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This research paper profiles the state and trends in wastewater management and sanitation delivery in Africa; highlights the human health and ecosystem impacts of poor sanitation and wastewater management; and discusses the continent’s policy and institutional arrangements.

Expert practitioners and decision-makers from the government, NGOs, indigenous peoples and the private sector from different continents (Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America) joined a discussion on existing approaches and financial incentive measures for biodiversity mainstreaming. The report summarises the contributions as well as the most important conclusions and is of interest to anyone who would like to keep up to date on how financial incentives can ensure greater consideration of biodiversity in business.

The Dasgupta Review sets out a new framework, grounded in ecology and Earth Sciences, yet applying the principles from finance and economics to understand the sustainability of our interaction with nature and prioritize efforts to enhance nature and prosperity.

The Rising Tide report maps the current state of ocean finance revealing trends in lending, underwriting and investment activities which impact the ocean. It reveals the frameworks and financial instruments that are successfully addressing ocean sustainability and highlights new opportunities and gaps in the market. It looks across five major ocean-linked sectors chosen for their established connection with private finance: seafood, ports, maritime transport, coastal and marine tourism and marine renewable energy.

This forward-thinking report builds on the United Nations’ Sustainable Blue Economy Finance Principles.

A world-first, the United Nations’ Sustainable Blue Economy Finance Principles remain a keystone in the market, designed for financiers to align their activities with Sustainable Development Goal 14, ‘life below water’. By following these Principles, and building sustainable blue practices into their decision-making processes, the financial sector has a unique opportunity and a clear imperative to steer the ocean economy towards sustainability.

 

The objective of the Vital Supply Chains issue brief is to guide companies through the disruptions and systemic risks arising from COVID-19.