Tourism rose to the forefront of the global agenda in 2020, due to the devastating impact of COVID-19
Recovery will be driven by technology and innovation – specifically seamless travel solutions, but it will be long, uneven and slow
Success hinges on international coordination and collaboration across the public and private sectors
Tourism was one of the sectors hit hardest by the global pandemic. 2020 was the worst year on record for international travel due to the global pandemic, with countries taking decisive action to protect their citizens, closing borders and halting international travel. The path to recovery will be long and slow
its members have already taken and seeks to inspire new commitments
. It outlines 25 concrete recommendations for five key stakeholder groups to support social entrepreneurs during COVID-19:
Intermediaries and networks are called on to surface the needs of the social entrepreneurs they serve on the ground and provide them with fitting support
(Impact) investors are called on to adapt their investment priorities and processes and to provide flexible capital and must-have technical assistance
Corporations are called on to stand with the social entrepreneurs in their supply chains and ecosystems, and join forces with them to “shape a new tomorrow”
Funders and philanthropists are called on to expand and expedite their financial support to social entrepreneurs and intermediaries, taking risks reflective of today’s unprecedented times
Serbian Prime Minister Ana Brnabić told the Global Technology Governance Summit that a shift to e-government had already saved 180 million sheets of A4.
As Chief Ethical and Humane Use Officer, I’ve worked closely with my team over the past year to apply our ethical and humane use principles when developing technology that addresses these crises. With this work, we’ve learned valuable lessons which will remain important and applicable long after the current pandemic is over. We share these lessons in the spirit of transparency as we navigate this uncharted territory together, knowing we always have more to learn. Lesson 1: Learn from the past – avoid reinventing the wheel
When we face crises, there s often a bias for immediate action. However, it is critical that we take time to incorporate lessons from the past in developing modern solutions. In 2020, we were reminded to take a step back and recognize many of these issues are not new. While COVID-19 itself is novel, we know that this isn’t the first global health crisis we’ve faced. This isn’t the first time we’ve surfaced health inequities in our communities, th
The Great Green Wall initiative aims to restore an 8,000km strip of savanna along the southern edge of the Sahara desert.
100 million hectares of land are to be restored, 10 million jobs created and 250 megatonnes of carbon sequestered.
The initiative has just received a funding boost from donors including France and the World Bank to help achieve its goals by 2030.
Green is not the first colour you typically associate with the arid Sahel region in Africa. But a pan-regional initiative could change this significantly by 2030, following a pledge for new funding of more than $14 billion.
Stretching coast-to-coast from Senegal to Djibouti, the Great Green Wall is aiming to regenerate one of the region’s most seriously affected by land degradation and desertification in the world.