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Press Release: Arab Coordination Group Pledges US $50 Billion for African Development
Many countries in Africa are particularly vulnerable to climate change, making strengthening climate resilience and adaptation an urgent priority.
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- Environment, Investing
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Press Release: The Rockefeller Foundation Announces Over USD 11 Million Towards Climate Solutions
First round of funding from the Foundation’s USD 1 billion climate strategy goes to 25 grantees to improve global food and health security, curb coal, increase solar energy access, and more.
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- Environment, Health Care
- Region
- Global
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Filling This ‘Forgotten Element’ of the Energy Transition Is Critical to Net Zero
The pipeline of investable renewable energy and low carbon infrastructure projects in developing nations needs to be up to nine times larger, warns the Tony Blair Institute for Global Change.
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- Energy, Technology
- Region
- Global
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Indonesia Waters Down Coal Closure Plans
The country now plans to start shutting down coal plants no earlier than 2035, having previously committed to begin retiring its coal-fired capacity by 2030.
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- Energy, Technology
- Region
- South Asia
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BiomEdit Lands $4.5 Million Bill & Melinda Gates Grant to Reduce Cattle Emissions in South Asia and Africa
The project will focus on smallholders and pastoralists in sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia with the goal of also improving these groups’ livelihoods.
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- Agriculture, Environment, Investing
- Region
- Global
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Analysis: Really Cool Roofs: How Breakthrough Materials Can Save Lives, Carbon, and Money in a Warming World
Without concerted action, 8.3 billion people globally — 74 percent of the projected global population — would be exposed to deadly heat conditions.
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- Environment
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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Press Release: John Deere Foundation Announces $19 Million in Grants Aimed At Eliminating Global Hunger
The John Deere Foundation announced a series of grants totaling $19 million aimed at eliminating hunger by increasing access to food, uplifting resource-constrained farmers, and supporting global food systems.
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- Agriculture, Investing
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Kenya’s Maisha Meds Awarded $5 Million by USAID to Help It Scale
Maisha Meds leverages partner funds to incentivise healthcare providers to follow best practices in malaria care.
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- Health Care, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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