During the 2017 National Regional Transportation Conference, NADO Program Manager Brett Schwartz provided context on economic resilience and described NADO efforts to develop resilience resources.
Best Practices to Incorporate Resilience into the CEDS: Schwartznado-web
This presentation was delivered at NADO's Annual Training Conference, held in Anchorage, Alaska on September 9-12, 2017.
Planning for resilience positions communities and regions for long-term prosperity and success in the face of an uncertain economic and environmental landscape. RDOs across the country are exploring ways to incorporate resilience planning into their CEDS to address a variety of disruptions in their regions. In this session, hear about best practices and useful approaches for infusing resilience into your CEDS to better prepare for, respond to, and recover from both natural and economic shocks.
Cheryal Lee Hills, Executive Director, Region Five Development Commission, Staples, MN
Nathan Ohle, Executive Director, Rural Community Assistance Partnership, Washington, DC
Meilani Schijvens, Economic Development Planner, Southeast Conference, Juneau, AK
Brett Schwartz, Program Manager, NADO Research Foundation, Washington, DC
Brian Dabson's Discussion of Planning for a More Resilient Future: A Guide to...nado-web
Brian Dabson, Institute of Public Policy, Harry S Truman School of Public Affairs, University of Missouri, Presentation on Planning for a More Resilient Future Publication.
1) Financing sustainable development in the Pacific region faces unique challenges due to the small size and remoteness of the island countries.
2) Traditional financing options are limited and domestic resources are scarce, with many countries having high debt levels and narrow economic bases reliant on a few industries or remittances.
3) Key financing priorities include adaptation to climate change, disaster risk management, developing sustainable ocean industries, and transitioning to green economies. Innovative financing instruments and public-private partnerships will be needed to mobilize sufficient funds.
4) Strengthening public financial management systems and developing integrated national and regional development plans can help maximize financing opportunities and ensure funds are used effectively for the Sustainable
Will Brooks, Kerr Tar Regional Council of Governmentsnado-web
This document summarizes a presentation about linking economic development and hazard mitigation planning. It discusses how the Kerr-Tar Regional Council in North Carolina coordinates these plans to improve community resilience. The council updated their hazard mitigation plan and developed recommendations to integrate resilience into other plans and projects. They are now working to establish a resilience council and provide resources to help communities with business continuity and incorporate resilience into other local plans. The goal is to support economic growth in safe, disaster-resilient areas and enable faster recovery through coordinated planning.
A Brighter Energy Future for Regions: An Introduction to SolSmart’s Regional ...nado-web
Solar is becoming an increasingly popular option for communities and regions looking to diversify their energy supply, especially as the price of solar installations has continued to decrease. The SolSmart team works free of charge with communities and regions around the country to obtain Gold, Silver, and Bronze designations by incorporating best practices for solar planning, zoning, permitting, and inspection. This session will provide an overview of the SolSmart program and its benefits and highlight how regional development organizations can participate in the process and achieve designation.
-Andrew Light, Program Manager, Interstate Renewable Energy Council, Washington, DC
-Introduction: Chris Rietow, Executive Director, Apalachee Regional Planning Council, Tallahassee, FL
Regional consultation with country level practitioners Barbados 2006Dr Lendy Spires
This document provides background information and objectives for a consultation between the UN Secretary-General's High-level Panel on UN System-wide Coherence and country-level practitioners in Barbados. It discusses the need to reform coordination and management at the country level to improve the UN's response to development challenges. The consultation aims to identify challenges countries face in the new aid environment and proposals to reform the UN system so it is optimally positioned to address these challenges. Participants will discuss the UN's role at country level, how it can better support national priorities and plans, and ways to reduce duplication and increase coherence through initiatives like "One UN."
Best Practices to Incorporate Resilience into the CEDS: Schwartznado-web
This presentation was delivered at NADO's Annual Training Conference, held in Anchorage, Alaska on September 9-12, 2017.
Planning for resilience positions communities and regions for long-term prosperity and success in the face of an uncertain economic and environmental landscape. RDOs across the country are exploring ways to incorporate resilience planning into their CEDS to address a variety of disruptions in their regions. In this session, hear about best practices and useful approaches for infusing resilience into your CEDS to better prepare for, respond to, and recover from both natural and economic shocks.
Cheryal Lee Hills, Executive Director, Region Five Development Commission, Staples, MN
Nathan Ohle, Executive Director, Rural Community Assistance Partnership, Washington, DC
Meilani Schijvens, Economic Development Planner, Southeast Conference, Juneau, AK
Brett Schwartz, Program Manager, NADO Research Foundation, Washington, DC
Brian Dabson's Discussion of Planning for a More Resilient Future: A Guide to...nado-web
Brian Dabson, Institute of Public Policy, Harry S Truman School of Public Affairs, University of Missouri, Presentation on Planning for a More Resilient Future Publication.
1) Financing sustainable development in the Pacific region faces unique challenges due to the small size and remoteness of the island countries.
2) Traditional financing options are limited and domestic resources are scarce, with many countries having high debt levels and narrow economic bases reliant on a few industries or remittances.
3) Key financing priorities include adaptation to climate change, disaster risk management, developing sustainable ocean industries, and transitioning to green economies. Innovative financing instruments and public-private partnerships will be needed to mobilize sufficient funds.
4) Strengthening public financial management systems and developing integrated national and regional development plans can help maximize financing opportunities and ensure funds are used effectively for the Sustainable
Will Brooks, Kerr Tar Regional Council of Governmentsnado-web
This document summarizes a presentation about linking economic development and hazard mitigation planning. It discusses how the Kerr-Tar Regional Council in North Carolina coordinates these plans to improve community resilience. The council updated their hazard mitigation plan and developed recommendations to integrate resilience into other plans and projects. They are now working to establish a resilience council and provide resources to help communities with business continuity and incorporate resilience into other local plans. The goal is to support economic growth in safe, disaster-resilient areas and enable faster recovery through coordinated planning.
A Brighter Energy Future for Regions: An Introduction to SolSmart’s Regional ...nado-web
Solar is becoming an increasingly popular option for communities and regions looking to diversify their energy supply, especially as the price of solar installations has continued to decrease. The SolSmart team works free of charge with communities and regions around the country to obtain Gold, Silver, and Bronze designations by incorporating best practices for solar planning, zoning, permitting, and inspection. This session will provide an overview of the SolSmart program and its benefits and highlight how regional development organizations can participate in the process and achieve designation.
