok, Wajiha Khalid)

Action Coalition Leaders on Technology and Innovation unite and call for bold, collective solutions to spark a gender-diverse digital reset

WEF: Rethinking Cities for a Post-COVID Future

Mega-rich recoup COVID-losses in record-time yet billions will live in poverty for at least a decade (OXFAM)

The Peoples' Climate Vote (UNDP)

WEF 2021: Harnessing Circular Innovation for the Economic Reset

International Holocaust Remembrance Day

Secretary-General's message at DAVOS (25th Jan)

26TH OF JANUARY: AUSTRALIA DAY OR INVASION DAY?

Have smart people become too powerful? Nesta talks to David Goodhart (26 Jan 2021 12:00 – 13:00 London Time)

Skills Development Vital to Enabling Transition to Industry 4.0 in Southeast Asia — (ADB Study -Press Release)

21st Foreign Policy Conference

FROM WEF: Implementing Stakeholder Capitalism

GLOBAL CLIMATE RISK INDEX 2021 ( by GERMANWATCH)

Advancing a New Social Contract (WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM 2021 DAY 1)

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