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Press Release: Bamboo Capital Partners, the Government of Madagascar and the World Bank Partner To Launch USD$40 Million Energy Access Fund for Madagascar
Bamboo Capital Partners (‘Bamboo’), the impact investing platform, has been appointed by the Government of Madagascar and the World Bank as the international fund manager for the Off-Grid Market Development Fund (‘OMDF’ or ‘the Fund’), a USD$40 million renewable energy access fund.
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- Energy
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Analysis: Agriculture and Food Systems in Latin America and the Caribbean Poised for Transformational Changes
As agriculture and food systems across Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) try to recover from the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, policy makers must act to unleash the sector's vast potential to drive sustainable and inclusive growth for decades to come, according to a new World Bank report.
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- Agriculture
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- Latin America
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Acumen and Green Climate Fund Boost COVID-19 Relief in off-Grid Energy Access
With a $30 million investment for sub-saharan africa, Green Climate fund joins a coalition of investors and donors to protect the progress made in achieving universal energy access.
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- Coronavirus, Energy, Investing
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Press Release: Mobile Money Adoption Within IDP Camps in Somalia Provides Unlikely Blueprint for Navigating COVID Pandemic
Internally displaced people’s (IDP) camps are relying upon Somalia’s intricate mobile money infrastructure to navigate the COVID-19 pandemic. Accelerating the adoption of mobile money by IDPs across Somalia has been shown to be effective in mitigating the risk of the COVID-19 spreading while providing rapid fund delivery.
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- Coronavirus, Technology, Telecommunications
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Analysis: COVID-19 and the Future of Work in Africa’s Mobile Industry – What the Experts Say
In 2019, the GSMA conducted research on Powering Youth Employment through the Mobile Industry in Sub-Saharan Africa by 2025. Since then, the world’s employment market has experienced unprecedented uncertainties because of COVID-19.
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- Coronavirus, Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Analysis: Utilities of the Future: How To Build Universal and Resilient Water Supply and Sanitation Systems
Over the last two decades, countries around the world have achieved important improvements in their water and sanitation sector governance and utility performance - which has resulted in significant increases in the number of people provided with sustainable services.
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- WASH
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- SDGs
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Viewpoint: Level the Playing Field for Science in the Global South
Community engagement, open access will strengthen science research in developing countries, writes Nyovani Madise.
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- Health Care
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Analysis: Sustainable Finance Addresses Social Justice as COVID-19 Raises the Stakes
Early in the pandemic, the coronavirus was seen as the "great leveler," hitting rich and poor alike. Instead, it's become apparent that COVID-19 is the "great divider," aggravating the many structural inequities between richer and poorer nations and people--leading to demands for social justice.
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- Coronavirus
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