-Andrew Light, Program Manager, Interstate Renewable Energy Council, Washington, DC
-Introduction: Chris Rietow, Executive Director, Apalachee Regional Planning Council, Tallahassee, FL
Regional consultation with country level practitioners Barbados 2006Dr Lendy Spires
This document provides background information and objectives for a consultation between the UN Secretary-General's High-level Panel on UN System-wide Coherence and country-level practitioners in Barbados. It discusses the need to reform coordination and management at the country level to improve the UN's response to development challenges. The consultation aims to identify challenges countries face in the new aid environment and proposals to reform the UN system so it is optimally positioned to address these challenges. Participants will discuss the UN's role at country level, how it can better support national priorities and plans, and ways to reduce duplication and increase coherence through initiatives like "One UN."
Kim Marousek - Setting the Stage for Regional Resiliencenado-web
As events over the past several years make all-too-clear, regions need to be better prepared to anticipate, withstand, and recover from multiple types of shocks and disruptions. Resilience planning and recovery will require regions to think creatively in the face of new and emerging threats. This session will highlight examples of how regions have responded to the current challenges of our time in creative and collaborative ways in an effort to become more resilient and better prepared for the future.
The document discusses international aid and provides an example of the Katse Dam project in Lesotho. It defines the three main types of international aid as bilateral, multilateral, and non-governmental. It also describes the World Bank as a major provider of multilateral aid through low-interest loans and grants for infrastructure and development projects. As a case study, it introduces the Katse Dam project in Lesotho funded by the World Bank to generate hydroelectric power, and notes the learning objectives are to identify different aid types, analyze advantages and disadvantages of large projects, and determine a project's effectiveness.
Not Your Father’s NRM: Understanding NRM in Post-Conflict CountriesCAPRi
The document discusses the challenges of natural resource management (NRM) in post-conflict contexts. It notes that post-conflict countries face a heightened risk of conflict recurrence in the first 10 years. NRM is critical for peacebuilding but peacebuilding is also critical for NRM. The document recommends that NRM projects in post-conflict areas focus on situational awareness, conflict management, and mainstreaming peacebuilding approaches like human security, livelihoods support, and governance.
Graduate Student Report for the Spring Meeting of the Corporationmlamont
presented: May 18th, 2007
presented to WPI Board of Trustees as the President of the WPI Graduate Student Government
The conversion of the org chart slide to this slideshare format (not in my control) came out humorously horribly! As a first upload, I'm happy overall.
filename: reintro4c
template: m3pro3 (my own)
Sustainable Development Goals and Inclusive DevelopmentRuben Zondervan
http://sdg.earthsystemgovernance.org/sdg/publications/sustainable-development-goals-and-inclusive-development
Key messages of Policy Brief #5:
1. Social goals tend to be marginalized in the implementation of sustainable development while economic growth is prioritized often also at the cost of ecological goals. Many of these development issues are essentially distributional issues. These distributional challenges will be exacerbated by the need to limit the environmental utilization space (ecospace) on Earth and the consequent challenge of how this space will be equitably and inclusively shared among countries and people. Therefore, it is necessary to evaluate the proposed Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and targets developed by the Open Working Group on Sustainable Development Goals (OWG) against criteria for inclusive development.
2. Inclusive development principles, tools, and evaluation criteria for the proposed SDGs fall into three clusters: inclusive development per sé; inclusive development in the context of the Anthropocene; and inclusive development from a relational perspective.
3. Regarding inclusive development per sé, the SDGs currently proposed do not provide guidance to establish targets that would build capacity for the most marginalized populations so that they can learn about and access SDG-related opportunities. In the context of the Anthropocene, the SDGs neither adequately address ecosystemic limits nor the allocation of responsibilities, rights, and risks among countries and peoples in relation to fixed and diminishing resources. From a relational perspective, the wording of the OWG document lacks balance; it focuses more on effects than root causes. For example, while the document focuses on enhancing the rights of women and girls and ending gender disparities, it does not have a corresponding discussion on the policy instruments needed for dealing with the relations between men and women with respect to these rights.
4. These governance issues can be addressed by developing context-relevant, appropriate targets and indicators, but this will require exceptional steering and leadership to ensure their successful implementation.
The workshop was organized by the United Nations University Institute for the Advanced Study of Sustainability (UNU-IAS), the Earth System Governance Project and the POST2015 project (hosted by Tokyo Institute of Technology and sponsored by Ministry of Environment, Japan). It brought together international scholars and practitioners with expertise on global environmental governance to discuss some key questions relating to the governance of, and governance for, the post-2015 development agenda. The scope of the workshop was the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) with particular focus on how integrated SDGs (of the development and environmental agenda) could be governed in the post-2015 era.
NAP Expo 2015 Session VII, IV Regional approaches & NAPsNAP Events
Regional approaches to climate change and disaster risk reduction (DRR) are beneficial for Pacific island countries due to limited national capacity, separate coordination of climate change and DRR efforts, and overlap between the two issues. A regional approach allows for greater efficiency, coordination, optimal use of resources, and stronger governance. National Adaptation Plans (NAPs) provide an opportunity for countries to systematically address development and risk management challenges in an integrated way within their national context using both overseas development assistance and climate financing. Linking NAPs to joint national action plans (JNAPs) through national task forces, representation from NGOs and civil society, and established consultation processes can leverage tools like NAPAs and national communications. A
Domestic Resource Mobilization - Mobilizing Finance for Development Hillary Fernando
The document discusses domestic resource mobilization (DRM) as the key to financing sustainable development goals. It outlines strategies for public and private resource mobilization, including tax revenue, public-private partnerships, institutional investors, and foreign direct investment. Effective DRM requires developing long-term infrastructure plans, strengthening legal and governance frameworks, and mobilizing both public and private resources through regulatory and policy reforms. Public-private partnerships are highlighted as a crucial tool for DRM to improve access to basic services and mobilize capital for development projects.
NCD Asia Pacific Alliance a unique network of government, academic, and civil society organizations and individuals spanning 25 countries, providing the solutions for the prevention and treatment of NCDs.
