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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
- Region
- 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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Germany Commits 21 Million EUR Sustainable Energy Transition in Displacement Settings
This week the German Federal Foreign Office formally committed 21 million EUR to support the sustainable energy transition in displacement settings.
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- Energy
- Region
- Global
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- migrants, refugees, renewable energy, SDGs
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Himalayan Water Stress Boosts Sustainable Agriculture
As climate change and glacial retreat spawn overlapping crises in the Himalayas, including water scarcity, food insecurity and rising poverty, locals turn to community-based methods of adaptation.
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- Agriculture
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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