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Serie Global Gateway: transición justa hacia una economía circular

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Voices & Views

La transición a una economía circular es clave para un futuro sostenible. Hablamos con JUST2CE, un proyecto financiado por la UE que se presentó durante las Jornadas Europeas de Desarrollo 2022, para obtener más información sobre...

Africa
Morocco
Ghana
+9
South Africa
Ethiopia
Zimbabwe
Europe
Greece
Italy
Portugal
Spain
United Kingdom
Environment & green economy
Circular economy

Global Gateway Series : La transition juste vers une économie circulaire

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Voices & Views

La transition vers une économie circulaire est essentielle pour un avenir durable. Nous nous sommes entretenus avec JUST2CE, un projet financé par l'UE présenté lors de la Semaine Européenne du Développement Durable de 2022, pour...

Africa
Morocco
Ghana
+9
South Africa
Ethiopia
Zimbabwe
Europe
Greece
Italy
Portugal
Spain
United Kingdom
Environment & green economy
Circular economy

Global Gateway Series: Just transition to a circular economy

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Voices & Views

Transitioning to a circular economy is key for a sustainable future. We talked to JUST2CE – an EU-funded project showcased during the 2022 European Development Days – to learn more about how to avoid the pitfalls of this...

Africa
Morocco
Ghana
+9
South Africa
Ethiopia
Zimbabwe
Europe
Greece
Italy
Portugal
Spain
United Kingdom
Environment & green economy
Circular economy

Many paths, one direction: Strategies for achieving Universal Health Coverage

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Voices & Views

Each year, nearly 100 million people find themselves pushed into extreme poverty because of health-related expenditures. Capacity4dev spoke to health programme managers at the EU Delegations to Nigeria, Ethiopia, South Africa and...

Africa
Nigeria
South Africa
+4
Ethiopia
Asia
Timor-Leste
Oceania
Health
Health policies & policy dialogue
Health Systems Strengthening
+1
Universal health coverage - equity

Resilient… but to what?

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Voices & Views

There was a question posed more than once at this year’s European Development Days in Brussels. Most participants agreed the concept of “resilience” has been widely embraced since a 2012 EU communication on the topic, but many...

Worldwide
Africa
Nigeria
+4
Asia
Bangladesh
Nepal
Pakistan
Fragility, Crisis Situations & Resilience
Comprehensive approach
Resilience

Investing in Women’s Economic Empowerment

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Voices & Views

If women played the same role in the global economy as men, they could add $28 trillion to GDP by 2025 - increasing it by a quarter, according to McKinsey.

Africa
Morocco
Asia
+2
Pakistan
Europe
Gender
Private Sector
Trade & Economic Integration

City Partnerships Tackle Global Problems

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Voices & Views

The Dutch city of Utrecht wanted to plant a new forest as a contribution to the global environment. Trouble was, it didn’t have the space.

Americas & the Caribbean
Bolivia
Nicaragua
+3
Europe
Germany
Netherlands
Capacity Development
Knowledge Management
Learning
+1
Urban Development

Views from the Field: In Conversation with the Foreign Minister and EU Ambassador to Timor-Leste

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Emerging from over two decades of conflict and instability, in May 2002 the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste became the 21st century’s first new sovereign state. Since then the country’s government – with assistance from the...

Asia
Timor-Leste
Biodiversity & Ecosystem
Climate change & disaster risks
Development Policy
+3
Environment & green economy
Fragility, Crisis Situations & Resilience
Forests

Views from the Field: In Conversation with the EU Ambassador to Pakistan

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Voices & Views

Created in 1947 from the partition of the Indian sub-continent, Muslim-majority Pakistan has been marked by regional conflicts and political upheaval. Jean-François Cautain, EU Ambassador to Pakistan, shares his experience working...

Asia
Pakistan
Development Policy
Private Sector
Trade & Economic Integration

New Ways to Help Women Entrepreneurs Impact on MENA Economies

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Voices & Views

Participants at a high level panel discussion entitled, “Women Entrepreneurship to Reshape the Economy through Innovation in the Middle East and Northern Africa (MENA)” held during the 2012 European Development Days explored ways...

Africa
Egypt
Morocco
+5
Tunisia
Asia
Jordan
Pakistan
Europe
Capacity Development
Gender
Knowledge Management
+3
Learning
Private Sector
Trade & Economic Integration