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UNDP Global Accelerator Lab
In crisis-affected settings, where institutional collapse and environmental degradation intersect, the Accelerator Labs have engaged in R&D initiatives that address the urgent need for sustainable access to water, food, biodiversity protection, and alternative energy sources. These efforts emerge from the recognition that life-supporting systems—clean water, nutritious food, ecological balance, and energy—are not only the first to collapse in protracted crises but are also the most vital to stabilize. Using tools such as systems mapping, grassroots solution exploration, and rapid prototyping, the Labs have worked with local actors to co-design hyper-adaptive interventions. From testing solar-powered irrigation in areas with disrupted energy grids to identifying community-led seed banks that preserve biodiversity under stress, these labs have explored how locally driven solutions can restore ecological balance and provide reliable resources where formal systems fail. In these contexts, sustainability becomes a crisis response mechanism—integrated, decentralized, and rooted in the lived experience of communities.
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In crafting a food systems solution, the journeys of the local stakeholders take center stage. Their context shapes the design; thus, it is crucial to meet them where they are. Although social innov…
Our challenge is to create a transformative urban development model that integrates digital twin technology and innovative digital governance at the local level. This involves systematic engagement in…
We are working with our Nature, Climate, and Energy Resilience (NCER) and we intend to develop another programme from the lessons learned from this cycle.
Our challenge is that the absence of engagement and coordination among local public-private sector stakeholders, community participation and Behavorial Insights.
Our challenge is that there are non-existent or sub-optimal practices at municipal level that can block moving towards better practices on circular economy, water management and citizen participation.
Exploring the intersection of climate security, climate adaptation and conflict in Blue Nile State.
How do we activate stakeholders to fully institutionalize the Malay Food Systems Innovation and reach the "moonshot" goal of supplying 10-20% of agricultural requirements of Boracay from local produce…
1. With the lockdowns that affected the tourism economy in Malay, the home and gateway to world-renowned tourist destination Boracay Island, locals relied on agriculture and food as the means to survi…
