Systemic approaches for sustainable growth, employment and resilience

1 - 3 October 2024. The DCED, together with the BEAM Exchange – its knowledge platform on market systems development (MSD), has been running regular highly-regarded global seminars about private-sector development (PSD) since the early 2000 – including in Nairobi (2018), Lusaka (2016) and Bangkok (2014, 2012 and earlier). 

Extract of the programme:

Climate Adaptation and Environmental sustainability

• Navigating green private sector development: donor priorities, implementer realities with Melina Heinrich-Fernandes (DCED Secretariat)
• Greening the MSD approach in agriculture with Clara García Parra (The Canopy Lab), Amanda Jerneck (ILO), John Rachkara (Mercy Corps), Luana Ayala (ILO), Frédérique Weyer (SDC), Thabani Moyo (NIRAS)
• Green jobs and the just transition: applying a systems lens with Steve Hartrich (ILO), Jack Steege (Gatsby Africa), Mahlet Seifu Woldeabraham (Mercy Corps), Freddy Koch (Swisscontact)

02 Side event: Building Bridges: Donor and DFI 

Collaboration Event by British International Investment (BII) and FMO

• This event brought together senior leaders from Development Finance Institutions (DFIs), donor agencies, and key stakeholders to showcase successful strategies for fostering effective DFI-donor collaboration. 
• They highlighted lessons from an upcoming research report and from live initiatives such as ARIA and Invest for Impact Nepal, providing practical insights into how collaboration can unlock impactful investments in frontier markets.