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ATEC Receives a Letter of Authorisation From the Bangladesh Government to Generate Article 6.2 Carbon Credits
The LOA formalises the Bangladesh government's approval for the international transfer of generated ITMOs, making ATEC the first clean cooking developer to receive an LOA in Bangladesh.
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- Environment, Technology
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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Small Foundation Commits Capital to AgDevCo Ventures for East African Agribusinesses
Managed by a dedicated team in Nairobi, the vehicle invests between $1 million and $3 million in companies operating in Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, and Uganda.
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- Agriculture
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Geospatial Startup NeoGeo Raises $20 Million from Neev II Fund and Aavishkaar Capital in India
"By optimising spatial planning, NeoGeo drives climate mitigation through measurable resource efficiency and carbon abatement, while simultaneously enabling climate-resilient development and adaptation through proactive hazard and vulnerability mapping."
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- Environment, Investing, Technology
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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Press Release: Scaling up Green Transition in Southern Africa: Climate Fund Managers Reaches First Close of SA-H2 Fund at ZAR 3 Billion
SA-H2 is a blended finance private equity fund focused on the green hydrogen value chain and energy transition in Southern Africa.
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- Energy, Environment, Investing
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Acumen Closes $58 Million Impact Fund, the First to Drive Climate Adaptation for Smallholder Farmers
The Acumen Resilient Agriculture Fund (ARAF) seeks to build an ecosystem of agribusinesses that improve farmers’ livelihoods and build their resilience to climate change.
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- Agriculture, Investing
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Africa50 Secures $50 Million to Boost Early-Stage Investment for Climate-Resilient Projects
Africa50 is a specialist investor in African infrastructure – developing, de-risking and delivering projects to unlock economic growth across the continent.
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- Investing
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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African Development Fund Grants $4.3 Million to Strengthen Integration of Natural Capital Into Decision-Making in 13 African Countries
The strategy aims to strengthen policy-making systems, statistical systems, institutional frameworks, and knowledge-generation mechanisms needed by the regional member countries participating in the project and the African Development Bank Group to assess natural capital and incorporate it into public policy-making.
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- Environment
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Swedfund Invests $12 Million to Strengthen Climate-Resilient Agriculture and Food Security Across Africa
The financing will support businesses providing essential services to smallholder farmers, including improved access to agricultural markets, affordable finance, digital technologies, quality farm inputs and post-harvest infrastructure.
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- Agriculture, Finance
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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