Data...for What?!

Development Gateway: An IREX Venture
Data...for What?!

In Development Gateway: An IREX Venture's podcast “Data…for What?!,” we explore topical issues at the intersection of global development and technological development. In our podcast, we dive deep into the data and digital landscape and how these impact everything from agriculture to education to global and local law.

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  1. Episode 1, Season 3 | Why We Need Good Data & Digital Infrastructure for Climate Adaptation

    EPISODE 1

    Episode 1, Season 3 | Why We Need Good Data & Digital Infrastructure for Climate Adaptation

    In episode 1, Season 3 of “Data…for What?!,” Vanessa Goas and special guest Sebastian Öhmann, Advisor of the Data Economy Initiative inside the Global Project of Digital Transformation from GIZ, discuss data and digital transformation in relation to climate change adaptation and specifically focusing on climate finance.

    19 min
  2. Episode 2, Season 3 | The Great Green Wall: How Data Can Advance One of Africa’s Most Ambitious Efforts to Combat Climate Change

    EPISODE 2

    Episode 2, Season 3 | The Great Green Wall: How Data Can Advance One of Africa’s Most Ambitious Efforts to Combat Climate Change

    In episode 2, Season 3 of “Data…for What?!,” host Vanessa Goas and special guests former DGer Joshua Mbai and Gilles Amadou Ouédraogo, Programme Management Officer for the Great Green Wall Accelerator at the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification, discuss the Great Green Wall Initiative, the Great Green Wall Observatory, and how the the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification and DG are committed supporting new and ongoing efforts aimed at combating climate change.

    21 min
  3. Episode 3, Season 3 | Context and Climate Action: A Conversation between the Local Development Research Institute and DG

    EPISODE 3

    Episode 3, Season 3 | Context and Climate Action: A Conversation between the Local Development Research Institute and DG

    In episode 3, Season 3 of “Data…for What?!,” DGer Charlene Migwe-Kagume and special guest Leonida (Leo) Mutuku discusses LDRI’s early warning system, an AI tool that is being used to enable farmers to plan and manage their harvest more effectively by using local and global data on weather patterns, crop yields, etc.

    33 min
  4. Episode 4, Season 3 | Expanding into Climate Action: How Every Organization has a Role to Play

    EPISODE 4

    Episode 4, Season 3 | Expanding into Climate Action: How Every Organization has a Role to Play

    In episode 4, Season 3 of “Data…for What?!,” host Vanessa Goas and special guest Roshan Paul, Former Director of Leadership Practice & Climate Talent Initiative at IREX, discuss the Climate Talent Initiative, which is IREX’s first in-house climate program.

    20 min
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In Development Gateway: An IREX Venture's podcast “Data…for What?!,” we explore topical issues at the intersection of global development and technological development. In our podcast, we dive deep into the data and digital landscape and how these impact everything from agriculture to education to global and local law.

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  • Creator
    Development Gateway: An IREX Venture
  • Episodes
    13
  • Seasons
    3
  • Rating
    Clean
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    © 2023 Development Gateway: An IREX Venture
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