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BiomEdit Lands $4.5 Million Bill & Melinda Gates Grant to Reduce Cattle Emissions in South Asia and Africa
The project will focus on smallholders and pastoralists in sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia with the goal of also improving these groups’ livelihoods.
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- Agriculture, Environment, Investing
- Region
- Global
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Analysis: Really Cool Roofs: How Breakthrough Materials Can Save Lives, Carbon, and Money in a Warming World
Without concerted action, 8.3 billion people globally — 74 percent of the projected global population — would be exposed to deadly heat conditions.
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- Environment
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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BURN Manufacturing Issues US$10 Million Green Bond To Support Clean Cooking
The proceeds from the bond will allow BURN to increase existing manufacturing capacity in Kenya as well as launching a new manufacturing facility in Lagos, Nigeria.
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- Energy, Environment, Investing
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Press Release: £2.4 Million Funding for Research into Flood and Heat Resilience in Maternal Healthcare
UKRI awards funding to LSHTM researchers to explore potential impact of climate change on maternal and child healthcare.
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- Environment, Health Care
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Investing In Local Farmers To Build Food Sovereignty for Haiti
Inflation is leading families to cut back on meals and farmers to cut back on seeds and fertilizers.
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- Agriculture, Environment
- Region
- Latin America
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Press Release: Convergence Blended Finance Releases New Findings — Reports 45% Decline in Global Blended Finance for Climate
Public financing for climate, while increasing, has seen the overall growth rate decline, private climate financing volumes lag, and climate blended finance flows regress.
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- Environment, Investing
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Impact Inflection Points: Revelations from the 2023 GIIN Forum
Now is the moment to scale emerging green tech for the period beyond 2030 and to invest in solutions, not just in decarbonizing.
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- Environment, Technology
- Region
- Global
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Nigeria Taps into the Global Lithium Market
For years, Africa's largest economy relied mainly on oil, but is now placing its bets on its mining industry. Nigeria wants to bank on the booming global lithium market.
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- Energy, Environment, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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