CEDS, Resilience, and Recovery Showcase, Part 1 - Deb Smithnado-web
As events over the past several years make all-too-clear, regions need to be better prepared to anticipate, withstand, and recover from multiple types of shocks and disruptions. Resilience planning and recovery will require regions to think creatively in the face of new and emerging threats. This two-part showcase will highlight different examples of how regions across the country have responded to the current challenges of our time in creative and collaborative ways by enhancing their CEDS process, embracing resilience planning, addressing climate change, and forging new partnerships.
-Deb Smith, Regional Economic Development Planner, Clearwater Economic Development Association, Lewiston, ID
-Lee Umphrey, Executive Director, Eastern Maine Development Corporation, Bangor, ME
-Dorthy Jackson, Regional and Economic Development Manager, Heart of Texas Council of Governments, Waco, TX
-Moderator: Ciara Ristig, Senior Program Manager, Washington, DC
On the Sustainable Development Goals and the Role of Islamic FinanceSDGsPlus
This document discusses the role of Islamic finance in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). It makes the following key points:
1) Islamic finance can help finance the SDGs through its emphasis on financial inclusion, stability, and social and environmental factors. This includes microfinance, risk sharing, and prohibitions on interest that promote shared prosperity.
2) Specific instruments like zakat and waqf can mobilize resources for SDG priorities like poverty alleviation, health, and education. Equitization of debt through equity-based contracts also enhances financial stability.
3) Empirical evidence suggests higher financial development, including through Islamic finance channels, can reduce poverty and inequality more rapidly while also promoting
The Ultimate Question of How to Cut the Pie? Revenue Sharing of Gorilla Touri...CAPRi
This document discusses the role of mountain gorilla tourism in the post-conflict recovery of Rwanda. It finds that mountain gorilla tourism has significantly contributed to Rwanda's economic growth since the 1994 genocide, becoming the largest foreign exchange earner. It also discusses how revenue from gorilla tourism is shared with local communities and has helped fund projects providing education, water, and livelihoods. Transboundary collaboration between Rwanda, Uganda, and DRC on gorilla conservation has also helped promote regional peacebuilding and security.
Ecotourism and community health for slideshareSteve McCool
The document discusses how ecotourism can be used to build resilient communities and transform protected areas, communities, and their connections. It notes that communities unprepared for changes like new technologies and climate change are stressed. Ecotourism has the potential to enhance protected area management, transform communities economically and culturally, and strengthen connections between communities and protected areas. However, barriers like a lack of social capital, financial resources, and shared vision must be addressed. Ongoing monitoring is needed to adapt strategies as outcomes change over time.
The document summarizes the key discussion points from an arts summit about creating a regional cultural plan. It identifies stakeholders to involve from diverse arts organizations, communities, businesses, governments, and education. It discusses creating a plan with clear goals and timeline, identifying leadership and a representative steering committee. The plan would create a unified cultural identity, foster connections and partnerships between arts and other groups, and ensure transparency and accountability through leadership and reporting of goals.
On the Sustainable Development Goals and the Role of Islamic FinanceSDGsPlus
This document discusses the role of Islamic finance in supporting the Sustainable Development Goals. It provides context on the development of the SDGs and the financing needs to achieve them. The document outlines how Islamic finance principles like risk sharing and equity-based models can help increase financial inclusion, promote financial stability, and support infrastructure investment and social development. Specifically, it discusses how Islamic tools like zakat and waqf can improve access to financial services for underserved groups and how risk-sharing in Islamic banks and capital markets makes financial systems more resilient.
This document provides an overview of key concepts in human geography related to tourism, food consumption, and food production. It discusses the nature and types of tourism, factors influencing the growth of tourism, and the economic, social, and environmental impacts of tourism. It also examines global patterns of food consumption, differences between less developed and developed countries, and indicators used to analyze consumption. Food production factors and linkages, as well as strategies for addressing food shortages, are outlined. Key terms related to different types of tourism are also defined.
Reporters gather information about people and events by interviewing sources and researching topics. They are required to have a bachelor's degree in journalism and helpful classes include creative writing and journalism courses. While reporters may face competition for jobs and work long hours for relatively low pay, their salaries typically range from $18,270 to $56,140 per year, and they are employed by various newspapers, magazines, television and radio stations across Wisconsin.
The document discusses financing development in Asia-Pacific to achieve the 2030 Agenda. It notes that domestic private financing far exceeds other sources of development finance in the region. It also describes how development finance assessments can provide countries an overview of development financing and recommendations to better align finance with sustainable development priorities and results. Finally, it advocates for integrated national financing frameworks to coordinate different sources of development finance coherently.
This document summarizes a conference on integrating hazard risk and mitigation into community planning. It discusses barriers to integration such as lack of public support, limited budgets, and lack of awareness of risks. The most important factors for effective integration are strong intergovernmental coordination, leadership support, risk awareness, understanding benefits of mitigation, and incentives. Key steps are to assess planning frameworks for resilience, engage stakeholders, establish integration goals, look for opportunities, and continually monitor and improve efforts. The document encourages attendees to apply these ideas in their own work.
Harmonization, coordination, and alignment are key principles of the Paris Declaration on Aid Effectiveness aimed at improving aid effectiveness and sustainable services. Harmonization and alignment should occur at both the national and global levels, while coordination applies at all levels. Recipient governments and donors should have the same objectives and approaches through mechanisms like sector-wide approaches. While these principles are important, their practical implementation needs deeper understanding and customization to balance principles with experimentation, innovation, and linkages to other elements like service delivery, financing, and governance.
Best Practices in Resilience Planning to Support Economic Recovery nado-web
Many EDDs are currently in the process of spending their EDA CARES Act funding to support recovery and resilience in response to the pandemic. While the long-term economic landscape remains unclear, organizations can draw inspiration from prior examples of regions that have planned for resilience and better positioned themselves to recover from other shocks. This session at the 2020 NADO Annual Training Conference featured the best practices of three organizations that have embraced resilience planning. During this session, learn how these approaches and strategies can support your own efforts to enhance your CEDS, write resilience plans, leverage economic recovery coordinators, and overall make resilience the foundation for how you can approach planning and economic development.
This document summarizes a presentation on helping small and rural water utilities build resilience. It discusses the challenges small utilities face, an overview of tools and concepts for technical assistance, and emerging risks like drought and cybersecurity. Regionals can help utilities with funding acquisition, inter-organizational cooperation, planning, and community-based water resiliency beyond traditional mutual aid networks. The presentation emphasizes that resilience is a journey requiring ongoing efforts like risk assessment, emergency planning, and asset management.
