<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[PVBLIC Foundation]]></title><description><![CDATA[Building systems, partnerships, and platforms to drive sustainable development, resilience, and global collaboration.]]></description><link>https://www.pvblic.org/impact-and-insights</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 00:18:20 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.pvblic.org/es/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[THE WORK: Showing up in India]]></title><description><![CDATA[Blog by Stephen Keppel, President at PVBLIC Foundation Originally published on LinkedIn Cricket, Community, and the Promise of New Partnerships There is a version of international development work that happens entirely over Zoom, Google Meets and Teams. Decks get shared, commitments get made, next steps outlined and everyone logs off feeling productive. I've learned (sometimes the hard way) that version rarely moves the needle the way in-person presence does.  So when the opportunity came to...]]></description><link>https://www.pvblic.org/post/the-work-showing-up-in-india</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69ebeae48d49bd7442f2ae1c</guid><pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 22:17:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/2d7d8d_637a8a5623954b4ab976f780f249eae1~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>pvblic</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Moving beyond dialogue | The Nature Bank at the IMF–World Bank Spring Meetings]]></title><description><![CDATA[20 April 2026 Dr. Gene Leon, Executive Director of the Nature Bank, participates in the Diplomatic Courier’s event “Civic Repair in an Algorithmic World”. As global leaders convened for the International Monetary Fund–World Bank Spring Meetings in Washington, D.C., discussions across global finance, development, and technology pointed to a clear reality: the global development system is increasingly misaligned with today’s challenges—shaping how risk is distributed, how capital flows, and how...]]></description><link>https://www.pvblic.org/post/moving-beyond-dialogue-the-nature-bank-at-the-imf-world-bank-spring-meetings</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69e6860e8b2f11ff8e56dc58</guid><pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 20:17:11 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/2d7d8d_f551de74206c4f5cb6f5a8b2e3dfa3c9~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_900,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>pvblic</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[No Pride of Authorship. Pride of Partnership.]]></title><description><![CDATA[By Laurence Kalinsky, Executive Director, Family Offices For Sustainable Development (FOSD), at PVBLIC Foundation Originally posted on Medium I’ve been thinking about this more than I expected lately. There is a shift underway in how real development is being executed, and it is becoming more visible the closer you get to the work itself. Not in the announcements, and not in the narratives that tend to frame progress, but in the way things are actually moving underneath. In how capital is...]]></description><link>https://www.pvblic.org/post/no-pride-of-authorship-pride-of-partnership</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69e26d75c4c584cedb082b2d</guid><pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 17:44:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/2d7d8d_65049d388bf04e2e8e18864d87534bd5~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_607,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>pvblic</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Evolving partnership models a practical response to governance gaps]]></title><description><![CDATA[By Dr. Gene Leon, Executive Director of the Nature Bank Originally published in the Diplomatic Courier Governance gaps are widening as institutions strain and, in some cases, retreat from prior engagement. Multi–track partnerships—an evolution of public–private partnerships that includes governments, multilaterals, business, finance, technical experts, and civil society—can share responsibility and implement systems–based solutions. When gaps persist, they are treated as permanent: risk is...]]></description><link>https://www.pvblic.org/post/evolving-partnership-models-a-practical-response-to-governance-gaps</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69dfa12ec0d279b375a63752</guid><pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 14:39:23 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/2d7d8d_90c1ef245cbd4445925776b0ccd633cb~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>pvblic</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Financing Nature for Resilient Prosperity]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dew shown on a dark leaf after a rainy day. Photo courtesy of Unsplash/Dan Carlson Why Natural Capital Matters for the Future of Development Nature is the foundation of the global economy. Forests, oceans, soils, biodiversity, and freshwater systems provide essential services that sustain life and economic activity, from pollinating crops and filtering water to regulating climate and protecting communities from natural disasters. Together, these assets form what economists call natural...]]