Honoured to represent ⁦IDRC | CRDI⁩ to this important dialogue on mobilizing Central banks & financial regulators for inclusive green finance organized by our partner ⁦Alliance for Financial Inclusion (AFI)⁩. Great exchanges with Governors & Deputy Governors from many Central Banks & AFI donors.

Happening now: ⁦IDRC | CRDI⁩ President ⁦⁦Julie Delahanty⁩ & ⁦IISD⁩ ⁦Patricia Fuller⁩ delivering key note addresses at joint IISD/IDRC event Moving Beyond #GDP Through Measuring Comprehensive Wealth. We are proud to be part of Beyond GDP movement,

Our own ⁦Erin Tansey⁩ moderating the ⁦IISD⁩ ⁦IDRC | CRDI⁩ joint event on moving beyond #GDP. Panelists include Tom Bui ⁦Development Canada⁩ ⁦Grzegorz Peszko⁩ ⁦World Bank⁩ ⁦C Barrington-Leigh⁩ ⁦McGill University⁩ & Andre Loranger ⁦Statistics Canada⁩

Great evening w/Nepali Diaspora in Ottawa & Member of Parliament ⁦Chandra Arya to welcome Nepal’s new Ambassador to Canada HE ⁦Bharat Paudyal⁩. Great moment to reflect on Canada Nepal relation & future cooperation. Many thanks Hon. Arya for organizing this beautiful event.

We were delighted to host ⁦Bekele Shiferaw from the ⁦World Bank⁩ ⁦IDRC | CRDI⁩ HQ in Ottawa. Great discussion about the potential to place natural capital on the balance sheet of countries & use the information generated to inform national development plans & policies.

Great opportunity for those working on urban resilience and climate change. Pls. apply.

Great to be part of this project inception meeting w/⁦IIED⁩ colleagues in London today regarding an ⁦IDRC | CRDI⁩ supported research on climate related non-economic loss & damage in Antigua & Barbuda, Barbados, Dominica, Malawi & Timor Leste. ⁦Ritu Bharadwaj⁩

What a lovely catch up with ⁦Prof Elizabeth J Z Robinson⁩ ⁦⁦Grantham LSE⁩ today! We discussed several areas of common interest- Beyond GDP, carbon markets, climate finance, carbon lock-in & stranded assets, & economy-wide interventions for a low carbon & climate resilient growth.

Delighted to represent ⁦IDRC | CRDI⁩ for this important research workshop on just energy transition, gender & social inclusion organized by our partner ⁦IISD Energy⁩ Geneva. The workshop bringing together research partners from India, Indonesia, Kenya & South Africa.

Pleased to share my recent blog on inclusive green finance for #MSMEs based on IDRC | CRDI supported research on mobilizing the central banks and financial regulators for green finance implemented by our partner Alliance for Financial Inclusion (AFI) afi-global.org/newsroom/blogs…

Delighted to meet ⁦Shambhu⁩ Director Country Cooperation ⁦World Health Organization (WHO)⁩ today. We dwelled on several areas of interest including health & climate, low carbon health system. Looking forward to exploring ⁦IDRC | CRDI⁩ ⁦World Health Organization (WHO)⁩ potential collaboration on these issues

Great discussion w/ ProfSalah Al-Majeed S. of Sci. & Eng. AlAkhawaynUniversity about research landscape in low carbon transition in Morocco. Several areas of knowledge gaps relevant to ⁦IDRC | CRDI⁩ inclu. decarbonizing Moroccan industries, energy efficient housing, green smart cities.

Another great day in Rabat with very productive discussions with the Ministry of Energy & Mining ⁦MTEDD وزارة الانتقال الطاقي والتنمية المستدامة⁩ & discussion at ⁦IRESEN⁩ about ⁦IDRC | CRDI⁩ supported research on energy efficiency & finance. Great to know about Morocco’s low carbon dev. vision.

Honored to attend the 57th ⁦ASEAN⁩ Day celebrations in Ottawa today. Remarks from ⁦⁦DR KAO KIM HOURN⁩ ASEAN SG, Mayor ⁦Mark Sutcliffe⁩ Welson Epp ⁦Global Affairs Canada⁩ ADM on Canada-ASEAN economic cooperation, trade, climate change & low carbon development.

Honoured to represent ⁦IDRC | CRDI⁩ and share some of my thoughts on “shaping #MSMES policies through inclusive green finance (IGF) during GPF 2024 organized by the Central Bank of El Salvador & our partner ⁦Alliance for Financial Inclusion (AFI)⁩. IGF is knowledge intensive. ⁦IDRC en ALC⁩

Delighted to meet ⁦IDRC | CRDI⁩ friend & former Finance Minister of Kenya Prof. Njuguna S. Ndung'u & Lic. Douglas Pablo Rodriguez, President of Central Bank,El Salvador during the #GPF ⁦Alliance for Financial Inclusion (AFI)⁩ in San Salvador. Great meeting.IDRC en ALC⁩ ⁦⁦⁦IDRC in Eastern and Southern Africa⁩

Join us tomorrow at the UN, with IISD and other partners, to explore how moving #BeyondGDP can drive inclusive and sustainable development. Let's rethink how we measure progress! bit.ly/3zwkQBN

How we go about measuring wealth/well-being to complement conventional measure such as Gross Domestic Products (GDP). Highly recommend piece below. Pls. join us tomorrow (Saturday, 4.00pm) #UNGA Headquarters Room CR1 for this IDRC | CRDI IISD event. idrc-crdi.ca/en/research-in…