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The United Nations Development Programme Centre for Technology, Innovation and Sustainable Development announces the COVID-19 detect and protect challenge in partnership with Hackster.io.

The African Development Bank Group meeting, Enhancing Resilience in African Economies: Macro-Economic Policy Responses to COVID-19 Pandemic in Africa, will take place on 29 April 2020 from 14.00 to 18.00 GMT.

The ADBI is calling for papers on the topic of 'Bridging Investment Gaps Through Fintech'. The application deadline is 30 June 2020.

The EBRD report suggests that governments will have to take careful policy action to nurture the green economy and ensure the COVID-19 pandemic does not promote harmful short-term measures.

With support from UNIDO, national textile enterprises in Tajikistan are diversifying production to include medical masks and gowns to prevent the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19).

The Partnership for Action on Green Economy (PAGE) has, since 2013, fostered inclusive, green economic transformation in 20 partner countries. We have arrived at a turning point. In the midst of our global response to COVID-19, the world is in need of an economic transformation, one that promotes both the sustainable wellbeing of individuals as well as the environment in tandem.

Greenhouse gas emissions are down and air quality has gone up, as governments react to the COVID-19 pandemic. However, the head of the UN Environment Programme (UNEP), Inger Andersen, has cautioned against viewing this as a boon for the environment. In this First Person editorial, Ms. Andersen calls instead for a profound, systemic shift to a more sustainable economy that works for both people and the planet.

With a view to strengthen the ecosystem for handling and disposal of batteries across India and ensure the safety of people involved, as well as to check the environmental hazards caused by their indiscriminate handling and disposal, the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) has published the draft Battery Waste Management Rules, 2020, on February 20, 2020 which is set to supersede Batteries (Management and Handling) Rules, 2001.

The $8.5 billion Climate Investment Funds (CIF), among the world’s largest and most experienced climate funds, has approved a financial package of $28 million to support sustainable energy development in Zanzibar.

The COVID-19 pandemic is having a catastrophic effect on working hours and earnings, globally. A new ILO report highlights some of the worst affected sectors and regions, and outlines policies to mitigate the crisis.