></description><link>https://www.pvblic.org/post/financing-nature-for-resilient-prosperity</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69c3556736a1fdc193bff0d0</guid><pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2026 03:29:17 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/2d7d8d_076d18d8b04e4910b67bfd7f95efda80~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_720,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>pvblic</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Beyond GDP and Small Island Developing States: Measuring What Matters, Financing What Works]]></title><description><![CDATA[Photo courtesy of Unsplash By: Dr. Hyginus ‘Gene’ Leon and Ashaki Goodwin, Development Bank for Resilient Prosperity GDP is a useful measure of annual output, but for SIDS it is too narrow to guide long-term policy and finance on its own. A systems approach asks whether produced, natural, human, and societal capitals are being built up or run down. For Small Island Developing States (SIDS), the argument about GDP has always been slightly surreal. We are asked to explain our vulnerability in a...]]></description><link>https://www.pvblic.org/post/beyond-gdp-and-small-island-developing-states-measuring-what-matters-financing-what-works</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69b869c7da52b219c8604c8d</guid><pubDate>Mon, 16 Mar 2026 20:45:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/11062b_13dbfee5fef64d4f9be4c96291cc8fd2~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>pvblic</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Building the Data Foundations for the Antigua and Barbuda Agenda for SIDS: A Strategic Dialogue Through the SDG Data Alliance]]></title><description><![CDATA[On February 25, 2026, the SDG Data Alliance, an impact program within PVBLIC Foundation , convened a global webinar titled SDG Data Alliance Live: Data Foundations for the Antigua and Barbuda Agenda for SIDS . The webinar explored how Small Island Developing States (SIDS) can strengthen their data systems to implement the Antigua and Barbuda Agenda for SIDS (ABAS) . Adopted at the Fourth International Conference on SIDS in May 2024, the ABAS lays out concrete priorities for building resilient...]]></description><link>https://www.pvblic.org/post/building-the-data-foundations-for-the-antigua-and-barbuda-agenda-for-sids-a-strategic-dialogue-thro</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69a6dddd7c30ee37982fa0c5</guid><pubDate>Tue, 03 Mar 2026 13:19:35 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tw7CTh7PscM" length="0" type="video"/><dc:creator>pvblic</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Financing Resilient Prosperity: What the Nature Bank Put on the Table in Abuja]]></title><description><![CDATA[Image: Dr. Gene Leon, Executive Director of the Development Bank for Resilient Prosperity (DBRP), among fellow speakers during the Technical Group Meeting of the Intergovernmental Group of Twenty-Four. Photo courtesy of G-24. The Development Bank for Resilient Prosperity (DBRP) , the Nature Bank, was created to help climate-vulnerable and low-resilience countries move beyond repeated crisis response and towards investable, long-term resilience. That ambition depends as much on global policy...]]></description><link>https://www.pvblic.org/post/financing-resilient-prosperity-what-the-nature-bank-put-on-the-table-in-abuja</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69a5f0f57db715abddf76f41</guid><pubDate>Mon, 02 Mar 2026 20:31:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/2d7d8d_04b47392910441e79ff6ac0cfefb676f~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>pvblic</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[From Leadership by Legacy to Leadership by Design]]></title><description><![CDATA[Capital, Architecture, and the Design of the Impact Economy 11 February 2026 — At London’s Guildhall, leaders from philanthropy, government, private capital, and multilateral institutions gathered at the Beacon Forum to examine a critical inflection point for the global system. In his keynote, Sergio Fernández de Córdova, Executive Chairman of PVBLIC Foundation, addressed a defining question: What becomes of multilateralism in an era increasingly shaped by long-horizon private capital? For...]]></description><link>https://www.pvblic.org/post/from-leadership-by-legacy-to-leadership-by-design</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69912da9f0131a3b550bcfb9</guid><pubDate>Sun, 15 Feb 2026 02:28:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/2d7d8d_09aab44ad31848e3a4966d17449177f2~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>pvblic</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Advancing Scalable SDG Partnerships for SIDS Through Integrated Data and Infrastructure]]></title><description><![CDATA[Image (from left to right): Ashaki Goodwin, Director of Government Affairs at PVBLIC Foundation; H.E. Dr. Walton Webson, Permanent Representative of Antigua and Barbuda to the United Nations; H.E. Mr. Viliami Va'inga Tōnē, Permanent Representative of the Kingdom of Tonga to the United Nations, and Charles Brigham, Lead Account Manager for the Nonprofit and Global Organizations Team, Esri, during the 2026 ECOSOC Partnership Forum Side Event “The SIDS Centre of Excellence: Building Integrated...]]