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Local Capacity Strengthening (LCS) Policy Learning and Feedback Forum
Date:
October 02, 2024
Event
Don’t miss the second annual Local Capacity Strengthening (LCS) Policy Learning and Feedback Forum, which will take place virtually over six days between Tuesday, October 1 and Thursday, October 10.The Forum will collect candid feedback from partners on the Local Capacity Strengthening Policy’s implementation and guide future implementation. View the full schedule and register here. All public sessions will…Read More
World Bank Land Conference 2024
Start Date:
May 13, 2024
End Date:
May 17, 2024
In-person, Event
The World Bank Land Conference has become one of the largest international events on land governance. It brings together over 1,500 participants from across the globe – including representatives from government, academia, civil society, and the private sector – to discuss new research, innovations, practices, and policies to strengthen land and resource governance. The United…Read More
First Annual Local Capacity Strengthening (LCS) Policy Learning and Feedback Forum
Start Date:
October 10, 2023
End Date:
October 19, 2023
Event, Online
One year after the launch of the Local Capacity Strengthening (LCS) Policy, USAID is excited to host the first annual Learning and Feedback Forum, which will take place virtually over six days between Tuesday, October 10, 2023 and Thursday, October 19, 2023. The Forum will help inform the direction of Policy implementation for the coming year…Read More
Frontiers: Global Opportunities for Strengthening Resource Security
Date:
June 08, 2023
In-person and Online
Watch the event recording here Climate change is exacerbating competition over natural resources worldwide, leading to shifting and increased conflict. In the coming decades, global trends such as urbanization, displacement, rising resource demand, and environmental degradation are likely to make matters worse. Yet the shared use of land, water, and other resources is also critical…Read More
Frontiers: Innovative Approaches for Women’s Land Rights
Date:
March 15, 2023
Online
Watch the event recording here The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development includes important goals related to ending poverty and promoting gender equality. The Agenda recognizes that the pathways to achieve these goals involve securing the rights of women and men to land (SDG Indicator 1.4.2) and improving the legal frameworks to promote women’s equal rights…Read More
Addressing Climate Security: Toolkits for Action
Date:
March 09, 2023
Online
Join USAID’s Center for Conflict and Violence Prevention or CVP and ConnexUs for the first webinar of a knowledge-sharing campaign on climate change and conflict. CVP and knowledge-sharing platform ConnexUs are holding a roundtable discussion highlighting toolkits that provide peacebuilding, development, and humanitarian practitioners with guidance on anticipating and reducing conflict and fragility related to water…Read More
Frontiers: Standing with Environmental Defenders Under Threat
Date:
January 19, 2023
Online
How can the global community do a better job of standing with environmental defenders and protect them against threats? On January 19th, 2023, USAID hosted an online panel to discuss the threats facing environmental defenders as they fight against negative climate impacts and biodiversity loss, as well as potential solutions to help mitigate these multiple...Read More
Frontiers: The Future of Land Evaluations – Policy Track
Date:
December 01, 2022
Event, Online
Impact evaluations are critical for understanding whether program and policy interventions are working, why, and for whom. In recent years, the land sector has made significant progress in using impact evaluations to build the evidence base for land tenure programs and improve policy and program effectiveness. Please join us for a virtual convening, hosted by…Read More
Frontiers: The Future of Land Evaluations – Policy Track
Date:
November 30, 2022
Event, Online
Impact evaluations are critical for understanding whether program and policy interventions are working, why, and for whom. In recent years, the land sector has made significant progress in using impact evaluations to build the evidence base for land tenure programs and improve policy and program effectiveness. Please join us for a virtual convening, hosted by…Read More
What Better Looks Like: Breaking the Critical Minerals Resource Curse
Date:
October 04, 2022
The Wilson Center and the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) hosted an expert discussion on what better looks like when it comes to mining, processing, recycling, and consuming critical minerals such as lithium, cobalt, niobium, and titanium. OVERVIEW In recent years, the urgency of climate action has brought fresh attention to the critical minerals…Read More