Kim Marousek - Setting the Stage for Regional Resiliencenado-web
As events over the past several years make all-too-clear, regions need to be better prepared to anticipate, withstand, and recover from multiple types of shocks and disruptions. Resilience planning and recovery will require regions to think creatively in the face of new and emerging threats. This session will highlight examples of how regions have responded to the current challenges of our time in creative and collaborative ways in an effort to become more resilient and better prepared for the future.
The document discusses international aid and provides an example of the Katse Dam project in Lesotho. It defines the three main types of international aid as bilateral, multilateral, and non-governmental. It also describes the World Bank as a major provider of multilateral aid through low-interest loans and grants for infrastructure and development projects. As a case study, it introduces the Katse Dam project in Lesotho funded by the World Bank to generate hydroelectric power, and notes the learning objectives are to identify different aid types, analyze advantages and disadvantages of large projects, and determine a project's effectiveness.
Not Your Father’s NRM: Understanding NRM in Post-Conflict CountriesCAPRi
The document discusses the challenges of natural resource management (NRM) in post-conflict contexts. It notes that post-conflict countries face a heightened risk of conflict recurrence in the first 10 years. NRM is critical for peacebuilding but peacebuilding is also critical for NRM. The document recommends that NRM projects in post-conflict areas focus on situational awareness, conflict management, and mainstreaming peacebuilding approaches like human security, livelihoods support, and governance.
Graduate Student Report for the Spring Meeting of the Corporationmlamont
presented: May 18th, 2007
presented to WPI Board of Trustees as the President of the WPI Graduate Student Government
The conversion of the org chart slide to this slideshare format (not in my control) came out humorously horribly! As a first upload, I'm happy overall.
filename: reintro4c
template: m3pro3 (my own)
Sustainable Development Goals and Inclusive DevelopmentRuben Zondervan
http://sdg.earthsystemgovernance.org/sdg/publications/sustainable-development-goals-and-inclusive-development
Key messages of Policy Brief #5:
1. Social goals tend to be marginalized in the implementation of sustainable development while economic growth is prioritized often also at the cost of ecological goals. Many of these development issues are essentially distributional issues. These distributional challenges will be exacerbated by the need to limit the environmental utilization space (ecospace) on Earth and the consequent challenge of how this space will be equitably and inclusively shared among countries and people. Therefore, it is necessary to evaluate the proposed Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and targets developed by the Open Working Group on Sustainable Development Goals (OWG) against criteria for inclusive development.
2. Inclusive development principles, tools, and evaluation criteria for the proposed SDGs fall into three clusters: inclusive development per sé; inclusive development in the context of the Anthropocene; and inclusive development from a relational perspective.
3. Regarding inclusive development per sé, the SDGs currently proposed do not provide guidance to establish targets that would build capacity for the most marginalized populations so that they can learn about and access SDG-related opportunities. In the context of the Anthropocene, the SDGs neither adequately address ecosystemic limits nor the allocation of responsibilities, rights, and risks among countries and peoples in relation to fixed and diminishing resources. From a relational perspective, the wording of the OWG document lacks balance; it focuses more on effects than root causes. For example, while the document focuses on enhancing the rights of women and girls and ending gender disparities, it does not have a corresponding discussion on the policy instruments needed for dealing with the relations between men and women with respect to these rights.
4. These governance issues can be addressed by developing context-relevant, appropriate targets and indicators, but this will require exceptional steering and leadership to ensure their successful implementation.
The workshop was organized by the United Nations University Institute for the Advanced Study of Sustainability (UNU-IAS), the Earth System Governance Project and the POST2015 project (hosted by Tokyo Institute of Technology and sponsored by Ministry of Environment, Japan). It brought together international scholars and practitioners with expertise on global environmental governance to discuss some key questions relating to the governance of, and governance for, the post-2015 development agenda. The scope of the workshop was the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) with particular focus on how integrated SDGs (of the development and environmental agenda) could be governed in the post-2015 era.
NAP Expo 2015 Session VII, IV Regional approaches & NAPsNAP Events
Regional approaches to climate change and disaster risk reduction (DRR) are beneficial for Pacific island countries due to limited national capacity, separate coordination of climate change and DRR efforts, and overlap between the two issues. A regional approach allows for greater efficiency, coordination, optimal use of resources, and stronger governance. National Adaptation Plans (NAPs) provide an opportunity for countries to systematically address development and risk management challenges in an integrated way within their national context using both overseas development assistance and climate financing. Linking NAPs to joint national action plans (JNAPs) through national task forces, representation from NGOs and civil society, and established consultation processes can leverage tools like NAPAs and national communications. A
Domestic Resource Mobilization - Mobilizing Finance for Development Hillary Fernando
The document discusses domestic resource mobilization (DRM) as the key to financing sustainable development goals. It outlines strategies for public and private resource mobilization, including tax revenue, public-private partnerships, institutional investors, and foreign direct investment. Effective DRM requires developing long-term infrastructure plans, strengthening legal and governance frameworks, and mobilizing both public and private resources through regulatory and policy reforms. Public-private partnerships are highlighted as a crucial tool for DRM to improve access to basic services and mobilize capital for development projects.
NCD Asia Pacific Alliance a unique network of government, academic, and civil society organizations and individuals spanning 25 countries, providing the solutions for the prevention and treatment of NCDs.
CEDS, Resilience, and Recovery Showcase, Part 1 - Deb Smithnado-web
As events over the past several years make all-too-clear, regions need to be better prepared to anticipate, withstand, and recover from multiple types of shocks and disruptions. Resilience planning and recovery will require regions to think creatively in the face of new and emerging threats. This two-part showcase will highlight different examples of how regions across the country have responded to the current challenges of our time in creative and collaborative ways by enhancing their CEDS process, embracing resilience planning, addressing climate change, and forging new partnerships.
