Browse 102 concepts in alphabetical order
Adaptive Social Protection (ASP) integrates social protection, disaster risk reduction, and climate change adaptation to reduce vulnerability to various shocks.
Agricultural development encompasses strategies to improve agricultural productivity and sustainability, enhancing food security and livelihoods, particularly in developing countries.
Agricultural extension is the process of providing advisory services to farmers to improve agricultural productivity, livelihoods, and sustainability.
Agricultural policy encompasses the laws, regulations, and actions governments undertake to influence agricultural production, distribution, and markets.
Agroecology is a holistic, integrated approach to agriculture that applies ecological principles to farming systems, seeking sustainability and resilience.
Big data refers to extremely large and complex datasets that are difficult to process using traditional data management techniques.
Biometrics refers to the automated recognition of individuals based on their unique biological and behavioral traits.
Capacity building is the process of strengthening the abilities of individuals, organizations, and systems to perform core functions, solve problems, and achieve objectives sustainably.
Cash assistance is the provision of money, unconditionally or conditionally, to individuals or households to cover their basic needs.
Cash transfers are direct payments of money to individuals or households, typically the poor and vulnerable, with no requirement to provide goods or services in return.
Child poverty refers to the state of deprivation experienced by children, encompassing a lack of essential resources and opportunities necessary for their well-being and development.
Approaches and interventions that address climate change while preserving natural resources and ecological systems for current and future generations.
Climate change refers to long-term shifts in temperatures and weather patterns, primarily caused by human activities, especially the burning of fossil fuels.
Climate change adaptation refers to adjustments in ecological, social, or economic systems in response to actual or expected climatic effects and their impacts.
Climate change mitigation refers to efforts to reduce or prevent the emission of greenhouse gases, aiming to limit the magnitude and speed of global warming.
Climate finance refers to local, national, or transnational financing—drawn from public, private, and alternative sources of funding—that seeks to support mitigation and adaptation actions addressing climate change.
Climate-Smart Agriculture (CSA) is an approach that helps to guide actions needed to transform and reorient agricultural systems to effectively support development and ensure food security in a changing climate.
Conditional cash transfers (CCTs) are targeted social welfare programs that provide cash payments to individuals or households upon meeting specific conditions.
Cybersecurity is the practice of protecting computer systems, networks, and digital data from unauthorized access, damage, or theft through digital channels.
Approaches, techniques, and tools for collecting, processing, analyzing, and interpreting data to generate insights and inform decision-making.
Data analytics is the process of examining raw data to draw conclusions about that information, often with the aid of specialized systems and software.
Data governance is the establishment of policies and processes to ensure the quality, integrity, security, and usability of data within an organization or ecosystem.
Data interoperability is the ability of different information systems, devices, and applications to access, exchange, integrate, and cooperatively use data in a coordinated manner.
Data privacy is the appropriate use of data, encompassing consent, notice, and regulatory obligations.
Data science is an interdisciplinary field that uses scientific methods, processes, algorithms, and systems to extract knowledge and insights from structured and unstructured data.
Data security refers to the protective measures taken to ensure the privacy, integrity, and availability of data, preventing unauthorized access, use, disclosure, disruption, modification, or destruction.
Data-driven decision-making (DDDM) is the process of using data to inform and validate organizational decisions.
Core ethical frameworks, values, and normative guidelines that shape the goals and approaches of sustainable development efforts.
Digital agriculture leverages digital technologies to improve agricultural productivity, efficiency, and sustainability.
Digital development leverages digital technologies to address development challenges and improve the lives of people in low- and middle-income countries.
Digital governance encompasses the policies, processes, and standards that guide the use of digital technologies and data to achieve organizational and societal goals.
Digital identity is the electronic representation of an individual, organization, or thing used to verify their attributes and manage access to digital services.
Digital inclusion ensures everyone can access and use digital technologies, regardless of background or location, to improve their lives.
Digital literacy encompasses the skills to effectively and responsibly use technology to access, evaluate, create, and communicate information.
Digital payments involve the transfer of funds electronically, offering an alternative to traditional cash or check transactions.
Open-source solutions, data, AI models, standards and content that contribute to sustainable development and are freely accessible to everyone.
Foundational digital systems that enable inclusive, secure and interoperable access to essential services at population scale.
Digital transformation is the integration of digital technology into all areas of a business, fundamentally changing how it operates and delivers value to customers.
Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) is the direct transfer of cash or in-kind benefits from a government or organization to eligible recipients, typically vulnerable populations.
Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) encompasses proactive measures to minimize vulnerabilities and risks associated with hazards, preventing or reducing their adverse impacts.
Environmental policy encompasses the laws, regulations, and other policy mechanisms concerning natural resources and environmental quality.
Environmental sustainability ensures that natural resources are used responsibly to meet present needs without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.
Equity recognizes that each person has different circumstances and allocates the exact resources and opportunities needed to reach an equal outcome.
Financial inclusion refers to providing access to affordable and usable financial services to all individuals and businesses, regardless of their income or background.
Food security exists when all people, at all times, have physical, social, and economic access to sufficient, safe, and nutritious food that meets their dietary needs and food preferences for an active and healthy life.
Food sovereignty is the right of peoples to healthy and culturally appropriate food produced through ecologically sound and sustainable methods, and their right to define their own food and agriculture systems.
A food system encompasses all the processes and infrastructure involved in feeding a population: growing, harvesting, processing, packaging, transporting, marketing, consuming, and disposing of food and food-related items.
Gender mainstreaming is a strategy for making women's and men's concerns and experiences an integral dimension of the design, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of policies and programmes.
Geographic Information Systems (GIS) are frameworks for gathering, managing, and analyzing spatial or geographic data.
