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The World Bank Is Financing $30 Million for the Management of Classified Forests in Benin
The World Bank is providing new financing to strengthen sustainable forest management in Benin.
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- Environment, Finance
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- climate change, forests
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Press Release: A $7 Million Gift from MacKenzie Scott Will Help Village Enterprise End Extreme Poverty for 20 Million People in Africa
As Women’s History Month comes to a close, Village Enterprise is thrilled to announce a gift of $7 million from MacKenzie Scott.
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- Agriculture, Environment, Health Care, Technology
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Senegal Cement Giant Secures €242 Million From IFC
The International Finance Corporation (IFC) has provided €242m in financing for Sococim Industries, Senegal's leading cement producer, to build a new production line at its Rufisque cement plant and reduce its carbon footprint.
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- Energy, Environment, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- infrastructure
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AFRICA: The Green Climate Fund Commits $240 Million to Climate-Resilient Infrastructure
The Green Climate Fund (GCF) has committed $240 million to the Infrastructure Climate Resilient Funds (ICRF). Launched by the Africa Finance Corporation (AFC), this facility aims to finance climate-resilient infrastructure in Africa.
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- Environment
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Nigeria Begins Work on Solar Cell Production Factory to Boost Power Supply
Work has begun in Nigeria on the construction of a solar-cell production factory aimed at increasing power supply in the West African country.
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- Energy, Environment, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Press Release: UpEnergy Issues World’s First Carbon Credits Linked to Electric Clean Cooking Devices Deployed in Sub-Saharan Africa
The new project provides a pathway for a growing number of African consumers to abandon the toxic burning of unsustainable, wood-based fuels and breathe cleaner air with healthier, zero-emissions electric cooking.
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- Environment, Social Enterprise, Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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How U.S. Businesses Can Compete with China in Emerging Markets: Transitioning from a ‘Death Economy’ to a ‘Life Economy’
For decades, American businesses working in emerging markets have prioritized profit maximization regardless of the social and environmental costs — an approach that economist and author John Perkins describes as the "death economy." But as China has supplanted America as the top investor and trading partner in many of these markets, Perkins attributes its success to its embrace of the ideals — if not always the practices — of sustainable development. He explores how China's promotion of a regenerative "life economy" has resonated in developing countries, and how U.S. businesses can respond.
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- Environment, Investing, Transportation
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IPPC Report Highlights Rich Nations’ Failure to Help Developing World Adapt to Climate Change
Scientists say funding needs to increase ‘many-fold’ in order to reach climate goals and protect communities disproportionately affected by global warming.
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- Environment, Impact Assessment
- Region
- Global
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