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Press Release: Foundations Launch $50 Million Adaptation and Resilience Fund for Communities Facing Climate Risks
This funding fulfills a $50 million commitment made by philanthropies last year in response to the UN Secretary-General’s Call to Action on Extreme Heat.
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- Environment
- Region
- Global
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‘Total Infiltration’: How Plastics Industry Swamped Vital Global Treaty Talks
Petrostates and well-funded lobbyists at UN-hosted talks are derailing a deal to cut plastic production and protect people and the planet.
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- Environment, WASH
- Region
- Global
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WHO Urges Urgent Action Ahead of COP30 at Global Climate and Health Conference in Brasília
Climate change is fuelling a health crisis and threatens to undo decades of global health progress.
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- Environment, Health Care
- Region
- Global
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Analysis: A Forest Garden Project Attempts to Expand Into the Sahel
A project in the Sahel and East Africa claims to fight both soil erosion and poverty through regenerative agroforestry.
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- Agriculture, Environment
- Region
- North Africa & Near East
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Analysis: Africa’s Climate Adaption: How Zimbabwe Is Reimagining Agriculture?
Climate change intensifies health risks, water shortages, and ecological threats, affecting livelihoods, wildlife and children.
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- Agriculture, Environment
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Publication of Sustainability Reports Has Dropped by Half This Year
Just 432 large U.S. companies filed sustainability reports during the first half of 2025, a sharp drop from the 831 that did so during the same period last year.
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- Environment
- Region
- Global
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- climate change, corporations, ESG
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Amogy Raises $80 Million to Power Ships and Data Centers With Ammonia
The startup is based primarily in the U.S. but it has found demand for its core technology in Japan and South Korea, countries looking for new ways to expand power generation.
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- Environment, Technology, Transportation
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- Asia Pacific
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responsAbility to Invest up to USD 15 Million in August Energy
August Energy focuses on decentralised energy infrastructure for commercial and industrial (C&I) clients in India and Southeast Asia.
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- Energy, Environment
- Region
- Global
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