EBRD Supports Small Businesses in West Bank and Gaza

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is boosting micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) in the West Bank and Gaza with a US$3 million SME credit line to Vitas Plaestine, a microfinance institution.

MSMEs in the West Bank and Gaza represent a substantial segment of the economy and supporting their access to finance is now more important than ever, particularly to mitigate the economic impact of Covid-19.

UNDP, in partnership with UN Women, OECD and other members of a consortium of global organisations, are collaborating on a new tool:
the COVID-19 Global Gender Response Tracker, with a green lens.

Set to launch at the 66th session of the Commission on the Status of Women in March 2022, the new tool builds on the success of two existing policy databases to help identify the level of alignment between countries’ COVID-19 recovery measures and their SDG commitments.

As a programme partner of the World Resources Forum 2021, the Green Industry Platform and GO4SDGs, are jointly hosting an online workshop “In Africa for Africa: Weaving solutions for textile circularity challenges” on 12 October. The workshop will invite SMEs, retailers, and other textile value chain stakeholders to discuss how to bridge communication gaps and deliver a coordinated support structure for circularity.

Limited free tickets are available! Write to contact [at] greenindustryplatform.org (contact[at]greenindustryplatform[dot]org) to secure your free registration!

An estimated USD 4.2 billion will be required to address the impacts of climate change in the Philippines from 2015 to 2030.

Did you miss the Green Fiscal Policy Network workshop on A Green COVID-19 Recovery in the Asia-Pacific Region?

No worries - summaries, recordings, and slide decks from all five sessions are now available on the GFPN website.

The workshop hosted experts from across the Asia Pacific and beyond to share the latest green recovery updates, policy insights, and recommendations for the region.

As conservation experts gathered at the IUCN World Conservation Congress to discuss international climate and biodiversity, Ebony Holland shares recent research outlining how nature-based solutions are being placed front and centre by least developed countries.

How has the COVID-19 pandemic affected the water and sanitation sector in Asia Pacific?
Which areas should be prioritised for recovery?
What opportunities lie ahead post-pandemic?

Having already pledged to reach net zero emissions by 2060, how can Indonesia and other countries now implement change on the scale required? The answer - as Indonesia is learning - starts in the classroom. Find out more in our latest blog article for the Green Learning Network - link below ? ? ⬇️