OPEC Fund Public Sector Knowledge Series Conference 2024

Daniela Di Gianantonio, Head of Digital Agriculture, FAO Regional Office for Europe and Central Asia

“Multilateral development banks can significantly accelerate the adoption of digital agriculture”

OPEC Fund Climate Finance Report 2024

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Addressing the impact of housing on the environment is crucial for climate action in the global quest to meet the targets of the Paris Agreement

More than bricks and mortar

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From ancient Rome to contemporary Cape Town, safe water piped into the home is the best innovation of all time. We should never take it for granted

No pipe dream

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For the Global South, housing that will stand the test of time must first stand the test of climate change

Why Sustainability is the Future of Housing

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Embracing the challenges of urban development and turning them into opportunities – from Bangladesh to Senegal and from India to Liberia

Leaving No One Behind

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The British economist and geographer Oliver Harman urges us to embrace – rather than fear – urbanization. Here he explains why

“If the Fundamentals Aren’t Fixed, then Slapping Technology on the Front Will Not Solve It”

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Interview with Deemah AlYahya, Secretary-General, Digital Cooperation Organization

Why digital inclusion is priceless

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The first OPEC Fund Knowledge Series discussed how technology is revolutionizing agriculture. While expectations are high, realistic prospects are much more modest

Let a hundred crops grow

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Review: Six Faces of Globalization: Who wins, who loses, and why it matters Anthea Roberts and Nicolas Lamp, Harvard University Press, 2021, 400 pages

Nailing the narrative

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As the Swahili proverb has it: From roads to railways, rivers to ports, transport drives development in and through Tanzania

“Life’s caravan never turns back”

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COP16 leverages public and private finance to support the most vulnerable countries

OPEC Fund makes US$1 billion pledge to fight desertification

In support of disadvantaged individuals and families with children in urgent need

OPEC Fund donation to "Licht ins Dunkel" charity

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OPEC Fund President speaks at the World Investment Conference in Riyadh

“Infrastructure development is a priority of our work”

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OPEC Fund and IAEA seek science-based answers to development challenges

“United by a shared mission”

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As President Alkhalifa launches the first OPEC Fund Climate Finance Report, he promises: “The journey can’t end here”

Ready, set, action!