The report examines the newly emerging market for off-grid solar-powered productive use appliances (PULSE). The majority of sub-Saharan Africa’s smallholder farmers live without grid electricity and produce globally low yields. PULSE appliances - such as irrigation pumps, cooling and refrigeration, and agro-processing - can [...]

Organized by the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) with the support of the Government of Germany Date: 5 - 7 November 2019Location: Germany (Bonn)Venue: AHH Upper conference room, UN Campus Platz der Vereinten Nationen 1, D-53113 This 2019 Technical Forum will [...]

Geneva Peace Week is a flagship initiative of the Geneva Peacebuilding Platform in collaboration with the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies, the United Nations Office at Geneva (UNOG), and the Platform’s five partners – the Graduate Institute’s Centre on Conflict, Development and Peacebuilding [...]

The intensity and frequency of natural hazards and conflicts is increasing, and they are leaving in their wake an unprecedented level of humanitarian needs. Natural hazards alone occur nearly five times as often today as 40 years ago. The number [...]

When: Wednesday 30 October 2019, 2:30 PM CET - 4:00 PM CET Click here to register This webinar will explore the costs of gender-based violence that could be “lurking” in programs focused on agriculture and food security. The discussion will feature a range [...]