-Deb Smith, Regional Economic Development Planner, Clearwater Economic Development Association, Lewiston, ID
-Lee Umphrey, Executive Director, Eastern Maine Development Corporation, Bangor, ME
-Dorthy Jackson, Regional and Economic Development Manager, Heart of Texas Council of Governments, Waco, TX
-Moderator: Ciara Ristig, Senior Program Manager, Washington, DC
On the Sustainable Development Goals and the Role of Islamic FinanceSDGsPlus
This document discusses the role of Islamic finance in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). It makes the following key points:
1) Islamic finance can help finance the SDGs through its emphasis on financial inclusion, stability, and social and environmental factors. This includes microfinance, risk sharing, and prohibitions on interest that promote shared prosperity.
2) Specific instruments like zakat and waqf can mobilize resources for SDG priorities like poverty alleviation, health, and education. Equitization of debt through equity-based contracts also enhances financial stability.
3) Empirical evidence suggests higher financial development, including through Islamic finance channels, can reduce poverty and inequality more rapidly while also promoting
The Ultimate Question of How to Cut the Pie? Revenue Sharing of Gorilla Touri...CAPRi
This document discusses the role of mountain gorilla tourism in the post-conflict recovery of Rwanda. It finds that mountain gorilla tourism has significantly contributed to Rwanda's economic growth since the 1994 genocide, becoming the largest foreign exchange earner. It also discusses how revenue from gorilla tourism is shared with local communities and has helped fund projects providing education, water, and livelihoods. Transboundary collaboration between Rwanda, Uganda, and DRC on gorilla conservation has also helped promote regional peacebuilding and security.
Ecotourism and community health for slideshareSteve McCool
The document discusses how ecotourism can be used to build resilient communities and transform protected areas, communities, and their connections. It notes that communities unprepared for changes like new technologies and climate change are stressed. Ecotourism has the potential to enhance protected area management, transform communities economically and culturally, and strengthen connections between communities and protected areas. However, barriers like a lack of social capital, financial resources, and shared vision must be addressed. Ongoing monitoring is needed to adapt strategies as outcomes change over time.
The document summarizes the key discussion points from an arts summit about creating a regional cultural plan. It identifies stakeholders to involve from diverse arts organizations, communities, businesses, governments, and education. It discusses creating a plan with clear goals and timeline, identifying leadership and a representative steering committee. The plan would create a unified cultural identity, foster connections and partnerships between arts and other groups, and ensure transparency and accountability through leadership and reporting of goals.
On the Sustainable Development Goals and the Role of Islamic FinanceSDGsPlus
This document discusses the role of Islamic finance in supporting the Sustainable Development Goals. It provides context on the development of the SDGs and the financing needs to achieve them. The document outlines how Islamic finance principles like risk sharing and equity-based models can help increase financial inclusion, promote financial stability, and support infrastructure investment and social development. Specifically, it discusses how Islamic tools like zakat and waqf can improve access to financial services for underserved groups and how risk-sharing in Islamic banks and capital markets makes financial systems more resilient.
This document provides an overview of key concepts in human geography related to tourism, food consumption, and food production. It discusses the nature and types of tourism, factors influencing the growth of tourism, and the economic, social, and environmental impacts of tourism. It also examines global patterns of food consumption, differences between less developed and developed countries, and indicators used to analyze consumption. Food production factors and linkages, as well as strategies for addressing food shortages, are outlined. Key terms related to different types of tourism are also defined.
Reporters gather information about people and events by interviewing sources and researching topics. They are required to have a bachelor's degree in journalism and helpful classes include creative writing and journalism courses. While reporters may face competition for jobs and work long hours for relatively low pay, their salaries typically range from $18,270 to $56,140 per year, and they are employed by various newspapers, magazines, television and radio stations across Wisconsin.
The document discusses financing development in Asia-Pacific to achieve the 2030 Agenda. It notes that domestic private financing far exceeds other sources of development finance in the region. It also describes how development finance assessments can provide countries an overview of development financing and recommendations to better align finance with sustainable development priorities and results. Finally, it advocates for integrated national financing frameworks to coordinate different sources of development finance coherently.
This document summarizes a conference on integrating hazard risk and mitigation into community planning. It discusses barriers to integration such as lack of public support, limited budgets, and lack of awareness of risks. The most important factors for effective integration are strong intergovernmental coordination, leadership support, risk awareness, understanding benefits of mitigation, and incentives. Key steps are to assess planning frameworks for resilience, engage stakeholders, establish integration goals, look for opportunities, and continually monitor and improve efforts. The document encourages attendees to apply these ideas in their own work.
Harmonization, coordination, and alignment are key principles of the Paris Declaration on Aid Effectiveness aimed at improving aid effectiveness and sustainable services. Harmonization and alignment should occur at both the national and global levels, while coordination applies at all levels. Recipient governments and donors should have the same objectives and approaches through mechanisms like sector-wide approaches. While these principles are important, their practical implementation needs deeper understanding and customization to balance principles with experimentation, innovation, and linkages to other elements like service delivery, financing, and governance.
Best Practices in Resilience Planning to Support Economic Recovery nado-web
Many EDDs are currently in the process of spending their EDA CARES Act funding to support recovery and resilience in response to the pandemic. While the long-term economic landscape remains unclear, organizations can draw inspiration from prior examples of regions that have planned for resilience and better positioned themselves to recover from other shocks. This session at the 2020 NADO Annual Training Conference featured the best practices of three organizations that have embraced resilience planning. During this session, learn how these approaches and strategies can support your own efforts to enhance your CEDS, write resilience plans, leverage economic recovery coordinators, and overall make resilience the foundation for how you can approach planning and economic development.
This document summarizes a presentation on helping small and rural water utilities build resilience. It discusses the challenges small utilities face, an overview of tools and concepts for technical assistance, and emerging risks like drought and cybersecurity. Regionals can help utilities with funding acquisition, inter-organizational cooperation, planning, and community-based water resiliency beyond traditional mutual aid networks. The presentation emphasizes that resilience is a journey requiring ongoing efforts like risk assessment, emergency planning, and asset management.
The Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS) is a locally-based, regionally-driven economic development planning process and document that creates the space for your region to identify its strengths and weaknesses and
brings together a diverse set of partners to generate good jobs, diversify the economy, and spur economic growth. An effective CEDS allows a region to maximize its economic development potential, as well as engage with the U.S. Economic Development Administration (EDA) and other federal partners. During this 101 training, you’ll learn more about the “what and why” of the CEDS, CEDS planning fundamentals, best practices, and latest trends.
