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COP29: Smallholder Farmers Being Left Behind
Smallholder farmers worldwide produce between 25% and 35% of the world’s food but receive less than 1% of all financial resources allocated to help mitigate and adapt to the impacts of climate change.
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- Agriculture
- Region
- Global
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Viewpoint: Gender Equality Cannot Be Last on the Agenda at COP29 Climate Talks
Women can be powerful agents of climate action if included in decision-making processes and given access to the right resources.
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- Agriculture, Education, Energy, Environment, Finance, Health Care, Impact Assessment, Investing, Social Enterprise, Technology, Telecommunications, Transportation, WASH
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- Global
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Press Release: Rockefeller Foundation Advances African-Led Energy Transition Solutions at COP29
The Rockefeller Foundation announced $US10.9 million for the African Climate Foundation; African School of Regulation; Clean Cooking Alliance, via UN Foundation, in Kenya; GOGLA; SEforALL, via UNOPS, in Zambia.
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- Global
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Global Coalition Pledges $10 Billion for Brazilian Forest Restoration and Conservation
This public-private partnership brings together major financial institutions, conservation organizations, and government entities to support Brazil’s environmental goals, making it one of the most comprehensive forest restoration programs in the world.
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- Environment, Technology
- Region
- Latin America
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Global Partnership Channels More Than USD $1 Billion to Scale Up Weather Services for Hundreds of Millions of Farmers Across Asia, Latin America and Africa
A consortium of global partners has committed to mobilizing significant investments over the next three years to drive the implementation of the AIM for Scale Weather Package.
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- Agriculture, Environment
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- Global
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Acumen Announces $300 Million Agricultural Adaptation Commitment
A five-year commitment will help close agrifood adaptation finance gap, reach forty million smallholder farmers, feed one billion people by 2030.
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- Agriculture, Investing
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- Global
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IsDB Joins Efforts With WHO and Development Partners to Promote Health Impact Investment
The US$ 10 million grant from IsDB will specifically support the technical assistance that WHO provides to countries around the world.
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- Environment, Health Care
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- Global
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Report: WHO Demands Urgent Integration of Health in Climate Negotiations Ahead of COP29
The report outlines key actions aiming to protect all people, particularly the estimated 3.6 billion people who live in areas which are most susceptible to climate change.
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- Environment, Health Care
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- Global
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