Tag: WEF

(Cities/Green Recovery) How cities can lead the green recovery (Thomson Reuters Foundation, WEF)

Carey L. Biron https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2021/02/resilient-recovery-cities-pandemic-climate-adaptation-response/

(Netherlands) This Dutch floating village could help tackle city-density and sea-level challenges (WEF)

Victoria Masterson https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2021/02/netherlands-floating-village-schoonschip-density/

(Blockchain) 4 predictions for blockchain in 2021 – from cryptocurrencies to art (CoinDesk, WEF)

Sheila Warren, Head of Blockchain and Data Policy; Member of the Executive Committee, World Economic Forum Sumedha Deshmukh, Platform Curator, Blockchain and Digital...

(India) This project wants to bring broadband – and hope – to rural India (WEF)

Mark McCord https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2021/02/digital-divide-rural-india-internet-access-microsoft/

(Lebanon) Six months after the Beirut port explosion: reflections from a first responder (WEF)

Georges Kettaneh, Secretary-General, Lebanese Red Cross https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2021/02/beirut-port-explosion-response-lebanese-red-cross/

(Mobility/Planet) Electric fleets can fuel decarbonisation efforts. Here’s how (WEF)

Maya Ben Dror, Project Lead, Future of Mobility, Centre for the Fourth Industrial Revolution of the World Economic Forum Mary Loane, Project Lead,...

(Water) 5 unusual methods to harvest Earth’s untapped water sources (WEF)

Manzoor Qadir, Vladimir Smakhtin https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2021/02/water-scarcity-shortage-sustainability-climate-change-innovation-resources/

(Environment) Nature is our most precious asset – we must all act now to save it (WEF)

Kristian Teleki https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2021/02/nature-is-our-most-precious-asset-form-of-wealth-and-safety-net/

(Digital Connectivity) How 5G can be a force for social equality (WEF)

Ronan Dunne, Executive Vice President and Group CEO, Verizon Consumer https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2021/02/5g-digital-access-social-equality/

(Humanitarian and Resilience Investing) Unlocking Humanitarian and Resilience Investing through Better Data (WEF)

https://www.weforum.org/whitepapers/unlocking-humanitarian-and-resilience-investing-through-better-data

(Davos 2021) Resetting Geopolitics (Børge Brende, Arancha Gonzalez Laya, François-Philippe Champagne, Ernesto Araújo, WEF)

Despite the exigency of COVID-19 and of climate change, key countries are stepping back from efforts to manage these and other global risks. This...

(Davos 2021) Building Inclusive, Sustainable and Job-creating Growth in Africa (Godfrey Mutizwa, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, Phuthi Mahanyele-Dabengwa, Daniel Mminele, WEF)

The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) is a key pillar for the region's economic recovery and the world’s largest trade agreement, spanning a...

(Davos 2021) Resetting Geopolitics (Børge Brende, Taro Kono, Kang Kyung-Wha, H.H. Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud, Retno L. P. Marsudi, Fu Ying, WEF)

Despite the exigency of COVID-19 and of climate change, key countries are stepping back from efforts to manage these and other global risks. This...

(Davos 2021) Special Address by Suga Yoshihide, Prime Minister of Japan (WEF)

https://www.weforum.org/events/the-davos-agenda-2021/sessions/special-address-by-yoshihide-suga-prime-minister-of-japan

(Davos 2021) Special Address by Lee Hsien Loong, Prime Minister of Singapore (WEF)

https://www.weforum.org/events/the-davos-agenda-2021/sessions/davos-agenda-special-address-by-g20-member-head-of-state-government

(Davos 2021) Special Address by Alberto Fernández, President of Argentina (WEF)

https://www.weforum.org/events/the-davos-agenda-2021/sessions/special-address-by-g20-head-of-state-government-68473093f7