Pascal Barollier

#VR, #AR and #AI can generate real-time #climate #disaster #scenarios, #visualizations and #impact analyses. My 2019 articles about #hurricanes and #wildfires. In 2016, my Swedish startup simulated #hurricane winds up to 175mph and 10-foot flooding in 2016, as well as #searise using Unreal 4.0. Here are our ideas: https://lnkd.in/gAPYbnEu #Wildfire #VR #simulations for #preparedness #training: After the 2018 Camp Fire, I wrote this article about how VR/AR, #drones and #satellites can help with wildfire planning, simulations, management and recovery. https://lnkd.in/dbwB9Rn4

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🌍 The care and love for our planet extends beyond #EarthDay – we should maintain a positive relationship with our planet every day. I join the global community in reflecting on our planet's health and committing to a more sustainable and regenerative future. As a professional with over 15 years of experience in blue economy, climate change, natural resource management, and early warning systems across diverse regions – from namely Asia Pacific and Latin America & the Caribbean to Europe and Africa, and now the Middle East – I've witnessed firsthand the interconnectedness of these challenges and the urgent need for innovative and regenerative solutions. A thriving 🌊 🐠 #BlueEconomy is fundamental to a healthy planet. By sustainably managing our oceans, coasts, and marine resources, we can ensure economic prosperity, food security, and healthy ecosystems for generations to come. #ClimateChange is the greatest threat facing our planet. Its impacts are felt most acutely in our oceans and coastal communities, from rising sea levels and warming waters to ocean acidification and coral bleaching. We must act decisively to mitigate climate change and adapt to its inevitable consequences. #EarlyWarning systems are life-saving tools. By investing in robust systems to predict and prepare for natural disasters, we can save lives, protect infrastructure, and minimize economic losses in coastal areas and beyond. As we move forward, collaboration and #Partnerships are key. By working together across sectors, disciplines, and regions, we can develop and implement effective solutions for a sustainable future. I'm committed to playing my part. Let's leverage our collective knowledge and expertise to build a thriving blue economy, combat climate change, manage our resources wisely, and prepare for the challenges ahead. #EarthDay #BlueEconomy #SaveOurOcean #ClimateAction #Sustainability #SDGs

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📢 On May 28 in Geneva, Policy Cures Research are launching our findings from 2 years' work to uncover the economic and health impact of global health R&D funding!

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Are you concerned about “cherry-picking” in impact reports and the danger of “impact-washing” in #impactinvesting ? I certainly am. That's why it's great to see that Impact Frontiers, with support from The Rockefeller Foundation, has been working over the past 18 months to build consensus amongst investors in private markets to establish shared expectations for impact performance reporting. The result of this initiative has just been published — Version 1 of the Impact Performance Reporting Norms. As a voluntary “social contract,” the Reporting Norms are designed to guide the creation of impact performance reports shared privately by fund managers with their capital providers, as well as the creation of public impact reports. It was an honour to provide input into this process as part of the consultation process. Kudos to Impact Frontiers for tirelessly pushing to help our sector scale with impact and integrity.   More information is available at https://lnkd.in/epED8jvh   From 2024 to 2026, Impact Frontiers will facilitate a pilot phase with interested asset managers, asset owners and allocators, and assurance, consulting, and verification providers. They will host a series of webinars and in-person workshops at conferences to introduce the next phase. If you would like to get involved, please email: info@impactfrontiers.org   #impactinvesting #impactreport #impactmanagement

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Re-connecting in person at the WB Land Conference #landconf2024, with peer practitioners, country officials, researchers, and development partners alike, has been energizing and fulfilling. Deep elaborations on the importance of land in our response to the climate agenda were addressed across many critical cross-cutting topics. The experiences shared from knowledge panels experts and discussions the ability to question and discuss these through the week gives hope that the confluence of land and the climate agenda will be given the needed attention over the next decade.  #landandclimate #landrights

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Interesting reflections, especially considering the essentials of food and housing…. Many people in lower- and middle-income countries have built better lives thanks to economic growth, but in wealthier countries—the McKinsey Global Institute estimates—about 20% of the population consistently falls below the “empowerment line,” a threshold at which people can afford necessities and start saving. That’s because essentials get more expensive as countries grow wealthier. 

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Important read for all Planetary Health leaders.

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As negotiators gather in Bonn at #SB60 to prepare for #COP29, here are some refelctions on how can we ensure that the money mobilized to address the climate crisis is not only sufficient in quantity, but also effective in quality

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UNDP 🌍 Ever wondered what the world REALLY thinks about #ClimateChange? Our #PeoplesClimateVote is the most extensive global public opinion survey solely dedicated to climate change. The results are clear. People want more #ClimateAction, and they want it now. 🔎 Explore a world of views on the climate crisis, live now at: https://lnkd.in/e5akwb8B https://lnkd.in/eYKuE2Y5

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Very interesting work on the potential of "resilience credits" as a new asset class to drive investment in climate adaptation and resilience by Rania A. Al-Mashat Jo Puri, Ph.D and Jonathan Phillips. They raise some thought-provoking ideas that warrant further exploration. The concept of resilience credits is intriguing as an innovative financial instrument to mobilize much-needed private capital towards climate adaptation projects, given the current massive adaptation financing gap. If designed well, such credits could help channel investment to vulnerable communities. Still, such a scheme will hinge on robust impact measurement to quantify and value the resilience benefits delivered. Given the multifaceted nature of climate resilience, this is a complex challenge.   IFAD's "Ability to Recover" index has some advantages, including being intuitive, practical, and focused on household/community-level resilience. However, reliance on subjective perceptions rather than objective data points is a limitation. This work helps identify what work is needed to validate such approaches and determine how to value and eventually monetize measured resilience gains. I look forward to seeing how this "resilience credit" concept evolves and whether it can be robustly operationalized to deliver real resilience benefits for climate-vulnerable populations.

