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Women, Wealth and Climate Resilience: The Transformative Power of Asset Creation in Africa
Climate vulnerability is a key factor behind the challenges facing women and girls in Africa. Yet as Jo Opot at Gather Ventures explains, the impact of investments aimed at building their climate resilience often fades too quickly, as poverty and tradition pull them back into household and caregiving duties. She argues that this problem represents a failure to address underlying power dynamics, and proposes a critical yet often overlooked solution — asset creation — exploring how it can advance both climate resilience and the quality of life for women and girls.
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- Environment, Investing
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Roam & Keep It Cool Partner To Launch Electric Cold Chain Delivery Network In Kenya
Earthshot Prize Finalists Roam and Keep It Cool (KIC) have teamed up to launch a fully electric cold-chain delivery network in Kenya.
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- Energy, Transportation
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Plastic Leakage Could Fall by More Than 95% in Southeast and East Asia by 2050 With Stronger Policies
The Regional Plastics Outlook for Southeast and East Asia shows that plastics use in the region has surged almost nine-fold since 1990, reaching 152 million tonnes (Mt) in 2022.
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- Environment, WASH
- Region
- South Asia
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Africa’s Innovations Are Overlooked Because Global Measures Don’t Fit: What Needs to Change
By 2020 at least 25 African countries had a national policy framework for science, technology and innovation. This compares with only about 8 in 2010.
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- Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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A Global Effort to Unleash Local Data: How Open Mapping is Shaping Grassroots Climate Resilience Worldwide
As climate change intensifies, heatwaves, storms, wildfires and flash floods are increasing in scale and frequency worldwide. Yet as Atiya Anis at Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team explains, many of the areas that are most vulnerable to climate impacts lack representation on existing maps, leaving communities and decision-makers without reliable data to address these crises. She explores how open mapping offers a solution to this issue by leveraging community-generated data to create accessible and reliable maps of vulnerable areas to support climate mitigation and adaptation efforts.
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- Environment, Technology
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- climate change, data, NGOs
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New 3BL Report Reveals Sustainability Silence Is Eroding Consumer Trust
In a politically charged climate, staying silent on sustainability may be the riskiest move of all.
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- Environment
- Region
- Global
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Press Release: Foundations Launch $50 Million Adaptation and Resilience Fund for Communities Facing Climate Risks
This funding fulfills a $50 million commitment made by philanthropies last year in response to the UN Secretary-General’s Call to Action on Extreme Heat.
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- Environment
- Region
- Global
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ClimaFii Alliance Announces First Cohorts of Climate-Smart Solutions
The ClimaFii (Climate and Finance Innovations) Alliance was launched in January to bring financing and sustainable energy solutions to microenterprises across India and sub-Saharan Africa.
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- Global
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