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MARKET SYSTEMS
SYMP SIUM2024
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22 - 24
OCTOBER, 2024
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CAPE TOWN,
SOUTH AFRICA
Embark on a transformative journey at MSS2024, where leading market systems development practitioners, donors, innovators, and visionaries converge, harnessing the power of systems thinking to navigate complex challenges. Explore cutting-edge research, innovative strategies, and real-world application to take your market systems development practice to the next level.
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*Sessions and content are subject to change.
THEMATIC SUMMITS
Circularity Summit
Explore the nuanced concept of circularity from a systems-thinking perspective. This summit delves into the importance of scale and resilience in circular business models, addressing the inherent fragility and interconnectedness at micro levels and the efficiency and interconnectedness at macro levels. Participants will gain insights from both small-scale efforts and larger systemic initiatives, identifying gaps that need further attention.
Food Systems Resilience Summit
Examine how food systems are adapting to fast-changing risks such as climate change, COVID-19, and international trade disruptions. This summit will discuss the importance of systemic resilience in community, market, political, and social systems. Participants will explore how these systems manage both known and emerging shocks, identifying gaps and priorities for research and action.
Social Inclusion Summit
Explore the importance of social inclusion in market systems resilience and competitiveness. This summit will share lessons from efforts to improve social inclusion across various social divisions and leverage the natural bridging capacity of market systems. Participants will identify priorities for learning and action to enhance social inclusion in market systems.
MSR - Crisis to Stability Summit
This summit focuses on the transition from crisis to stability in vulnerable and marginalized communities affected by climate change. It emphasizes the importance of using systems-thinking to identify catalytic intervention points that address both immediate needs and long-term resilience. Emerging lessons and gaps in supporting community transformation will be highlighted.
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Blue Economy Summit
This summit highlights the critical role of the blue economy in food security, climate change, and systemic resilience. Participants will share insights on ocean pollution, changing weather patterns, and other dynamic factors affecting oceans, seas, and lakes. The summit will provide insights into current efforts, gaps, and priorities for research and action in the blue economy.
Urban Climate Adaptation Opportunities & Innovations Summit
Addressing the climate adaptation challenges in urban environments, this summit focuses on housing, informal settlements, and the use of greener products and practices. Discussions will cover the built environment's role in climate change and the need for increased attention and action in urban climate adaptation efforts.
Rural to Urban Interconnectivity Summit
Addressing the complexities of rural to urban migration, this summit explores the impact of youth migration, political and market system neglect, and the resulting challenges in urban areas. Discussions will cover housing, services, economic opportunities, and resilience, with a focus on lessons learned and areas needing further attention to smooth the migration process and mitigate negative effects.
Climate Finance & Greening of Finance & Investments Summit
Focusing on the integration of climate change risks into financial services, this summit examines innovations in climate-specific financing mechanisms and their influence on the broader financial market systems. Discussions will cover how financial services can support market, political, and social systems in managing climate risks, with recommendations for further learning and action.
Systemic Research, Monitoring & Decision-Making Summit
This summit tackles the challenges of measuring systemic change within the tension between donor accountability and systems-thinking approaches. Participants will discuss lessons from managing this tension, insights from systemic change metrics, and emerging applications of MSR lenses. Recommendations for research and action priorities will be provided.
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