Resilient King County Fall Summit PresentationResilientKC
- King County has made significant progress in recovering from the earthquake, with over 80% of homes and businesses repaired or rebuilt.
- New seismic building codes and resilience plans are helping the region better prepare for future disasters.
- The earthquake highlighted areas for improvement, including the need for more affordable housing, updated utilities, and coordinated regional response plans. Lessons from the recovery process are now being applied across the Pacific Northwest.
From the 2020 NACD Annual Meeting.
Learn how the North Carolina Association of Soil and Water Conservation Districts has partnered with the North Carolina Foundation for Soil and Water Conservation to develop a vision for the future of conservation delivery in the state.
This document discusses scaling participatory scenario planning (PSP) for climate services in Africa. PSP involves multi-stakeholder forums where seasonal climate forecasts are shared and interpreted into local advisories. It has been piloted successfully in some counties. The document outlines phases for upscaling PSP to all 47 counties in a country. It discusses lead roles for different actors and challenges to scaling like maintaining quality and ensuring sustainable resources. Key success factors include multi-stakeholder linkages and developing ownership and evidence. Scaling requires capacity building, embedding in mainstream systems, and responsive innovation.
Boomtowns: Planning for Resource Regions in Northern Canadamikelcg
The document summarizes a presentation about planning for resource regions in Northern Canada. It discusses the characteristics of resource regions like rapid population growth tied to resource prices, housing shortages, and economic dependency on single resources. Two case studies are examined: the Athabasca Oil Sands region of Alberta and the Thompson region of Manitoba. Best practices for regional planning processes are outlined and include stakeholder participation, data collection, mapping exercises, economic diversification options, action-oriented plans, and implementation partnerships. Benefits of regional planning include establishing a shared vision and understanding, enabling community dialogue, anticipating issues, aligning priorities, and clarifying roles.
This document presents an integration framework for West Denver to address critical issues in a sustainable manner. It identifies six critical issues facing West Denver: connectivity, natural systems, education/careers, affordability, empowerment, and health/food. It also outlines existing assets that could help address these issues if integrated properly. The document proposes six integration opportunities and discusses mapping locations best suited for their deployment. Finally, it outlines a three-year implementation plan focused on establishing an implementation partnership, integrating existing efforts, conducting capital mapping, and executing integrated solutions to transform West Denver into a model for sustainable community revitalization.
The Extension Disaster Education Network (EDEN) completed its 2020 strategic plan at a meeting of 15 Extension directors and specialists in Indianapolis in September 2015. Key points of discussion included sharing resources across institutions, collaborating on climate change research, branding EDEN as the national leader in Extension disaster education, and developing a strategic plan to strengthen EDEN's capacity and Extension's commitment to disaster issues. The strategic plan outlines goals to enhance individual and community disaster preparedness, recovery and mitigation through research-based education, position EDEN as the national source for this education, and strengthen both Extension's role in disaster response and EDEN's ability to provide timely information and resources.
Fostering Partnerships Between States and Economic Development Districtsnado-web
With historic amounts of federal funds being allocated to support pandemic recovery, state economic development offices and regional Economic Development Districts need to work well together now more than ever. This session will explore strategies and best practices for how states and EDDs can better coordinate their efforts to achieve better outcomes and meet local, regional, and statewide goals. Presenters will share regional and state-level perspectives as well as recent research emerging from a current capacity building project to support better regional-state partnerships.
Rural Wealth Creation: Supporting Regional Economies During and After a Pandemicnado-web
On May 4, 2020, the WealthWorks rural wealth creation practitioner network held a peer learning webinar on supporting local economies. During the event, Christine Sorensen (U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development), Doug Lynott (U.S. Economic Development Administration), and Carrie Kissel (National Association of Development Organizations) shared slides about resources available to communities and regions to support their economies. Additional information was shared by presenters who joined by video without slides, including Christian Vasquez-Rivera (Rural Development Initiatives), Brian Carver (Bear River Association of Governments), and Jay Trusty (Southwest Regional Development Commission).
Supporting Economic Resilience through Transportation Planning and InvestmentRPO America
Erica Anderson, planning director for the Land of Sky Regional Council (a NADO member organization), and Carrie Kissel, associate director for the NADO Research Foundation, presented at the International Transportation and Economic Development Conference, held June 6 – 8 in Washington, DC. The conference, held by the Transportation Research Board, brought together 175 practitioners working in transportation, economic development, economics, and related fields. Anderson and Kissel’s session, entitled “Supporting Economic Resilience through Transportation Planning and Investment,” included presentations and interactive exercises that connect economic resilience (including disaster resilience and rooting economies in place) with transportation planning and the work of agencies responsible for transportation.
Rural Climate Dialogues: Developing a Citizen-Based Response nado-web
The document summarizes the Rural Climate Dialogues project, which aims to engage rural communities in deliberations about climate change impacts and solutions. The project facilitates Citizens' Juries in rural communities to identify key climate challenges and opportunities. It describes the process used, including pre-jury stakeholder engagement, a 3-day jury with expert presentations and deliberations, and post-jury coordination of recommendations. It summarizes pilot projects in Morris, MN, Grand Rapids, MN, and Winona, MN, outlining the top concerns, opportunities, and actions identified by each community. It also provides examples of follow-up actions and outcomes in the communities.
Strong Cities Strong Communities Fellowship Program Final Report (1)Cole E Judge
This document provides a final report on the outcomes and impacts of the Strong Cities, Strong Communities (SC2) Fellowship Program from 2012-2014. The program embedded 17 mid-career professionals as fellows in 7 pilot cities - Chester, Cleveland, Detroit, Fresno, Memphis, New Orleans, and Youngstown - to work on projects identified by each city as critical to improving economic opportunity and revitalization. The report outlines the fellowship program components, accomplishments, and highlights the tangible results and accomplishments of the fellows in their host cities, organized under themes such as advancing downtown revitalization, developing workforce pipelines, enhancing community engagement, and fueling new efficiencies in city government.
Seven50 Prosperity Plan - Draft _10-11-13Roar Media
The Southeast Florida Prosperity Plan outlines challenges facing the region such as aging infrastructure, increasing congestion and housing costs, and environmental impacts. It identifies priorities like enhancing economic competitiveness, providing more transportation choices, and adapting to climate change. The plan envisions the region becoming more connected through collaborative leadership and embracing a shared vision to address issues as a unified competitive region rather than an accidental one. Public engagement was a key part of developing the plan to guide the region of over 9 million people toward a thriving future.
