Nikola Simpson

Healthy people and 🌎 depend on healthy wetlands. 40% of the world’s species live or breed in wetlands, yet they are disappearing 3x faster than forests. On today's #WorldWetlandsDay, here are 5️⃣ reasons why we must #ActForWetlands.

🌍🌱Join us in #Grenada🇬🇩at the #BlueGreenMarketplace! Connect with digital innovators & agro-processing/agri-tourism businesses for potential collaborations.🤝Don't miss out on transforming the agricultural & agri-tourism sectors. Register now🔗bit.ly/bgmarketplace📆🕒

🎨 Join us at the "Art as a Tool for Change" on July 5th, 6:00-9:00 PM at the @BarbadosMuseum✨Discover how art, culture, & sustainability intersect in the Blue & Green Economies. Engaging activities & a lively panel discussion await! 👉RSVP 🔗bit.ly/artforchangeev…

📍At @GermanyUN, @UNDPAccLabs shares our journey & the vision for a new evolution that aims to create new value & encourage action-based learning by connecting insights, data, finance & grassroots solutions to achieve the SDGs Join in our next chapter 🚀 @BMZ_Bund @qatar_fund

Thanks to @GermanyUN for hosting today's interactive dialogue with permanent missions. We got a chance to share @undpacclabs' journey & the exciting next chapter & evolution. All made possible with the support of our founding investors, @BMZ_Bund @qatar_fund #PartnersAtCore

Sometimes work can be so hectic that the only chance to catch up with colleagues is at the airport! So grateful for the amazing people who make the busy days a little brighter with their support and teamwork. Here's to successful meetings and reunions in the sky! @UNDPBarbadosEC

Our network learning effect in action. Podcast style. 🎧 to @PNUDPARAGUAY #Acclab's La Ronda Podcast Ep.3 as they feature @UNDPBarbadosEC #Acclab @j_tenneb @nikola_simpson & discuss the blue economy & how we can sustainably support it with innovation. 👉undpacclabs.com/SpotifyLaRonda…

The health of our ocean, home to 80% of life on Earth, has reached a tipping point. At stake are the livelihoods of 3 billion people, living mostly in developing countries. @UNCTAD's Trade and Environment Review 2023 calls for a global Blue Deal. ➡️ unctad.org/ter2023

This #EarthDay, I urge everyone to raise your voices & demand that leaders make peace with nature. Let's all do our part to protect our common home for the sake of people & planet right now & for the generations to come.

How does this image make you feel and how would you “caption this”? @Paulina_lab_ecu @Lazar_PI @drdrasko @anagri_e @grioslanda @ArditaZekiri @RozitaSingh @YrikaVanessa @MarianaOlcese @HotskoJennifer @IzotovThe @UNDPAccLabs

On #WorldCreativityInnovationDay #WCID, this is how I feel about elements of the journey of travel of innovation with @UNDPAccLabs @UNDPBarbadosEC : innovation is not linear but is a process of ups, downs & all - arounds, just like life! #InnovatorsUnite

Plastic & chemical pollution, overfishing & climate change are jeopardizing the #ocean’s ability to underpin all life on Earth. It is up to us to restore the ocean to health, use its resources responsibly & preserve #OurOceans for generations to come. go.undp.org/gQnq

Indigenous women play a key role in taking #ClimateAction, defending Indigenous peoples’ lands and territories, and advocating for collective rights worldwide. Here are 5️⃣ Indigenous women climate activists you should know about. #WeAreIndigenous #UNPFII undp.medium.com/5-indigenous-w…

Indigenous Peoples reflect humanity’s magnificent diversity. But around the world, millions of Indigenous Peoples are losing their lands, rights & resources. The @UN is committed to keep promoting their rights in all of our work areas & amplifying their voices at all levels.

10/ Stay tuned as @UNDPAccLabs continues to explore what we know on how communities in the Global South are adapting to climate change.

9/ Climate adaptation takes many forms with both people & planet being very resilient. There are many community solutions which provide hope in the Global South as we face the reality that we must adapt to climate change.

1/ The climate crisis: a series. Through personal experiences, knowledge and many recent conversations with the dev ecosystem & with @UNDPAccLabs, some key signals are emerging with regards to the impacts of #climatechange at the grassroots, community level.