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Impact Funds Now Manage Up to $80 Billion Across Africa, Report Shows
The updated dataset identifies 250 funds whose strategies match the core principles of impact investing.
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- Investing
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Deetken Impact Expands Climate Finance Leadership as Canada Joins Inclusive Climate Action Fund
Deetken Impact, a leading Canadian impact investment firm, is proud to partner with the Government of Canada and announce their CAD$106 million commitment in the new Inclusive Climate Action Fund (ICAF).
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- Environment, Investing
- Region
- Global
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ADB Approves $400 Million Loan to Upgrade Road Connectivity in Maharashtra, India
The Maharashtra Roads Connectivity for Inclusive Growth Program will improve all-weather road connectivity in 34 districts, particularly in the climate-vulnerable and economically lagging Marathwada and Vidarbha regions.
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- Investing, Transportation
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- Asia Pacific
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End of Fossil Fuel Era Inches Closer as COP30 Deal Agreed After Bitter Standoff
Wealthy countries should triple funds for countries to tackle climate impacts, but deforestation and critical minerals blocked from final deal.
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- Energy, Environment, Investing, Technology
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- Global
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Dangote Extends Continental Dominance, Seals $1 Billion Investment Push in Zimbabwe
Africa’s richest man, Aliko Dangote, visited Harare, Zimbabwe, on Wednesday to formalize plans to invest up to $1 billion in the country, targeting major projects in cement manufacturing, power generation, and fuel transportation infrastructure.
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- Investing
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Tripling the Adaptation Finance Goal Is Possible — Here’s What It Takes
We explore here whether a tripling of the adaptation finance goal would be possible — and find that it could be by 2035, the target year for the $300 billion NCQG.
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- Energy, Environment, Investing
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- Global
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Press Release: More Coastal and Island Countries Include Ocean Action in Climate Plans – But Biggest Climate Opportunities Still Untapped, WRI Report Warns
"The report comes as six countries join the Blue NDC Challenge at COP30 to accelerate ocean action in national climate commitments – including Belgium, Cambodia, Canada, Indonesia, Portugal and Singapore."
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- Energy, Environment, Investing
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- Global
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Nepal Receives $9.4 Million for Forest Carbon Cuts Under World Bank’s FCPF Program
"This marks Nepal's first-ever payment under the Emission Reductions Payment Agreement (ERPA), a milestone in the country's efforts to curb deforestation, strengthen forest governance, and promote community-led sustainable forest management."
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- Environment, Investing
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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