Human development is a paradigm focused on expanding people's freedoms and opportunities, enabling them to live long, healthy, and fulfilling lives.
Human rights are moral principles or norms that describe fundamental rights that all people everywhere in the world possess simply because they are human.
A Human Rights Based Approach (HRBA) integrates human rights principles into policies, programs, and practices to address inequalities and promote sustainable development.
Humanitarian assistance is aid provided to people in distress during crises, aiming to save lives, alleviate suffering, and maintain human dignity.
Humanitarian principles are fundamental tenets guiding humanitarian action, ensuring aid is delivered effectively, impartially, and without causing harm.
Identity theft is the fraudulent acquisition and use of a person's private identifying information, usually for financial gain.
Inequality refers to the unequal distribution of resources, opportunities, and power among individuals or groups within a society.
The informal economy encompasses economic activities that operate outside the formal regulatory framework, often characterized by a lack of legal protection, social security, and formal contracts.
Information systems are integrated sets of components for collecting, storing, processing, and distributing information to support decision-making, coordination, control, analysis, and visualization in an organization.
Land degradation is the reduction or loss of the biological or economic productivity and complexity of rainfed cropland, irrigated cropland, or range, pasture, forest and woodlands.
Land use planning is the systematic assessment of land and water potential, alternatives for land use, and economic and social conditions to select and adopt the best land-use options.
A project management tool using a matrix to plan, implement, and evaluate projects by linking activities to objectives and impact.
Machine learning is a branch of artificial intelligence (AI) focused on enabling systems to learn from data without explicit programming.
Malnutrition is a condition resulting from deficiencies, excesses, or imbalances in a person's intake of energy and/or nutrients.
Frameworks, processes, and tools for planning, implementing, monitoring, and evaluating development initiatives to achieve intended outcomes.
Open data is data that is freely available to everyone to use and republish without restriction, promoting transparency, innovation, and collaboration.
Open source refers to software or other works whose design is publicly accessible, allowing anyone to use, study, change, and distribute it.
Publicly available specifications that enable interoperability, data exchange, and compatibility between different systems and technologies.
Poverty is a state of lacking essential resources and capabilities, hindering well-being and participation in society.
Poverty reduction encompasses strategies and interventions aimed at alleviating and eliminating poverty, enabling individuals and communities to achieve a basic standard of living.
Poverty traps are self-reinforcing mechanisms that prevent individuals, families, or communities from escaping poverty.
Program evaluation is the systematic assessment of the design, implementation, or results of a program to improve its effectiveness and inform decisions.
Remote sensing is the process of detecting and measuring the physical characteristics of an area by measuring its reflected and emitted radiation at a distance.
Resilience is the ability of a system, community, or individual to withstand, adapt to, and recover from shocks and stresses.
Results-Based Management (RBM) is a management strategy focusing on achieving outcomes and results, rather than just processes or activities.
Risk assessment is the process of identifying, analyzing, and evaluating risks to determine their potential impact and likelihood.
The rule of law is a principle of governance in which all persons, institutions and entities, public and private, including the State itself, are accountable to laws that are publicly promulgated, equally enforced and independently adjudicated, and which are consistent with international human rights norms and standards.
Smart Agriculture leverages advanced digital technologies, particularly IoT and AI, to create connected farming systems that optimize agricultural processes, enhance productivity, and promote sustainability.
Social assistance encompasses non-contributory programs providing support to individuals and families facing poverty, vulnerability, or specific social risks.
Social cohesion refers to the degree of connection and solidarity within a community or society.
Social exclusion is a multidimensional process preventing individuals or groups from fully participating in society's economic, social, and political life.
Social inclusion is the process of improving the terms of participation in society, particularly for people who are disadvantaged, through enhancing opportunities, access to resources, voice, and respect for rights.
Social insurance is a system where individuals contribute to a common fund, managed by the government or a quasi-governmental body, to protect against specific economic and social risks.
Social protection encompasses policies and programs designed to reduce poverty and vulnerability by promoting efficient labor markets, diminishing people's exposure to risks, and enhancing their capacity to manage economic and social risks.
Social protection floors (SPF) are nationally defined sets of basic social security guarantees that ensure access to essential healthcare and basic income security for all residents.
Comprehensive frameworks and interventions designed to protect people from poverty, vulnerability, and social exclusion throughout their lifecycle.
Social resilience is the ability of a community or society to withstand and recover from shocks and stresses, adapting and transforming in the face of adversity.
Social safety nets are non-contributory transfer programs designed to protect individuals and households from poverty, vulnerability, and shocks.
Spatial analysis is the process of examining geographic data to identify patterns, relationships, and trends, enabling informed decision-making.
Sustainability is the ability to meet the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.
Sustainable agriculture is farming practices that meet current food and textile needs without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.
Agricultural and food production approaches that maintain ecosystem health while ensuring food security and nutrition for current and future generations.
Sustainable development is development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.
The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are a universal call to action to end poverty, protect the planet, and ensure that all people enjoy peace and prosperity by 2030.
Sustainable Land Management (SLM) is a holistic approach to managing land resources for long-term environmental and human well-being.
Universal access ensures that essential services and resources are available and accessible to everyone, regardless of their location, socio-economic status, or other demographic factors.
Universal Basic Income (UBI) is a regular, unconditional cash payment provided to all individuals within a defined population, regardless of their income, employment status, or other factors.
Verifiable Credentials are tamper-evident digital credentials that allow individuals or organizations to securely and privately share claims about themselves with others.
Vulnerability refers to the susceptibility of individuals, systems, or assets to harm from hazards or adverse events.
A Vulnerability Assessment identifies weaknesses in systems, assets, or processes that could be exploited by threats, leading to potential harm or loss.