></description><link>https://www.pvblic.org/post/advancing-scalable-sdg-partnerships-for-sids-through-integrated-data-and-infrastructure</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69836da61e55646770007c16</guid><pubDate>Wed, 04 Feb 2026 16:27:05 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/2d7d8d_70b123fc70534006ba5d7d02613ca165~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>pvblic</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Haiti Regional Conference: Advancing Coordinated, Haitian-Led Pathways for Recovery]]></title><description><![CDATA[Image: Technical segment roundtable of the Regional Conference on Humanitarian Assistance and Development of the Republic of Haiti in Panama City. Photo credit: PVBLIC Foundation. Panama City, Panama | January 26–27, 2026 PVBLIC participated in the Regional Conference on Humanitarian Assistance and Development of the Republic of Haiti , convened by the Association of Caribbean States (ACS)  on January 26–27, 2026, in Panama City. The conference brought together Member States, regional...]]></description><link>https://www.pvblic.org/post/haiti-regional-conference-advancing-coordinated-haitian-led-pathways-for-recovery</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69829a3ce90da4b7522f79de</guid><pubDate>Wed, 04 Feb 2026 01:08:23 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/2d7d8d_d320df2b10364413880d19e623cc6fa4~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>pvblic</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Remember The Human: Purpose In An AI World (CES 2026 Reflections)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Blog by Justin Markell, Director of Media, PVBLIC Foundation As the world’s biggest technology show, CES, took to Las Vegas to open the year, so did we. Artificial intelligence dominated the agenda — but notably, so did humanity. Technologies once framed as “emerging” have begun to mature, and the focus has shifted decisively toward usability: how AI can enhance the human experience in ways that are seamless, trusted, and scalable. Naturally, the vessels are products – shaped by intent,...]]></description><link>https://www.pvblic.org/post/remember-the-human-purpose-in-an-ai-world-ces-2026-reflections</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69723f073d03a3cc82df94ed</guid><pubDate>Thu, 22 Jan 2026 15:21:43 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/2d7d8d_b1cb72f9ee5040658486b712b0114c27~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_384,h_256,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>pvblic</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reflections on 2025: Laying the Groundwork for a New Development Finance Model Looking Ahead to 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[Photo courtesy of Unsplash/Alessio Soggetti By Hyginus ‘Gene’ Leon With 2025 concluded, this is an appropriate moment to reflect on the progress of the Development Bank for Resilient Prosperity and to look ahead to the next phase of its work in 2026. DBRP was established in response to a persistent structural challenge in the global financial system. Many countries, particularly Small Island Developing States and other vulnerable economies, continue to face constrained access to affordable...]]></description><link>https://www.pvblic.org/post/reflections-on-2025-laying-the-groundwork-for-a-new-development-finance-model-looking-ahead-to-2026</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69657b0a3f7b9d5cbee2c4ea</guid><pubDate>Mon, 12 Jan 2026 22:53:32 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/2d7d8d_5fcd01e4b7dd4ad3a54b161bb46a567b~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>pvblic</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Global Systems Are Shifting. Lessons from 2025 and the Road Ahead]]></title><description><![CDATA[Blog by Sergio Fernandez de Cordova, Executive Chairman, PVBLIC Foundation What a Year of Transition Revealed About a World in Motion Most people can feel it. On the surface, systems that once felt stable now feel strained. Global challenges are stacking faster than solutions, and institutions meant to coordinate action are moving more slowly than the world they are meant to serve. Yet when looking more closely, what is less visible is that the foundations of new systems are already taking...]]></description><link>https://www.pvblic.org/post/global-systems-are-shifting-lessons-from-2025-and-the-road-ahead</link><guid isPermaLink="false">695fef0ecf91ec7bd91878ca</guid><pubDate>Thu, 08 Jan 2026 18:02:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/2d7d8d_eb46a674ba5443bc95e9e49064bbe8be~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_576,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>pvblic</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[2025 | A year in photos]]></title><description><![CDATA[With every program, every project, and every partnership, PVBLIC Foundation worked with a commitment to support a better world for all. 2025 was a year for momentum and community, where our shared vision for media, data, capital, nature and technology advanced through our many activations. This photo essay showcases the milestone moments that symbolize how our global organization mobilized in 2025.  PVBLIC at the Super Bowl The Super Bowl LIX Week  was one of this season’s most memorable...]]