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Press Release: ADB, CGIAR, and Gates Foundation Partner to Transform Rice Sector, Uplift Millions of Smallholder Farmers in Asia and the Pacific
Initial projects are being developed in Bangladesh, Cambodia, the People’s Republic of China, Pakistan, and the Philippines.
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- Agriculture, Investing
- Region
- Global
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Costa Rica and World Bank Pioneer Marine Environmental Payments to Protect Mangroves and Coastal Livelihoods
"The initiative extends the country’s results-based finance mechanisms from terrestrial to coastal and marine ecosystems."
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- Energy, Environment
- Region
- Latin America
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HealthKois Launches USD $300 Million Healthcare-Focused Fund
"As the successor fund to HealthQuad, HealthKois is set to invest between USD 7 million and USD 25 million per company over the next four years."
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- Investing
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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Union Investment Cuts TotalEnergies Stake Over East African Project Allegations
The TotalEnergies spokesperson cited the company's June 2024 response to a previous JFI report that, after investigating, "the highlighted concerns do not appear to be related to the Kingfisher project operations".
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- Energy, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- human rights, solar, wind
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Analysis: Is Digital Sovereignty Good for Digital Development or Is It Damaging Digital Protectionism?
Wayan Vota says, "As we continue to build digital infrastructure across the globe, let’s ensure we’re creating systems that empower rather than control, that connect rather than isolate, and that protect rather than surveil."
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- Technology
- Region
- Global
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Bill Gates Vows to Give Most of $200 Billion Fortune to African Health and Education
Tech mogul says: “Every country in Africa should be on a path to prosperity.’
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Research: Nigerian and Kenyan Farmers Can Be First Step to Making Rural Mini Grids More Profitable and Affordable
"This article draws from research conducted under the ‘Sustainability, Inclusiveness and Governance of Mini grids in Africa’ (SIGMA) project, funded by a Global Challenges Research Fund (GCRF) research grant (ES/T006684/1)."
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- Energy, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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US $80 Million Partnership to Boost Learning and Strengthen Ghana’s Education System
Private and philanthropic partners, known as SCALE (System Change Architecture for Learning Excellence), have announced a major new investment in the country’s education system during a partnership signing event in Accra.
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- Education
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa