Razali SamsudinResearch connecting Fund 6 Project Catalyst Funded Proposals to Sustainable Development Goals
Author: Razali Samsudin
During Fund 6 of Project Catalyst, the Cardano community gave their voting power in support of research that establishes the connections between the funded proposals of Fund 6 and the UN Sustainable Development Goals.
Here at Sustainable ADA, I would like to take this opportunity to share some updates resulting from the following funded proposals:
SDG Proposal Framework Tool
https://cardano.ideascale.com/a/dtd/Proposal-Framework-Tool-AIM/369300-48088
As members of the Cardano AIM guild, Sustainable ADA working in collaboration with Lucio, Victor, Phil, Yoram released the first edition of the SDG Proposer Tool available for public use during the proposal submission phase of Fund 7.
Proposers were able to learn of the UN SDGs framework and connect their ideas and projects to the relevant goals, sub goals, and metrics.
To learn more and try out the SDG Proposer Tool for yourself, visit the site at: https://cardanocataly.st/proposer-tool-sdg/#/
Here is a video we made at Sustainable ADA on why and how to use the SDG Proposer Tool:
Connecting Fund 6 funded proposals to the UN SDGs
https://cardano.ideascale.com/a/dtd/Research-in-Applying-Frameworks-AIM/369294-48088
https://cardano.ideascale.com/a/dtd/Add-SDG-ratings-to-proposals-AIM/367569-48088
Collaboration with international bodies working in the developing world will accelerate mass adoption for Cardano´s blockchain solutions.
In order to accelerate mass adoption and work seamlessly with diverse stakeholders from multilateral organisations like UN to national Governments, it is important to be able to understand one another, and
therefore a common language is helpful.
The funded proposals above laid out the plan to research the use and application of one such common language through the prism of the UN Sustainable Development Goals.
Below are some of the significant findings from our research into how Fund 6 funded proposals are connected to SDGs:
172 Proposals received funding
96% of proposals (161) are related to SDGs
27% (46) directly related to SDGs
69% (115) indirectly related to SDGs
100% (21) of Fund 7 Challenge Setting proposals are related to SDGs
19% (4) directly related to SDGs
81% (17) indirectly related to SDGs
Fund 6 SDG related (Direct and Indirect) = $3,072,702
Fund 7 SDG related (Direct and Indirect) = $5,575,000
*the figures above are updated from the initial findings shared in the Catalyst Sustainability Goals Conference hosted by Cardano 4 Climate.
Below you can see the video of the first Catalyst Conference Goals conference where the research findings were shared.