Women and Girls on the Climate Change Frontline: Navigating Climate Change, a podcast series that shines a light on the women and girls leading the fight against climate change in the least developed countries. In this episode, we explore the intersection of Women's Rights and Climate Change. Our guests discuss the importance of climate justice, highlighting its connection to human rights and social equality. Through insightful conversations with guests, the podcast explores how climate...

Women and Girls on the Climate Change Frontline: Navigating Climate Change, a podcast series that shines a light on the women and girls leading the fight against climate change in the least developed countries. In this episode, we look at women and climate policy: advocating for Gender-Sensitive Solutions and Inclusive Decision-Making. This episode focused on the role of women in shaping climate policy. It examines the ways in which women are advocating for more gender-sensitive climate...

Women and Girls on the Climate Change Frontline: Navigating Climate Change, a podcast series that shines a light on the women and girls leading the fight against climate change in the least developed countries. In the previous episodes, we journeyed to The Gambia, meeting women with grand solutions for climate crisis adaptation, and emphasized the importance of women's leadership. Today, one critical issue is in focus: Education. United Nations studies reveal that despite being in the 21st...

Women and Girls on the Climate Change Frontline: Navigating Climate Change in the LDCs, a podcast series that shines a light on the women and girls leading the fight against climate change in the least developed countries. This episode explores the role of women in environmental leadership. It showcases the work of women who have made a significant impact on the environment and discuss the challenges they face as women in the field. Our Guests in this episode: Patu Ndango Fen. She is a...

 Welcome to a brand new episode on the Capital Musings podcast where we continue to explore fresh ideas that make finance work for the least developed countries. If you're constantly looking to stay up to date on the latest, impactful news and events. You're in the right place! Today's episode of Capital Musings Milestones recaps the most noteworthy moments of the past month in a concise podcast. Be sure to hit the subscribe button to keep yourself in the loop. In today's episode, we'll...

Women and Girls on the Climate Change Frontline: Navigating Climate Change in the LDCs, a podcast series that shines a light on the women and girls leading the fight against climate change in the least developed countries. This episode is an introduction to the topic of women and climate change. It covers the reasons why women are disproportionately affected by climate change and why they need to be included in the conversation. A show of this quality would not be possible without the...

Don't miss the debut of Capital Musings: Women and Girls on the Climate Change Frontline! Tune in to our first episode this Friday, 22 September, where we spotlight courageous women trailblazing paths in climate action in The Gambia. Get inspired, gain insights, and join the powerful conversation around gender and climate change. Make sure to subscribe to us wherever you get your podcasts. Please spread the word about this new show on social media mentioning #CapitalMusings, and share the...

 Welcome to a brand new episode on the Capital Musings podcast where we continue to explore fresh ideas that make finance work for the least developed countries. If you're constantly looking to stay up to date on the latest, impactful news and events. You're in the right place! Today's episode of Capital Musings Milestones recaps the most noteworthy moments of the past month in a concise podcast. Be sure to hit the subscribe button to keep yourself in the loop. In today's episode, we'll...

 Welcome to a brand new series on the Capital Musings podcast where we continue to explore fresh ideas that make finance work for the least developed countries. If you're constantly looking to stay up to date on the latest, impactful news and events. You're in the right place! Today's episode of Capital Musings Milestones recaps the most noteworthy moments of the past month in a concise podcast. Be sure to hit the subscribe button to keep yourself in the loop. In today's episode, we'll...

In the third episode of the Digital@theLastMile podcast, we highlight the importance of developing the digital skills of women and youth in least developed countries. From Africa to the Pacific, we explore some of our programmes and their impact on individuals and communities. When people understand how digital technology and services work, they are more likely to trust them and use them effectively and make informed decisions. By investing in digital skills, UNCDF believes that it can help...

 Welcome to Milestones, a series on the Capital Musings podcast where we continue to explore fresh ideas that make finance work for the least developed countries. If you're constantly looking to stay up to date on the latest, impactful news and events related to UNCDF's initiatives. You're in the right place! Today's episode of Capital Musings Milestones recaps the most noteworthy moments of the past month in a concise podcast. Be sure to hit the subscribe button to keep yourself in the...

 Welcome to a brand new series on the Capital Musings podcast where we continue to explore fresh ideas that make finance work for the least developed countries. If you're constantly looking to stay up to date on the latest, impactful news and events. You're in the right place! Today's episode of Capital Musings Milestones recaps the most noteworthy moments of the past month in a concise podcast. Be sure to hit the subscribe button to keep yourself in the loop. In today's episode, we'll...

 Welcome to a brand new series on the Capital Musings podcast where we continue to explore fresh ideas that make finance work for the least developed countries. If you're constantly looking to stay up to date on the latest, impactful news and events. You're in the right place! Today's episode of Capital Musings Milestones recaps the most noteworthy moments of the past month in a concise podcast. Be sure to hit the subscribe button to keep yourself in the loop. In today's episode, we'll...

