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Focus on “Transforming Production and Consumption: Bridging Sustainability Research with Policy and Practice”.

European Development Days 2019 will focus on “Addressing inequalities: building a world which leaves no one behind”.

Results of the 2019 Green Economy Coalition Global Meeting.

SWITCH-Asia II launches its third call for proposals with a total budget of EUR 45.700.000 of which EUR 32.700.000 for Asia (South and South-East Asia) and EUR 13.000.000 for Central Asia. Each funding grant ranging from EUR 1-3 million. Proposals for SWITCH-Asia II are welcome from business intermediaries (business associations, industry organisations, service providers), as well as SMEs’ business partners (such as retailers or financial institutions) and policy makers at regional and local level.

How can we lift millions out of poverty, create 600+ million jobs, reduce inequalities, protect the environment and grow the economy?

On 9 January (6:00 PM SAST / 5:00 PM CET), join the Green Economy Coalition, the Green Growth Knowledge Platform, and the Partnership for Action on Green Economy for a televised debate hosted by CNBC Africa where leaders from business, politics, and NGO’s will ask – have we been getting “wealth” wrong all these years?

The conference is organized to identify insights and linkages across the SPAC research themes and actively bridge research with policy and practice. The scope covers local and global issues and interconnections across scales, connecting regions, networks of practitioners and researchers.

To facilitate dialogue, share lessons and discuss emerging priorities, DG DEVCO organises an annual coordination meeting involving Commission services and development partners involved in some of the main green economy initiatives supported by the EU.

The 3rd edition of SwitchMed Connect will bring together more than 300 stakeholders from Mediterranean countries to build synergies, exchange knowledge, and scale up social and eco-innovations. Join the discussion with leading start-ups, entrepreneurs, change agents, policy makers and financial institutions to accelerate the transition to a Circular Economy in the Mediterranean region.

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