></description><link>https://www.pvblic.org/post/2025-a-year-in-photos</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6942fb7b6123417009172a13</guid><pubDate>Fri, 19 Dec 2025 21:30:16 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/2d7d8d_8f59fb90a0d340adaba4533abd3b0634~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>pvblic</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[UN Hosts 2025 SIDS Partnership Dialogue: Advancing Data-Driven Action for Resilient Prosperity]]></title><description><![CDATA[Image: Sergio Fernández de Córdova, Executive Chairman of PVBLIC Foundation, during the 2025 Global Multi-Stakeholder SIDS Partnership Dialogue at UN Headquarters in New York. Photo credit: UN Web TV. Watch the full event on UN Web TV:  Click here to view the session →   https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1e/k1e7kvzssp   On 12 December 2025, global leaders, policymakers, and development partners gathered at the United Nations Headquarters in New York for the  2025 Global Multi-Stakeholder SIDS...]]></description><link>https://www.pvblic.org/post/un-hosts-2025-sids-partnership-dialogue-advancing-data-driven-action-for-resilient-prosperity</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69459a55bb31a2c9401a5649</guid><pubDate>Fri, 19 Dec 2025 18:49:40 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/2d7d8d_2911750a48214e209777589927e61418~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_984,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>pvblic</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[PVBLIC Foundation Advances Regional Data Capacity and Cooperation Through High-Level Engagements in Panama and Trinidad and Tobago]]></title><description><![CDATA[With Stephen Keppel, President of PVBLIC Foundation; Dr. Greg Scott, Executive Director of the SDG Data Alliance; Ms. Sofía Nilo Crisóstomo, Chair of UN-GGIM Americas, Chile; and Mr. Angel Dávila, Secretary General of the National Land Administration Authority (ANATI). 9 December 2025  - PVBLIC Foundation deepened its commitment to strengthening data ecosystems, digital public infrastructure, and geospatial governance across Latin America, Central America, and Small Island Developing States...]]></description><link>https://www.pvblic.org/post/pvblic-foundation-advances-regional-data-capacity-and-cooperation-through-high-level-engagements-in</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69399e3652e0714bcdd38017</guid><pubDate>Wed, 10 Dec 2025 16:29:05 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/2d7d8d_ace5719aa0014f6992af0181b6295558~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>pvblic</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Nature Bank Leads Global Call for Systemic Adaptation Finance at GGGWeek 2025]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dr. Gene Leon underscores the need to finance resilience as a system, not a silo, during high-level sessions on adaptation and sustainable finance. Image: Dr. Gene Leon, Executive Director of The Nature Bank, PVBLIC Foundation, during the “Adaptation Planning and the Scaling of Adaptation Finance” panel discussion at the Global Green Growth Week 2025 in Seoul, Korea. From October 27 to 31, global leaders, policymakers, and technical experts gathered in Seoul for the Global Green Growth Week...]]></description><link>https://www.pvblic.org/post/the-nature-bank-leads-global-call-for-systemic-adaptation-finance-at-gggweek-2025</link><guid isPermaLink="false">692a0c8ba20c8b33b26509b4</guid><pubDate>Fri, 28 Nov 2025 21:01:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/2d7d8d_6c193b2dbdaa491d925eb851cc023f3e~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_898,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>pvblic</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Antigua Fully Backs “Nature Bank” Proposal to Monetize Forest and Ocean Assets]]></title><description><![CDATA[Image (from left to right): Sergio Fernández de Córdova, Executive Chairman, PVBLIC Foundation; Kerry Bannigan, President of the Board, PVBLIC Foundation; H.E. Gaston Browne, Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda, and Dr. Gene Leon, Executive Director of the Nature Bank, PVBLIC Foundation. Photo credit by Simon Luethi. Antigua and Barbuda has given its full political backing to the proposed Development Bank for Resilient Prosperity (known as the “Nature Bank”) an initiative designed to unlock...]]></description><link>https://www.pvblic.org/post/antigua-fully-backs-nature-bank-proposal-to-monetize-forest-and-ocean-assets</link><guid isPermaLink="false">692a06f6d73b496b537eaed1</guid><pubDate>Fri, 28 Nov 2025 20:35:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/2d7d8d_bffec4a34484469bb3010853e198442f~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_608,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>pvblic</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[What is Geospatial Information?]]></title><description><![CDATA[A view of Seychelles in the Indian Ocean off the coast of East Africa. Island of Mahé, home to capital Victoria.  Geospatial data and information encompasses the physical location of features on, above, and below our Earth. It may sound like an intimidating, scientific term, but it’s an essential part of our daily lives. For example, the data can be geospatial coordinates that make up a map. It’s also used in your cell phone for sharing your location with a friend when traveling in a vehicle....]]></description><link>https://www.pvblic.org/post/what-is-geospatial-information</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6924cd6c56b819e3fb96af55</guid><pubDate>Mon, 24 Nov 2025 21:32:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/2d7d8d_52c2a85a098746eea08ca3ffc6d23b74~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_720,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>pvblic</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>