Investing in Sustainable Development Report
Date: 7 June 2022, 15:00-16:30 (CEST)
Online
Progress Report 2018 - 2020
The European Commission has launched the Investing in Sustainable Development Report at the Financing for Development Forum 2022. The report documents how the EU, its Member States and European development financial institutions have been supporting partner countries in financing their sustainable development priorities.
Financing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the Paris Agreement objectives requires massive public and private investment to make them a reality for all people, everywhere. The COVID-19 pandemic has had a dramatic socio-economic impact on all countries, exacerbating financing needs and decreasing the level of resources available. It is necessary to unlock the full potential of all financial flows – private and public, domestic and international.
EU–Africa pharma and healthcare marketplace and matchmaking events
Date: 18 May - 26 June 2022
In May and June, a virtual marketplace and a series of online matchmaking events offer African and European organisations an opportunity to strengthen old and forge new ties with the pharma, biotech, medtech and life-science industries across the two continents.
Enhancing Africa-EU cooperation across the pharma, biotech and medtech value chains
There is huge potential for collaboration between African and European companies across all industrial ecosystems. In light of the pandemic, one of the most urgent ones is the healthcare industry, as highlighted at the 7th EU-Africa Business Forum (EABF) 2022.
Financial Solutions for Women in Rural and Agricultural Livelihoods: Evidence and Experience
Date: 19 May 2022, 14:00-15:30 (CET)
Online
Needs of rural women are largely underserved by financial service providers. CGAP and innovative financial and non-financial service providers from Africa explore opportunities to expand opportunities and resilience among rural women, as well as the food and financial systems around them.
Financial inclusion is a pathway to better livelihoods. DG INTPA is a member of CGAP, an inclusive finance think tank and donor consortium promoting access to finance across the world especially for the most underserved people, often women.
In this session CGAP will share insights from its research together with partners Wi-Agri and MyAgri, financial and non-financial service providers active in Cote d'Ivoire and Senegal,. CGAP, Wi-Agri and MyAgri will share their experiences, challenges, and successes on working with women in rural and agricultural livelihoods (WIRAL) to increase their incomes and resilience, where agricultural development, digital technology, financial services, and gender intersect.
Transparency, inclusiveness and sustainability in global (land) investment
Date: 16 May 2022, 12:30-14:00 (CET)
Online
Notwithstanding aspirational global frameworks and policy reforms at national levels with regards global investment, in general and in agriculture and land in particular, an essential question remains: how have these significant legal improvements impacted on the practices on the ground? On one hand, this Infopoint conference endeavors to contribute to answering this question by presenting track records of agricultural and land investments with regards the implementation (or the lack thereof) of the VGGTS/RAIs/and other global frameworks, using Land Matrix data. On the other hand, it will discuss these results in the framework of the EU’s new rules for companies to respect human rights and environment in global value chains.
The objective of this Infopoint is to mobilise for more responsible and inclusive investment. This Infopoint conference, organised by the Land Matrix (a EU funded project, tracking large-scale land investments worldwide) will be structured around the release of its latest report focussing on evolution, impacts and VGGT implementation in the framework of large-scale land acquisitions (ref report: little progress in practice. Transparency, inclusiveness and sustainability in global (land) investment in Africa (see www.landmatrix.org). The presentation of these results will be complemented by a presentation of the International Federation for Human Rights, discussing the above results in the framework of the EU’s new rules for companies to respect human rights and environment in global value chains.
Human Rights and Digital Technologies
Date: 24 March 2022, 14:00-15:30 CET
SUPPORTING CIVIC ACTIVISM AND PARTICIPATION BY LEVERAGING DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES
The session will present experiences that challenge disinformation by producing initiatives that help create resilience among citizens and empower the various actors impacted.
Disinformation on social media is one of the most important sources of disruption of the political discourse. It has been proven to affect elections results, trigger ethnic violence and discriminatory behaviour. This Infopoint Conference showcases two CSOs initiatives which tackle disinformation on social media. One is a succesful EU funded project - Exposing bot disinformation in Brazil. The second is a toolkit for monitoring disinformation and hate speech around elections, developped by Democracy Reporting International, with initial EU funding. The aim of the Conference is to provide good examples and lessons learned to EU staff interested in digitalisation, human rights and democracy. Secondly, the Conference will raise awareness and knowledge among EU colleagues on these topics.
EU-Angola Business Forum
Date: 24 March 2022, 08:00-18:00 CET
Online
The first-ever EU-Angola Business Forum will kick off a series of public-private dialogues around Angola´s reforms to support private sector investment and business links.
Besides the panels on 24 March, you can connect with business and government officials from 17 to 31 March organising bilateral meetings.
10th African Fiscal Forum - Fiscal policies and reforms for the post-pandemic era
Date: 10-12 March 2022
The European Commission (EC) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) will host the Tenth African Fiscal Forum. The virtual forum will discuss wide-ranging fiscal reforms needed to preserve the sustainability of public finances and enhance the resilience of African economies in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as how to address the policy constraints that countries are likely to face in the coming years.
Clean Energy Summit
The European Business Summits is happy to announce that the next edition of the Clean Energy Summit will be taking place on the 29th of March 2022.
Accomplishing a clean and just energy transition is one of the biggest challenges of the 21st century, which aims to be at the forefront of innovation while protecting consumers and ensuring the markets' fairness.
THE UNINTENDED IMPACT OF EUROPEAN SUSTAINABILITY STANDARDS ON GLOBAL FOOD SYSTEMS
Date: Tuesday 22 February 2022, 15:00 CET
In a partnership between Euractiv and the European Landozners' Association, this online conference will discuss the unintended impact of European sustainability standards on global food systems.
Food systems are directly related to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). There is often an assumption that EU standards only affect European farmers, but the Green Deal architecture will have a significant human impact on rural activities around the globe. Latin America, Africa and India among others, will have to adapt and integrate this shift in the paradigm of sustainability within their own food systems. Therefore, new sustainability standards will most probably affect the EU-third countries trade relations.
The conference will explore how the EU Green Deal and its environmental standards will directly and indirectly affect the international food sector and livelihoods of farmers in vulnerable rural areas of export nations.
EU-African Union Summit: making the most of the European Green Deal and Global Gateway
Date: Tuesday 15 February 2022, 15:00 - 16:00 CET
The European Council on Foreign Relations is hosting an event on making the most of the European Green Deal and the Global Gateway project.
To what extent can the European Green Deal and Global Gateway be shaped to satisfy both European and African interests?