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Good news are rare but here is one (though with many caveats, question marks and remaining work to be done....). One lesson is that continuous public pressure and campaigning actually pays! Next steps very briefly: * ensure the fully 100B$ promise is being delivered, through to 2025 and with the 2020 and 2021 gaps filled, and * getting the new financing target for the post 2025 period, the NCQG, right, including the definition, transparency and trackability of climate financing streams going forward.

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🗺 How to redesign economic systems around values? 📣 Last week, the The Beyond Lab at UN Geneva opened this question at the World Economic Forum’s #Strategic #Foresight annual network meeting, where we presented our initiative on #MovingBeyondGDP. It's been inspiring to meet and exchange with so many #changemakers during the retreat. A big thank you to the World Economic Forum (WEF), especially Bryonie Guthrie, Stephan Mergenthaler and the dedicated WEF Foresight and Organizational Transformation team for a thought- and action provoking two days, and for offering the network as a platform to advance our joint efforts in advancing long-term sustainability. ❌ For too long we've had an overemphasis on #GDP as the sole indicator of success. #GDP, however, was not designed as an all-encompassing measure for human and planetary prosperity. ☝ We need to rethink what we consider a successful economy and society, by expanding our understanding and measurement of the economy, to include consideration for #social and #environmental #sustainability, ultimately for the wellbeing of people and planet. This is not a new agenda, and there are many alternative frameworks and indicators to challenge or complement GDP. The upcoming #Summit of the #Future at the United Nations in New York offers an opportunity to strengthen our shared commitment to jointly shaping the future of multilateralism and delivering on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in a more inter-generationally equitable way, for current and future generations. 👨‍👨‍👦‍👦 🌍 A key element of that is how to re-design economic systems around values and measure progress in a more holistic way by focusing not only on the economy, but first and foremost the well-being of people and planet. The Beyond Lab is engaging with the WEF on how we move beyond GDP from a #multistakeholder perspective, drawing on both private and public sector expertise. The initiative builds on an existing initiative by the Lab in collaboration with UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD) and Rethinking Economics, on ensuring an inclusive youth perspective on this critical issue defining the future of development. If you are interested in learning more, please follow our initiative #YouthMovingBeyondGDP.

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15 policy levers to guide our societies toward well-being for all within planetary boundaries - Earth4All calls for a reconfiguration of the planet’s economies, energy, and food systems to achieve global well-being by 2050.

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What a fantastic template for simultaneously safeguarding #biodiversity and human livelihoods in the face of the combined pressures of a changing climate and land use change presssures causes by development. I hope more regions (including especially #Florida) can bring such planning and vision to life. “A first-of-its-kind study highlights how Florida can buffer itself against both climate change and population pressures by conserving the remaining 8 million acres of "opportunity areas" within the Florida Wildlife Corridor (FLWC). Currently, about 10 million acres of the expansive FLWC's 18 million acres are already conserved permanently. This superhighway of interconnected acres of wildlands, working lands and waters is the only designated statewide corridor in the United States, and a world-class adaption plan facing down ground zero of climate change in an already warm location. Spanning from Alabama to the Everglades, the FLWC not only protects endangered species like the Florida panther, but also brings economic and climate benefits to local communities.” Read more here: https://flip.it/7s6DO7 #wildlifecorridors #adaptation #resilience #climatechange #landmanagement #wetlands Florida Atlantic University Florida State University University of Central Florida University of Florida University of South Florida South Florida Water Management District ReThink Energy Florida Dover, Kohl, & Partners Town Planning UF Center for Landscape Conservation Planning

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Impact Investment Exchange (IIX) representing #OrangeMovementforGenderEquality at the forum on Accelerating Investment for Climate and Clean Energy! Thank you to the team at Private Financing Advisory Network (PFAN) UNIDO and REEEP - Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Partnership for having us highlight the great overlap between climate action and gender equality, an overlap that often goes unacknowledged and almost always goes without action. We were thrilled to see gender-lens investing be a main pannel discusion at the event. We hope to see ecosystem players, especially funders, not only “realize” that women are key to a climate-resilient future but also bank on it. #OrangeMovement #genderclimatenexus #investinginwomen #impactinvestment #genderlensinvesting #sustainablefinance

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To absolutely everyone: I strongly suggest reading the new World Wildlife Crime Report of UNODC, which not only impressively states the current wildlife crime but, above all, determines very concrete responses to fight against it. Everyone can (should) feel concerned, behavior change communications being one of the keys. 👉 https://bit.ly/3UpwV2k

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In case you are interested

If you could rewind the tape to 1945 and the early years of our modern multilateral system, how would you build the global food governance architecture so that no one ever goes hungry? That’s the question a group of experts set up by the Kofi Annan Foundation will grapple with for the next six months. Learn more ⤵ https://lnkd.in/eKAS93aZ Geneva Solutions

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