The document outlines a regional plan called Seven50 for the seven counties of southeast Florida. It discusses the challenges facing the region like aging infrastructure, increasing congestion and housing costs, and environmental impacts. To address these issues, the plan proposes a coordinated regional vision and collective action over 50 years. It summarizes public engagement efforts and identifies priority areas for the region like developing a globally competitive economy, creating a livable region, and addressing climate change and sea level rise impacts. The plan is funded by a federal grant and aims to guide sustainable development, transportation, and environmental protection across the region through 2060.
Presented by Sanjiv de Silva at the Regional Conference on Risks and Solutions: Adaptation Frameworks for Water Resources Planning, Development and Management in South Asia, on July 12, 2016, at Hilton, Colombo, Sri Lanka
Webinar: A discussion of the findings and implications of Synthesis of CCS So...Global CCS Institute
This webinar was held on Thursday 17 July 2014, and provided an opportunity to hear Peta Ashworth and Dr. Anne-Maree Dowd (CSIRO) reflect on their ambitious attempt to synthesise the key findings from a comprehensive four-year-long body of social research into carbon capture and storage (CCS).
The report, Synthesis of CCS Social Research: Reflections and State of Play 2013 was designed to provide an accessible summary and guide into the emerging thinking and best practices for those working to improve public understanding and acceptance of CCS technology.
During this webinar, the authors presented an overview of the report findings, joining Global CCS Institute Public Engagement Manager, Kirsty Anderson, to discuss audience questions around the current state of play of CCS social research and best practice public engagement.
RPO America Peer Exchange: Rural Transportation Planning ProgramsRPO America
On May 16, the National Association of Development Organizations (NADO) and its program affiliate RPO America held a virtual peer exchange focused on rural transportation planning programs. Speakers included Krishna Kunapareddy (NADO), Chris Whitaker (Region XII Council of Governments), and Jennifer O'Connor (Northern Arizona Council of Governments). Learning objectives included:
* Understanding how RPOs work across the country, including common planning and program responsibilities and unique tasks customized for local conditions
* Identify common regional planning organization roles to support local transportation planning and implementation needs.
* Identify common regional organization roles conducted in support of statewide transportation planning, such as long-range plans, short-range capital programs, and modal plans.
CARTS Microtransit—Innovation in Rural MobilityRPO America
Dana Platt and Dave Marsh, Capitol Area Regional Transit System, shared their agency's experience deploying microtransit (on-demand transportation) across multiple rural counties outside of the Austin, TX, region during a virtual roundtable on June 29, 2023.
BCGo: Microtransit System Operating throughout Calhoun County, MIRPO America
Mallory Avis and Kristy Grestini, Battle Creek Transit, shared their agency's experience with a microtransit pilot program serving a large rural area and small urban area in Michigan during a virtual roundtable on June 29, 2023.
Microtransit Planning & Implementation Lessons from the North Carolina Experi...RPO America
Eleni Bardaka shared research conducted on North Carolina agencies deploying different models of microtransit throughout the state during a virtual roundtable on June 29, 2023.
Microtransit Overview: A Research PerspectiveRPO America
Andrea Hamre, Western Transportation Institute, recapped current trends and research in rural approaches to microtransit, or on-demand public transit, during a virtual roundtable on June 29, 2023.
On April 20, Southern Georgia Regional Commission stakeholders met for a virtual roundtable discussion on employment and transportation issues. During the event, Courtney Cherry, Berkeley-Charleston-Dorchester Council of Governments (SC), shared information about administering a regional vanpool program to provide regional residents with an affordable commute option.
Employment & Transportation in the Southern Georgia RegionRPO America
On April 20, Southern Georgia Regional Commission stakeholders met for a virtual roundtable discussion on employment and transportation issues. Bret Allphin, NADO, provided an introduction on commuting patterns and options.
EDDs and States: Collaborating for SuccessRPO America
This document discusses how state agencies and Economic Development Districts (EDDs) can collaborate through the Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS) process. It provides examples of states leveraging regional CEDS plans to inform statewide goals and programs. States can support regional CEDS planning by providing data, information, and resources. Statewide associations of EDDs are well-positioned to lead statewide CEDS/planning efforts in collaboration with states. EDDs should be key partners in developing and implementing statewide CEDS plans, even if not led by EDDs.
Strengthening Partnerships Between States and Economic Development DistrictsRPO America
This technical assistance hands-on session will focus on state-EDD alignment best practices and how to build a collaborative
relationship with state economic development departments – from planning to program implementation.
Brownfields Tour: A Visit to Hazelwood Green & RIDC Mill 19RPO America
The RIDC is a private economic development organization in southwest Pennsylvania that develops industrial and technology sites. It focuses on growing key industry clusters like advanced manufacturing, biotech, and autonomy. Some of RIDC's past projects include redeveloping former steel and manufacturing sites, removing contamination, and attracting new companies. These redevelopment projects have created thousands of jobs and millions in annual tax revenue while transforming formerly blighted areas.
An increasing rate of change makes the already challenging work of doing good even more difficult. We are all trying to make the world a better place but are often using yesterday’s information to do so. What if we could predict the future and prepare for the coming realities that will impact our clients and our communities? Join philanthropic futurist Trista Harris as she takes us on an interactive journey where she’ll uncover tools to create the future.
Brownfields for Redeveloping ResilienceRPO America
This session, led by the Technical Assistance for Brownfields (TAB) team, will highlight how communities are viewing their brownfields redevelopment through the lens of resilience. It will discuss case studies on brownfields redevelopment in response to negative climate change impacts, how to leverage resources for a successful project, as
well as tips from a successful US EPA brownfields grant recipient.
Bharat Mata - History of Indian culture.pdfBharat Mata
Bharat Mata Channel is an initiative towards keeping the culture of this country alive. Our effort is to spread the knowledge of Indian history, culture, religion and Vedas to the masses.
Indira awas yojana housing scheme renamed as PMAYnarinav14
Indira Awas Yojana (IAY) played a significant role in addressing rural housing needs in India. It emerged as a comprehensive program for affordable housing solutions in rural areas, predating the government’s broader focus on mass housing initiatives.
