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Boosting Relations Between the Amazon Forest and Cities

This lecture explores how the Amazon’s rural and urban inhabitants engage with each other and the forest. Discover how families migrate regularly between rural and urban areas for healthcare,…

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Strengthening Land and Natural Resource Governance

This lecture examines recent efforts to weaken territorial rights legislation that protects the Amazon, including efforts to change the governance of protected areas and Indigenous Territories. It…

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EbA and Gender

This video is the second of four mandatory insight unit videos which provide a deep dive into cross-cutting topics of EbA. In this video, participants learn about gender-responsive EbA. This video…

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EbA in the context of sustainable development

To distinguish EbA from similar approaches and enhance understanding of the concept, EbA is placed in the context of sustainable development. This video is licensed under the CC BY-NC-SA license.

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What is Ecosystem-based Adaptation (EbA)?

This video provides a brief introduction to the concept of EbA and its three basic elements. This video is licensed under the CC BY-NC-SA license.

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Pillar III - Risk-Sharing and Entrepreneurship (Distribution)

The third pillar, risk-sharing and entrepreneurship, is about the distribution channel, affecting both individuals and organizations. Islamic economics promotes an exchange-based financial system on…

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Blended Finance

Blended finance employs the strategic use of development finance and philanthropic funds to mobilize private capital flows to emerge and frontier markets. It is a method of layering investments to…

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The Role of Islamic Social Finance in Sustainable Development

Islamic social finance plays a key role in reflecting the humanitarian nature of Islamic finance by providing “Islamic social safety nets” for those who are in need. Islamic social…

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The Guiding Principles of Islamic Finance

Islamic teachings provide guidance in using resources and economic transactions within Islamic finance such as balance in use, avoiding waste and using the property without harming others, as well as…

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Sukuk and Green Sukuk

Again, Sukuk can be used as fiscal support, for liquidity management, and to support sectors such as education, health and infrastructure. In recent years, green Sukuk initiatives have emerged to…

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Ecosystem-based Adaptation - Trailer

Ecosystem-based Adaptation (EbA); also known as nature-based solutions for climate change adaptation) is increasingly gaining policy support and being implemented by diverse actors around the world.…

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Sustainable water resource management in Spain and Egypt

This chapter summarizes some lessons learnt and provides related case studies in Spain and Egypt.Learning outcomes: Learn about successful case studies for specific countries and products Obtain a…

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Our Ocean: A Finite Resource

In this chapter we learn about the enormous contribution of fish and seafood to human nutrition, what the ocean provides us, and how its resources are finite. This video is licensed under the CC…

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Q&A | Mark Moody-Stuart | 2019 Mar. 26

Mark Moody-Stuart answers questions about how the governance of extractive industries impact long term economic development. This video is licensed under the CC BY-NC-SA license.

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Q&A | Alexandra Gillies | 2018 Apr. 27

Alexandra Gillies of the Natural Resource Governance Institute answers questions on the natural resources economy in the Natural Resources course. This video is licensed under the CC BY-NC-SA…

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Q&A | Lise Johnson | 2018 Mar. 6

Lise Johnson answers questions about investing in natural resources and the extractives sector for global sustainable development. This video is licensed under the CC BY-NC-SA license.

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