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Jan 12, 2017
Data Crunch: How do we measure the complicated relationship between poverty and the environment?

Over the last 10 years, countries in the Asia-Pacific region, that are part of the global UN effort – Poverty-Environment Initiative (PEI) have been working with UNDP and UN Environment …
Jan 11, 2017
Asia-Pacific Regional Workshop explores how to raise revenues for sustainable development from resource extraction

Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals requires financing from all available sources. Resource-rich countries have an opportunity to raise significant public finances to support the Sustainable Development Goals from resource extraction. However, a key challenge facing many resource-rich…
Nov 29, 2016
Malawi takes an integrated approach to food security, environmental sustainability and poverty reduction

Sustainable agriculture is a key to unlocking Malawi’s economic development and poverty reduction efforts. The agriculture sector accounts for 30% of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and 17% of household incomes comes from agriculture produce, according to a new study issued by the joint UN…
Nov 28, 2016
Soil loss an enemy to Malawi’s development

80% of Malawi’s population is dependent on subsistence agriculture. Every year, soil erosion reduces agricultural productivity by 6% putting less food on the table for many households. A 2011…
Nov 18, 2016
Malawi Reviews Expenditure on Environment and Natural Resources

Malawi Reviews Expenditure on Environment and Natural Resources

On 23 October 2015 the Malawi Ministry of Finance and Economic Development Planning invited representatives from sector ministries, district council, private sector, civil society and development partners to discuss and…
Sep 02, 2016
New study highlights opportunities for substantial returns on investment in environmental sustainability in Malawi

Malawi is a land-locked country in Africa with a large rural population that is mainly dependent on agriculture. Thus, the well-being of Malawians and Malawi’s economy depend on the well-being of the country’s natural resources including good nutrient soils for agriculture and healthy…
Aug 31, 2016
Independent Evaluation of the Scale-up Phase of the Poverty–Environment Initiative released

The Joint Management Board of the Poverty-Environment Initiative received on 1 June 2016 the Independent Evaluation of the Scale-up Phase (2008-2013) of the UNDP-UNEP Poverty–Environment Initiative conducted by UNDP and UNEP. The evaluation confirmed that the Poverty-Environment Initiative (PEI…
Aug 25, 2016
Malawi Approves Fisheries and Forestry Policies

The well-being of Malawians and Malawi’s economy depend on the well-being of the country’s natural resources. Fisheries generate jobs for 400,000 people and livelihoods for 2 million Malawians, and fish provides up to 40 % of the protein consumed in the whole country.  However, the…
May 18, 2016
Integration of environmental sustainability and budgets results enhanced access to energy efficient technologies and clean water

Rwanda’s Environment Management Authority and the joint UNDP-UNEP Poverty Environment Initiative (PEI) Rwanda programme developed an environment and climate budget and planning checklist for the first time in 2011. Since then the guidelines are every year updated and used by sector and line…
May 16, 2016
Malawi’s Minister of Agriculture calls for closing the gender gap in agricultural productivity

On 24 March 2016, UN Women, the World Bank and the UNDP-UNEP Poverty-Environment Initiative together with the Royal Norwegian Embassy organized a country-level launch of The Cost of the Gender Gap in Agricultural Productivity in Malawi, Tanzania and Uganda report in Lilongwe, Malawi.

The…

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