INTRO
The Accelerator Labs are UNDP’s new way of working in development. Together with the State of Qatar and the Federal Republic of Germany, 60 labs serving 78 countries as the first cohort in 2019, with an expansion to 91 labs in 115 locations in 2020, will work together with national and global partners to find radically new approaches that fit the complexity of current development challenges. The labs introduces new services, backed by evidence and practice, and by accelerating the testing and dissemination of solutions within and across countries. Sense-making, collective intelligence, solutions mapping and experimentation are part of the new offer from UNDP to governments. Together with partners, the Labs will analyze challenges within local contexts to identify connections and patterns in search of new avenues of work to act effectively in addressing wicked development challenges. The Accelerator Labs are located in 13 Arab States including Algeria, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Palestine, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia and Saudi Arabia as a self-starter.
SDGs
End poverty in all its forms everywhere
End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture
Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages
Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all
Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls
Ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all
Ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all
Promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for all
Build resilient infrastructure, promote inclusive and sustainable industrialisation and foster innovation
Reduce inequality within and among countries
Make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable
Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns
Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impact
Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development
Protect, restore and promote sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems, sustainably manage forests, combat desertification, and halt and reverse land degradation and halt biodiversity loss
Promote peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development, provide access to justice for all and build effective, accountable and inclusive institutions at all levels
Strenghten the means of implementation and revitalise the global partnership for sustainable development
Methodolgies
Innovation Labs
Countries
Algeria, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Palestine, Somalia, Sudan, Tunisia, Egypt, Syria, Saudi Arabia
Funded
Yes
Start Date
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