This report explores the significance of border towns and spaces for strengthening responses to young people on the move. In particular it explores the linkages of young people to local service centres with the aim of further developing service, protection, and support strategies for migrant children in border areas across the region. The report is based on a small-scale fieldwork study in the border towns of Chipata and Katete in Zambia conducted in July 2023. Border towns and spaces provide a rich source of information about issues related to the informal or irregular movement of young people across borders, including smuggling and trafficking. They can help build a picture of the nature and scope of the type of movement young migrants undertake and also the forms of protection available to them. Border towns and spaces also provide a lens through which we can better understand the vulnerabilities of young people on the move and, critically, the strategies they use to navigate challenges and access support.
The findings in this report highlight some of the key factors shaping the experiences and vulnerabilities of young people on the move – particularly their proximity to border spaces and how this affects the risks that they face. The report describes strategies that young people on the move employ to remain below the radar of visibility to state and non-state actors due to fear of arrest, detention, and deportation while also trying to keep themselves safe and access support in border towns. These strategies of (in)visibility provide a way to protect themselves yet at the same time also heighten some of the risks young people face as their vulnerabilities are not always recognised by those who could offer support.
In this report we show that the realities and challenges of life and migration in this region and in Zambia need to be better understood for support to be strengthened and tuned to meet the specific needs of young people on the move. This includes understanding the role of state and non-state stakeholders, the impact of laws and policies and, critically, the experiences of the young people themselves. We provide recommendations for immediate action, recommendations for programming to support young people on the move in the two towns that would reduce risk for young people in this area, and recommendations for longer term policy advocacy.
Jennifer Schaus and Associates hosts a complimentary webinar series on The FAR in 2024. Join the webinars on Wednesdays and Fridays at noon, eastern.
Recordings are on YouTube and the company website.
https://www.youtube.com/@jenniferschaus/videos
Jennifer Schaus and Associates hosts a complimentary webinar series on The FAR in 2024. Join the webinars on Wednesdays and Fridays at noon, eastern.
Recordings are on YouTube and the company website.
https://www.youtube.com/@jenniferschaus/videos
Contributi dei parlamentari del PD - Contributi L. 3/2019Partito democratico
DI SEGUITO SONO PUBBLICATI, AI SENSI DELL'ART. 11 DELLA LEGGE N. 3/2019, GLI IMPORTI RICEVUTI DALL'ENTRATA IN VIGORE DELLA SUDDETTA NORMA (31/01/2019) E FINO AL MESE SOLARE ANTECEDENTE QUELLO DELLA PUBBLICAZIONE SUL PRESENTE SITO
UN WOD 2024 will take us on a journey of discovery through the ocean's vastness, tapping into the wisdom and expertise of global policy-makers, scientists, managers, thought leaders, and artists to awaken new depths of understanding, compassion, collaboration and commitment for the ocean and all it sustains. The program will expand our perspectives and appreciation for our blue planet, build new foundations for our relationship to the ocean, and ignite a wave of action toward necessary change.
Awaken new depths - World Ocean Day 2024, June 8th.
Planning for Regional Resilience
1. Planning for Regional Resilience
National Regional Transportation Conference
June 28, 2017
2. Today’s Presentations
• Rob Pressly, Resiliency Program Coordinator, Colorado
Resilience and Recovery Office
• Laura Blomquist Rodriguez, Senior Manager - Strategy
& Analytics, Global Business Development, Colorado
Office of Economic Development and International Trade
• Justin Fazzari, Economic Development Integrator, US
Economic Development Administration – Denver Regional
Office
• Brett Schwartz, Program Manager, NADO Research
Foundation
3. A Broad Definition of Resilience
The ability of a region or community to
anticipate, withstand, and bounce back from
shocks and disruptions, including:
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Natural disasters or hazards
Climate change impacts
The closure of a large employer
The decline of an important
industry
Changes in the workforce
Photo credit: Flickr
6. Not Just Bouncing Back…
Bouncing Forward
“Another way of looking at resilience is the ability not
only to bounce back but also to “bounce forward” - to
recover and at the same time to enhance the capacities
of the community or organization to better withstand
future stresses.”
- Urban Land Institute, After Sandy
7. Why Regional Resilience?
• Nearby communities often share similar risks/hazards
• Disaster impacts cross jurisdictional boundaries
• Communities are interdependent
• Vulnerabilities in one community could impact another.
• Mitigation investments in one community could impact
another (positively or negatively).
• Economies are regional in nature
• Communities can accomplish more when they work together
8. RDO Roles in Promoting Regional Resilience
• Regional planning and analysis
• Hazard mitigation planning
• Vulnerability assessments
• Economic development/resilience
• GIS mapping
• Building/enhancing local capacity
• Technical assistance
• Grant writing
• Revolving loan funds
• Sharing staff
• Coordinating federal, state, and local government
partners
• Allocate funding (i.e. recovery)
• Connect local governments with assistance opportunities
• Translate national and local priorities
• Convening stakeholders in a neutral forum
• Contributing regional, long-term perspectives
Photo credit: USDOC
Berkeley-Charleston-Dorchester COG
9. Resilience Resources Available at the CEDS
Resource Library on www.nado.org
• Stronger CEDS, Stronger Regions Training
•Lessons from the Storm: Case Studies on Economic Resilience and Recovery
•Resilient Regions: Integrating Economic Development Strategies, Sustainability
Principles, and Hazard Mitigation Planning
•Regional Resilience: Research and Policy Brief
•Building Economic Resilience in the Kerr Tar Region: Recommendations for
Linking Comprehensive Economic Development Strategies and Hazard Mitigation
Plans
•Lessons Learned from Irene: Vermont RPCs Address Transportation System
Recovery
•[Webinar]: Innovation and Opportunity: A Closer Look at the New CEDS Content
Guidelines
•[Webinar]: Building Economic Resilience in Your Community: Linking Economic
Development and Hazard Mitigation Planning
•[Webinar]: The Regional Development Organization’s Role in Disaster Recovery
10. Planning for a More Resilient Future:
A Guide to Regional Approaches
• Planning for a More Resilient Future: A Guide to Regional Approaches is a report and website that
summarizes the rapidly-growing body of research on resilience, describing the main ideas that are
driving policy and practice across the country and examining current thinking on regional and
economic resilience
• Available at: www.planningforresilience.com and www.NADO.org