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G20 Italy 2021

Accelerating youth-led transformative actions through ICT-enabled education for sustainable development

TF2 - Climate Change, Sustainable Energy & Environment
Policy area: Climate, Energy and Environment
Dinah Bennett (International Consultants for Entrepreneurship and Enterprise (ICE)), Leila Dagher (American University Beirut), Charlotte Holland (Dublin City University), Noura Mansouri King (Center (KAPSARC), Riyadh (Saudi Arabia)), Huan Ni (Shanghai Green Light-Year Environmental Service Center)
G20 Italy 2021

Reducing vulnerability and precarity of low-skilled women in short-term migration from the global south: Key policy recommendations for the G20

TF10 - Migration
Policy area: Migration
Sawsan Abdulrahim (American University Beirut), Zahid ul Arefin Choudhury (University of Dhaka), Hagar El Didi (International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)), Patrick Kilby (Australian National University), Nazmun Ratna (Lincoln University), Claudia Ringler (International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)), Joyce Wu (University of New South Wales)
G20 Saudi Arabia 2020

Toward a comprehensive approach to youth empowerment for climate action

TF2 - Climate Change and Environment
Policy area: Climate, Energy and Environment
Leila Dagher (American University Beirut), Miranda A. Schreurs, Neha (The Energy and Resources Institute), Nova Ahmad (Global Young Academy, North South University), Shahad Almufti (Decision Support Center—Royal Court), Liz Canner (Astrea Media), Lim Boon Han (Global Young Academy, Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman), Shabana Khan (Global Young Academy, Indian Research Academy), Noura Mansouri (King Abdullah Petroleum Studies and Research Center), Chioma Daisy Onyige (Global Young Academy, University of Port Harcourt), Neeshad Shafi (Arab Youth Climate Movement), Renard Siew (Global Young Academy, Centre for Governance and Political Studies), D.G. Webster (Dartmouth University), Sara Zaini (Emkan Education)

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Strengthening multilateralism and global governance
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Inclusive digital transformation
Amplifying Digitalisation For Sustainable Agri-food Systems
Ensuring food security emerges as a critical global imperative, particularly in the present and future uncertain geopolitical and economic circumstances. The contemporary agri-food systems heavily depend on international trade, ...
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5G Emergence In The Global South: Challenges And Policies To Overcome The Digital Infrastructure Gap
Since 2016 G20 has focused on digital connectivity as an economic prosperity driver and the overcoming of multiple social inequalities. Currently, 5G is playing a prominent role in foreign ...
Inclusive digital transformation
Powering Youth Engagement For An Inclusive Digital Economy
This policy brief advocates for youth meaningful engagement in digital economy policy and leverages youth’s perspectives on how to ensure that new digital technologies advance the Sustainable Development Goals ...
Inclusive digital transformation
Toward Universal And Meaningful Connectivity: Strategy To Overcome Affordability Barriers
The challenge of digital affordability persists, with approximately 2.6 billion people, one-third of the global population, still lacking connectivity. While smartphones and broadband access are becoming more affordable in ...
Inclusive digital transformation
Gaps In Digital Financial Inclusion: Lessons For G20
This policy brief aims to construct and analyze indices for access and usage dimensions of digital financial inclusion (DFI) in G20 economies, incorporating demographic characteristics such as gender, age, ...

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