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Deutsche Bank Becomes First Bank to Join #BackBlue Ocean Finance Commitment
#BackBlue is a UN-backed blue finance commitment focused on driving sustainable investment into Ocean and coastal resilience.
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- Environment, Investing
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- Global
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Press Release: Report: Clean Cooking as a Catalyst for Sustainable Food Systems
The Clean Cooking Alliance released a new report that highlights the key role that clean cooking plays in transforming the food system.
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- Energy, Environment, Technology
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- Global
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COP28: UAE to Export Cloud-Seeding Technology to Water-Scarce Countries
The announcement came following the pledge made by the UAE on Saturday to allocate $150 million in new funding for water security solutions
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- Technology, WASH
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- Global
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- climate change, SDGs, water
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Press Release: COP28 Presidency Brings Together Leaders to Chart New Path Forward on Urbanization and Climate Change
Currently, as many as 90 percent of cities are threatened by rising sea levels and storms, and their residents are exposed to ten degrees higher temperatures than their counterparts in rural areas.
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- Environment, Technology
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- Global
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Press Release: Catalytic Climate Finance Facility Launches Learning Hub with Cad 1.5 Million Grant from IDRC
This investment will kickstart a knowledge-sharing platform to generate and disseminate new evidence on best practices in mobilizing private capital for climate action in developing economies.
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- Environment, Investing
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- Global
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African Development Bank Kicks off Creation of Four Green Banks in Africa
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has started creating four green banks in Africa to mobilise up to $1.5 billion by 2030 towards green financing.
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- Environment
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Islamic Development Bank Announces $100 Million Loan to Make Pakistan Polio-Free
The new funding complements previous loans and will be used to secure and deliver millions of polio vaccines needed to protect all children across Pakistan.
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- Health Care, Investing
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- North Africa & Near East
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- lending, public health, SDGs, vaccines
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Report: Key Measures Could Slash Predicted 2050 Emissions from Cooling Sector
Taking key measures to reduce the power consumption of cooling equipment would cut at least 60 per cent off predicted 2050 sectoral emissions, provide universal access to life-saving cooling.
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- Energy, Environment, Technology
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- Global