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Migration and Global Environmental Change - Future Challenges and Opportunities
Editorial TeamThis report considers migration in the context of environmental change over the next 50 years. The scope of this report is international: it examines global migration trends, but also internal migration trends particularly within low-income countries, which are often more important in this context. more[...]
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Rethinking the Role of the State in Finance - Global Financial Development Report 2013
World BankThe worldwide financial crisis brought into relief the role of financial systems in economic development and poverty reduction. The World Bank’s first-ever Global Financial Development Report contributes to the policy debates on this topic, building on new datasets, surveys, research and country experience, emphasizing the perspective of low- and middle-income countries. The report re-examines a basic question highlighted by the crisis: what is the proper role of the state in financial development? more[...]
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The Revised Equator Principles Call on Companies to Seek Free, Prior, and Informed Consent. Next up: Governments?
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Upgrading slums in Brazil - where more can be done more efficiently
Over the past decade, Brazil has made important progress in legitimizing illegal settlements in big cities. However, according to a new study by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), Cities Alliance, the Ministry of Cities, and the Caixa Econômica Federal (CEF), the technical capabilities of Brazilian municipal governments need to be strengthened if improvements are to be integrated into housing and urban policies that can be implemented in the city as a whole. more[...]
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FAO releases first status report on urban gardening in Africa
Food and Agriculture OrganizationAfrica's urban population is growing faster than that of any other region, but many of its cities are not keeping pace with the increasing demand for food that comes with that growth. A new FAO publication says policymakers need to act now to ensure that African cities will be "green" enough to meet their nutrition and income needs in a sustainable way. more[...]
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South-South Exchange of Know-How is Essential for Africa’s Economic Future, Says AfDB President
African Development Bank (AfDB)South-South investment and exchange of know-how are key sources of growth and prosperity in Africa – and Huajian Group of China’s experience in Ethiopia is really edifying. That was the message the President of the African Development Bank Group, Donald Kaberuka, gave in his address at the opening of a high-level seminar on September 7 in Tunis. more[...]
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The Human Age
Jeffrey A. Joerres, ManpowerGroup
ManpowerGroupRecent events in many countries across the world are a stark reminder that the power of the human spirit should not be underestimated. As we put the “Great Recession” behind us and look toward a more positive – and yet vastly different – new era, we are reminded that it was the innovation, creativity, and passion of people who got the world through those challenging times. During the downturn, companies had to cope with “doing more with less” – raising productivity yet with fewer people to get the work done. This required new approaches, new perspectives, and above all, new ingenuity. The recession is in our rearview mirror but that pressure to do more with less has endured – we have entered the Human Age. more[...]
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Supporting the Development of Youth Entrepreneurship in the United Kingdom
Royal Bank of Scotland GroupThe RBS Group has been a signatory of the UN Global Compact since 2003, and in 2010 our Head of Sustainability became Chair of the UK Network; working to promote the Global Compact’s Ten Principles among UK industries and the wider UNGC community. We support the Compact as we believe that the resources available to businesses can be leveraged to create sustainable development and a more sustainable economy – on both a local and global scale. more[...]
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Green Delta Reaches the 26th Year of Its Journey in the Insurance Sector
Syed Tousif Haque, Green Delta Insurance
Green Delta Insurance Co. Ltd.In January 2012, Green Delta Insurance Company Ltd. (GDIC) celebrated its 26th anniversary after being incorporated on December 14, 1985, as a public limited company. The actual operation of the company began on January 1, 1986. At that time, the company only had capital of Bangladeshi Taka (BDT) 30 million. Green Delta Insurance Company Ltd. now holds about BDT 510.3 million more[...]
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Education, Community, and Social Equality
Perihan Abdel Ghaly, Arab African International Bank
Arab African International BankArab African International Bank believes in investment in youth for a better future and realizes that its influence as a leading private institution has grown in parallel with its competitiveness. Arab African International Bank was the first bank in Egypt and the region to launch an education program for undergraduates in various universities across the country and offers awards for creative ideas. more[...]
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Slum Upgrading in São Paulo
Katharina Riese, TÜV Rheinland
Jorge Luiz Babadopulos, TÜV Rheinland
Amilton Degani, TÜV Rheinland
TÜV Rheinland HoldingWith a population of about 20 million people, São Paulo is the fifth largest urban agglomeration in the world. The rapid rural-to-urban migration following the industrialization that took place during the mid-20th century has led to an immense urban population increase. Today, 75 percent of the Latin American population live in urban areas. The city’s infrastructure cannot satisfy the needs of that rapidly growing population. more[...]
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The real issue is universal access to affordable basic services
Diana Mitlin, International Institute for Environment and DevelopmentAs global institutions and official development assistance agencies reflect on what should follow the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), this is an opportunity to recognise their critical flaw — global leaders have endorsed partial MDG targets. more[...]
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