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InfoPoint Hybrid Conference: How to optimise African diaspora engagement in local development?

The aim of this conference, which will take place in a hybrid mode on Thursday 29 September, is to present the main outcomes of a study that has been launched by the Africa-Europe Diaspora Development Platform (ADEPT), a pan-European Diaspora network established in 2017 and based in Brussels. The speakers will present lessons learnt from case studies and the research review, including main finding on diaspora organisations’ impact, limiting and enabling factors, key support and recommendations to stakeholders from NGOs to development agencies.

 
OPSYS - Un Seminario Web Introductorio Sobre El Registro Y La Validación Del CFP En El Portal De Financiación Y Ofertas

Las personas participantes de este webinar, que tendrá lugar el miércoles 28 de septiembre, comprenderán el proceso de registro, las reglas de validación y los procesos, así como aprenderán a navegar y encontrar información relevante en el Portal de Financiación y Ofertas del ecosistema OPSYS. El grupo de expertos ponentes estará compuesto por miembros de los servicios de validación de la Agencia Ejecutiva de Investigación Europea (European Research Executive Agency - REA), y de la Unidad de Tecnología de Datos e Información de DG INTPA (el equipo de gestión del cambio de OPSYS y el equipo de gestión de PIC).

 
How can policy monitoring support better decision making in agrifood systems?

This international technical webinar is part of the series organized by the FAO elearning Academy, Agreenium, UN-ESCAP and FFI. The session will explore why monitoring price and public expenditure policies is key for agricultural transformation and food security, as well as data needs, challenges and benefits of policy monitoring tools. Participants will also hear about a real-world example of how the MAFAP method was used to inform government policy in a partner country.

 
Migration and environment: making the case for sustainable reintegration

Land degradation, pollution and desertification push many in Africa to migrate in search for better opportunities abroad. At the same time, many returning migrants choose to get involved in environmentally sustainable reintegration projects that allow them to actively contribute to their communities’ green economy and climate change adaptation while making a living. This InfoPoint Conference will showcase examples from Ethiopia and Senegal where the EU-IOM Joint Initiative for Migrant Protection and Reintegration supports returnees and local communities to scale up recycling and sustainable farming practices.

 
2022 Financing for Sustainable Development Report

The 2022 Financing for Sustainable Development Report informs the deliberations at the annual UN Financing for Development Forum in April, which sets the future directions on financing for sustainable development. The outcome document of the Financing for Development Forum is a negotiated declaration, adopted by the UN Member States. At this Infopoint event, that will take place on 5 May at 15:00-16:30, the authors of the Report will present and discuss its key messages, and the EU Delegation to the UN in New York will brief participants on the main outcomes of this year's Financing for Development Forum.

 
Learning from experiences to increase forest data transparency for climate action

The webinar will take place on March 23 from 14:30 to 16:00 (Rome time), and is part of the series jointly organized with the French training and research alliance for agriculture, food, environment and global health (Agreenium), the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP) and Future Food Institute (FFI).

 
OPSYS - Encoding Logframes and results: Panel discussion with experts

This interactive webinar will focus on Interventions and Results Reporting in OPSYS and give you the opportunity to ask questions to a panel of experts. The same content will be presented in English, French and Spanish. The webinar in English will take place on Friday, 28 January 2022 from 08.30 am to 10.30 am CET. Don't miss it!

 
OPSYS - Encoding Logframes And Results

You can now enroll in this trilingual, awareness and training webinar for Implementing Partners. The informative webinar will focus on Interventions and Results Reporting in OPSYS which you can access via the Funding and Tenders Portal. The same content will be presented in English, French and Spanish.

 
Online talk: EuSA L&D Awards – A creative community to shape our future

For those working in EU Institutions, make sure you register for this EuSA online talk where the EU International Partnerships Academy will share their experience adjusting DG INTPA's learning activities to online format in the context of the COVID-19 situation. This series of online talks follows the EuSA Learning & Development awards and aims to share inspirations across the EU institutions, agencies and bodies in the areas of leadership, innovation, wellbeing, digital skills and others.

 
EuSA online talks: Learning & Development Awards

For those working in EU Institutions, make sure you register for this EuSA online talk where the EU International Partnerships Academy will share their experience adjusting DG INTPA's learning activities to online format in the context of the COVID-19 situation. This series of online talks follows the EuSA Learning & Development awards and aims to share inspirations across the EU institutions, agencies and bodies in the areas of leadership, innovation, wellbeing, digital skills and others.

 
UN Biodiversity Conference (COP15)

A final decision on the post-2020 global biodiversity framework is expected at this 15th meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP 15) to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), 10th Meeting of the Parties to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety and 4th Meeting of the Parties to the Nagoya Protocol on Access and Benefit-sharing.