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COP27 Failed the Most Climate-Vulnerable
Drew Corbyn of Netherlands-based global off-grid solar body GOGLA, outlines three urgent courses of action to accelerate access to electricity.
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- Energy, Environment
- Region
- Global
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Eratani Closes US $3.8 Million in Seed Funding to Grow Platform-Based Ecosystem for Farmers
Since its 2021 launch, Eratani said that it has managed to onboard more than 10,000 fostered farmers across the island of Java.
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- Agriculture, Technology
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- South Asia
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- agtech, food security, startups
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Analysis: Slum Women of India’s Cleanest City Exposed to Household Air Pollution
Indore has around 30% of its population living in slums with most households using mud stoves and unaware of health hazards.
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- Education, Energy, Environment
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- Asia Pacific
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- clean cooking
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Press Release: Equinix to Enter South Africa with US$160 Million Data Center Investment in Johannesburg
Digital infrastructure leader expands footprint in the African continent for data center and digital services.
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- Energy, Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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European Investment Bank Approves €24 Billion for Business, Transport, Social and Climate Investment
The Board of Directors of the European Investment Bank (EIB) today approved €23.6 billion of new financing.
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- Education, Energy, Environment, Health Care, Investing, Technology, Transportation
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- Global
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Press Release: BlueMark Publishes Framework to Bring More Clarity to Impact Reporting
BlueMark's framework is designed to evaluate the completeness and reliability of impact reporting prepared by fund managers for their investors.
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- Impact Assessment
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- Global
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Press Release: At U.S.-Africa Business Forum DFC Announces Active Commitments in Africa Top $11 Billion
DFC announced $369 million in new projects including in health, energy and food security.
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- Agriculture, Health Care, Investing
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Analysis: Venture Capitalists Don’t Seem to Care Much About India’s Woman Entrepreneurs
In 2021, startups founded by women received only 0.3% of India’s total venture capital funding, according to data by DealStreetAsia.
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- Uncategorized
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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