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Report: Climate Change Undermines Nearly All Sustainable Development Goals
Only 15% of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are on track according to the United in Science report.
- Region
- Global
- Tags
- climate change, renewable energy, research, SDGs, water
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Analysis: Heading to Climate Week? Here’s a Cheat Sheet
What you need to know about what's coming up at Climate Week in New York next week (if you can attend in person, or not).
- Categories
- Environment, Investing, Technology, WASH
- Region
- North America
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UN Report Proposes Holistic Approach to Water Use, Water Conservation
Titled, ‘Spotlight on Goal 6: From Commodity to Common Good: A Feminist Agenda to Tackle the World’s Water Crisis,’ the publication casts water as “a sacred, common good, not a commodity to exploit.”
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- WASH
- Region
- Global
- Tags
- global development, research, SDGs, water
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Press Release: Leila Janah Foundation Announces Winners of Sixth Annual Give Work Challenge
The challenge reflects the Foundation’s mission to create equal opportunities for women and youth in low-income communities in East Africa.
- Categories
- Agriculture, WASH
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
- Tags
- nonprofits, poverty alleviation, waste, youth
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World Water Week: Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Funding Drops by a Third Putting Lives at Risk, Warns WaterAid
WaterAid is calling on donor countries to close the gap between what’s promised and what’s delivered.
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- WASH
- Region
- Global
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The Coca-Cola Foundation to Support Under-Represented Entrepreneurs
Kiva assists people who do not have access to commercial bank services to lenders through crowdfunding microfinance.
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- Agriculture, Environment, Finance, WASH
- Region
- Global
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Amazon Invests $250,000 in the Mexican Startup Kigüi to Reduce Food Waste
The funding through the AWS Impact Accelerator for Latino Founders program provides an opportunity for Kigüi to expand its business and reduce food waste in supermarkets in LatAm.
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- WASH
- Region
- Latin America
- Tags
- accelerators, corporations, startups, waste
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Reckitt Nigeria Launches WASH Accelerator Programme With Seed Funding for Social Entrepreneurs
Dettol, Harpic, and Mortein manufacturer, Reckitt has launched the Fight for Access Accelerator, which offers social businesses who are tackling access to WASH with the chance to scale their solutions.
- Categories
- Social Enterprise, WASH
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
- Tags
- accelerators, hygiene, sanitation, scale, water
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