Annual General Assembly 2024 – Youth Session
Michelle Tang2025-05-09T15:11:59+02:00AGA 2024 Youth Session | 26 November, 16:30-17:30 CET | Hear from young entrepreneurs from Kenya, Rwanda, and Uganda sharing innovative financing approaches.
Annual General Assembly 2024 – Main Session
Michelle Tang2025-03-11T16:03:22+01:00AGA 2024 Main Session | 26 November, 9:00-16:30 CET | The AGA kicks off with a keynote address and scene setting on day one, followed by a high-level session on "Catalytic Development Finance for a Sustainable and Resilient Future" and group discussions around climate finance, private capital, agrifood SMEs, and innovative financing in fragile contexts.
The 4th International Conference on Financing for Development
Michelle Tang2025-07-31T08:36:03+02:0030 June – 3 July, 2025 | Seville, Spain. The 4th International Conference on Financing for Development (FfD4) will address new and emerging issues, and the urgent need to fully implement the Sustainable Development Goals, and support reform of the international financial architecture.
Academia’s role in innovating food systems finance
Michelle Tang2024-10-28T12:38:52+01:00An interview with the Academic Advisor of the Thematic Working Group on Sustainable and Blended Finance for Food Systems, Sabine Desczka of Wageningen University and Research.
Bridging the Gap: A new working group tackles sustainable and blended finance for food systems
Michelle Tang2024-10-21T16:34:19+02:00An interview with the Co-Chairs of the new GDPRD Thematic Working Group on Sustainable and Blended Finance for Food Systems, Tuleen Alkhoffash of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and Songbae Lee of the USAID Bureau for Resilience and Food Security.
UN Biodiversity Conference (CBD COP16)
Michelle Tang2024-11-11T08:42:05+01:0021 October - 1 November 2024 | Cali, Colombia | In-person. The 16th meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP) to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) will convene from 21 October to 1 November 2024 in Cali, Columbia. The theme of COP16 is "Peace with Nature".
European Commission: Workshop on Sustainable Finance: the way forward
Michelle Tang2024-10-25T17:32:07+02:00European Commission Joint Research Centre & University of Padua workshop on sustainable finance for economic prosperity, environmental preservation, and societal well-being.
Blog – Big ideas for food systems: Reflecting on the 2024 State of Food Security and Nutrition
Michelle Tang2025-07-31T16:43:06+02:00What are some innovative and cross-sector ideas with the potential to make a difference in food systems financing? Read the summary blog of the webinar "Financing Food and Rural Development" on 26 September 2024 and co-hosted by the Donor Platform and the Shamba Centre for Food & Climate.
Devex Publishes Op-Ed by Co-Chairs on Blended Finance for Agriculture
Michelle Tang2025-02-05T13:03:40+01:00On 1 October 2024, Devex published an opinion article “How blended finance can catalyse private capital for agriculture” authored by GDPRD Co-Chairs Federica de Gaetano (Italian Agency for Development Cooperation, AICS) and Bruce Campbell (Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation, SDC).
Global Donor Platform and ASLC Launch Partnership on Catalytic Capital Framework
Michelle Tang2025-04-08T16:03:22+02:00The GDPRD Secretariat is pleased to announce its latest working group dedicated to sustainable and blended finance for food systems. We are delighted to introduce the Co-Chairs of this new working group, Tuleen Alkhoffash of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and Songbae Lee of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). They will guide the group for the two-year term (2024-2026).
