AI for Climate aims to help the human family achieve climate stability and stopping biodiversity loss by harnessing the power of Artificial Intelligence. How? One. By installing monitoring technology in hundreds of natural reserves around the world and analyzing the data with AI. Two. By creating a knowledge-sharing platform through global forums to foster the … Continued
Human and civil rights are under assault, as are fundamental values of equality, pluralism and democracy that underpin them. Civic space continues to shrink. Activists on the frontline against authoritarianism are subject to harassment while peacebuilding and humanitarian services are stifled through government restrictions in the name of “counter-terrorism”. Since the COVID-19 crisis began, governments … Continued
Launched in 2017, ABLI’s Data Privacy Project aims to contribute to the legal certainty and convergence of rules applicable to personal data protection in Asia, with an initial core focus on the regulations of cross-border data flows. In a context where personal data has never been so useful to society, the legal landscape in data … Continued
CoM SSA is a dynamic bottom-up tool for local authorities to engage in the fight against climate change and to foster the access to low carbon energy to provide sustainable urban services to their citizens. COM SSA supports cities in developing their Sustainable Energy Access and Climate Action Plans (SEACAP), in line with national policies, … Continued
Fin4Dev is an unprecedented initiative based on the strategic vision that financial systems stakeholders are not mere intermediaries but that they can be key vectors and catalyzers of sustainable development. Fin4Dev seeks to support both local financial institutions and financial authorities in designing their transition strategies aligned with the 2030 Agenda and the Paris Agreement. … Continued
We are a network of civil society organizations and key actors contributing to the achievement of UN Sustainable Development Goal 6 “Clean water and sanitation”. Its purpose is to increase participation, interaction and communication among the different actors involved in wáter management and quality, improving the organizational and advocacy capacities of CSOs working on environmental … Continued
Having spent considerable time amongst such organizations in conflict hotspots worldwide, Accept International has developed the “Re-define, Prepare, Action” (RPA) model for use in our counter-extremism projects. To begin, the model seeks to “re-define” a former member’s identity without outright denying their beliefs, helping them establish values that both belong to the individual yet are … Continued
The world’s first “Humanitarian Impact Bond” was launched to explore new approaches to the financing of aid in conflict-hit countries in particular in the field of physical rehabilitation. Innovative financing models are crucial to modernize humanitarian and development financing and make better use of the growing capacity of the private sector to help achieve development … Continued