The Gambia, the smallest country on the African mainland, and one of the least developed countries in the world, has been going through a transition to full democracy since 2017, the end of a two-decade long dictatorship. In the first episode of a mini-series recorded in The Gambia, Conor Lennon talks to Niania Dabo-Tourey, the country head of the UN Capital Development Fund (UNCDF, one of several UN agencies accompanying the country on this journey), about the ways they are supporting rural...

In this second episode of Digital@TheLastMile limited series, we highlight UNCDF's collaboration with IME Pay, a leading mobile wallet provider, to facilitate digital remittances for women in Nepal. Remittances are a critical component of Nepal's economy. In 2020, IME Pay streamlined its international remittance and mobile wallet services to enable customers to receive international remittance transfers directly into their mobile wallets. In this episode, experts will delve into the benefits...

In this first episode of Digital@TheLastMile limited series, you will hear women entrepreneurs talking about two apps developed by Fintech companies in Bangladesh and Cambodia. The Fintech featured participated in the Women MSMEs FinTech Innovation Challenge Fund launched in 2019. The objective of the challenge was to tailor digital financial services for women entrepreneurs in Asia and the Pacific. The challenge fund was implemented by UNCDF in partnership with UNESCAP and was generously...

In this episode, David Mikhail talks with Neha Mehta, Regional Lead for the Pacific and Papua New Guinea at UNCDF, about bringing women entrepreneurs, SMEs, and small store owners into the financial blankets in the Pacific. Neha emphasises the significance of providing training in digital literacy and financial literacy to female business owners. She also discusses the use of tokenization and blockchain technology to evaluate creditworthiness using non-traditional data sources and...

In this episode, David Mikhail talks with Krishnan Narasimhan, Programme Manager at UNCDF, about parametric insurance. Krishnan explains how UNCDF employs a market development strategy to inspire private companies to offer cutting-edge insurance innovations to emerging markets in the Pacific. Krishnan describes how the first parametric insurance product in the Pacific was introduced by UNCDF following extensive consultation with local partners and stakeholders. He talks about how, over the...

Le Secrétaire général de l'OMVG, M. Ababacar NDAO, évoque les moyens d'investir dans la paix à travers la gestion des ressources en eau, ainsi que les différentes manières de promouvoir l'eau en tant qu'instrument de coopération et de paix, notamment par le biais de financements innovants pour la coopération dans le domaine de l'eau. Il discute également comment des mécanismes de financement innovants peuvent transformer l'eau en un instrument pour des cadres de coopération transfrontaliers,...

Our host, Edoardo Tancioni, conducts an interview with Mr Anouj Mehta, Head of the ASEAN Catalytic Green Facility and ADB Country Director in Thailand, and Mr Ghislain de Valon, Senior Infrastructure Specialist for Innovation and Green Finance, from the Asian Development Bank. They discuss ways to increase investments in ocean-based economies that are environmentally sustainable. The implementation of "blue finance" strategies is one way to increase investments in the fight against climate...

In this episode, H.E. Ms Ana Paula Baptista Grade Zacarias, Permanent Representative of Portugal to the United Nations, discusses the compelling case for holding the Ocean Conference in Lisbon in late June 2022, citing that by working together, we can protect our oceans and improve the quality of life for people all over the world, and calls for action to strengthen partnerships. Websites: https://www.un.org/en/conferences/ocean2022 Hashtags: #CapitalMusings | #SaveOurOcean Leave a...

In this new series, our host Edoardo Tancioni shares innovative approaches to boost investments for a sustainable blue economy and protect our oceans in the lead-up to the UN Ocean Conference in Lisbon, Portugal, at the end of June 2022. In this episode, Edoardo talks about Small Island Developing States (SIDS) and their centrality to leveraging the development impact of capital for sustainable ocean-based economies. SIDS are not "poor and remote places," but rather valuable centres of...

In this episode, our host, Edoardo Tancioni, concludes the mini-series of Deciphering Doha and the Road to Doha season by discussing debt sustainability, remittances and the extension of international support measures to LDCs for sustainable and irreversible graduation. Websites: www.un.org/ldc5/doha-programme-of-action Hashtags: #CapitalMusings | #DPoA Leave a ReviewThanks for listening! If you found the episode useful, please spread the word about this new show on Twitter...

In this episode, our host, Edoardo Tancioni, interviews Liesel Pritzker Simmons, Co-Founder and Principal at Blue Haven Initiative. Liesel talks about her journey to #impactinvesting and shares tips on how investors can make wealth work for profit and for purpose. Websites: Blue Haven Initiative Hashtags: #CapitalMusings | #impactinvesting Leave a ReviewThanks for listening! If you found the episode useful, please spread the word about this new show on Twitter mentioning #CapitalMusings, or...