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Press Release: Malawi Secures $4.4 Million in Funding From the Global Environment Facility Towards Building Climate Resilience in the Lake Chilwa Basin
The five-year project, known as ‘TRANSFORM’, aims to enhance the resilience of vulnerable rural communities by bolstering their natural, human, and economic adaptive capacities.
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- Agriculture, Environment
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Analysis: As Africa Loses Forest, Its Small Farmers Are Bringing Back Trees
The loss of forests across Africa has long been documented. But recent studies show that small farmers from Senegal to Ethiopia to Malawi are allowing trees to regenerate on their lands, resulting in improved crop yields, productive fruit harvests, and a boost for carbon storage.
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- Agriculture, Environment
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Press Release: IFC invests in the Africa Conservation and Communities Tourism Fund to Support Ecotourism, Conservation in Sub-Saharan Africa
IFC's $13 million investment will support ecotourism businesses in and around conservation areas in East and Southern Africa.
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- Environment, Investing, Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Report: Child Labourers Are The Unseen Victims Of Climate Change
Child labour affects roughly 160 million children globally with African agriculture at the epicentre.
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- Agriculture, Environment
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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GenZero and BCG Join Forces on Climate Impact Measurement Framework
As decarbonisation becomes a prominent part of many investment portfolios, the current lack of a standardised method for quantifying its impact has prompted these two global leaders to collaborate on a solution.
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- Environment, Technology
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- Global
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BlackRock Eyes $7 Billion for New Global Renewable Power Fund
The world's biggest asset manager BlackRock said it hopes to raise up to $7 billion for its fourth Global Renewable Power Fund as clients ramp up climate-friendly investments.
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- Energy, Technology
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- Global
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African Development Bank and Africa Growing Together Fund Commit $124.4 Million to Improve Sanitation in Angola’s Coastal Towns
The funds will help Angola to improve access to climate-resilient and sustainable sanitation services.
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- Technology, WASH
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Press Release: Sistema.bio Inaugurates ‘World’s Largest Manufacturing Facility for Biogas Plants’ in India
The launch of the world's largest biodigester manufacturing facility marks a significant milestone in the sustainable energy landscape.
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- Agriculture, Energy, Social Enterprise, Technology
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- Asia Pacific