About us
The UNDP Accelerator Labs is the world’s largest and fastest learning network on wicked sustainable development challenges. Co-built as a joint venture with the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development of Germany and the Qatar Fund for Development, the Network is composed of 90 Lab teams covering 115 countries and taps into local innovations to create actionable insights and reimagine sustainable development for the 21st century.
Our work
The Labs are helping UNDP reimagine sustainable development for the 21st century by accelerating learning on what works and what doesn’t when it comes to sustainable development, testing new ways of working to address social and environmental challenges, and creating a new capability for decision-makers to explore, experiment, and grow portfolios of mutually reinforcing solutions to tackle today’s challenges.
Partnerships: the core of our network
Building and strengthening alliances is the core of UNDP and the Accelerator Labs’ model. On this page, we present our growing range of partnerships at the global, national, and local levels.
UNTAPPED: Collective Intelligence for Climate Action
"UNTAPPED: Collective Intelligence for Climate Action" Report is out now! UNTAPPED reveals the potential of collective intelligence to advance climate action by generating more real-time, localized climate data and by mobilizing more people, bringing a diversity of perspectives.
Learning from the grassroots innovators who connect people to sustainable energy
UNDP powered by its Accelerator Labs and the Sustainable Energy Hub is celebrating and learning from grassroots innovators and their sustainable energy solutions to address energy poverty.
Lab locations
The UNDP Accelerator Lab network is composed of 90 Lab teams covering 115 countries embedded in UNDP country offices.
Global Publications
Our UNDP Accelerator Labs' publications bring forward key learnings and actionable insights to reimagine with policymakers, local communities, and social innovators, sustainable development for the 21st century
Country publications
The 91 UNDP Accelerator Labs are generating learning and actionable insights about sustainable development challenges on the ground. Discover what they are uncovering at country level by reading their publications below. You can use the filters to sort publications by innovation approach, SDGs, country and language.
Blog
As we strive to become the largest and fastest learning network on sustainable development, we've embarked on a journey to use blogging as a way to work out loud. It enables the UNDP Accelerator Lab Network to capture learnings on sustainable development, share actionable intelligence and grow our collective knowledge. You can use the filters below to discover their latest learning.
News center
Breaking news, statements, and official speeches from or about the UNDP Accelerator Labs Network.
Global events
Check out our upcoming events hosted or involving the UNDP Accelerator Labs. Join us!
Newsletters
Curating and sharing some of our learnings, emerging patterns, and reflections underway across the UNDP Accelerator Lab Network.
