-
Analysis: Key Players and Positions in the Global Plastic Treaty Negotiations
"With plastic pollution expected to increase by 70% between 2020 and 2040, it is clear that a successful treaty is one that is ambitious, substantive and burdensome for the status quo."
- Categories
- Environment, WASH
-
Analysis: China Is Now the Biggest Debt Collector in the Developing World, Report Says
Skeptics have argued for years that China's lending to the developing world is aimed at laying a debt trap for borrowing governments. But Deborah Brautigam, director of the China-Africa Research Initiative at the Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies, says it's useful to view China's lending as driven more by commercial logic than overt political leverage.
- Categories
- Uncategorized
- Region
- Global
-
VCMI and Clean Cooking Alliance Partner to Strengthen Carbon Market Regulations in Kenya
"As part of VCMI’s Access Strategies program, this partnership with CCA will support financial market regulators to develop a framework that makes it easier to assess and prioritize which interventions could improve the integration of carbon-backed assets into mainstream finance. . ."
- Categories
- Energy, Environment, Health Care
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
-
FinDev Canada Commits €20 Million to Amethis Fund III to Support Mid-Sized Enterprises in Sub-Saharan Africa
"FinDev Canada’s commitment will enable Amethis Fund III to provide much-needed long-term financing to enterprises, which play a significant role in supporting regional economic development. . ."
- Categories
- Investing
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
-
AURA Raises €13.5 Million to Take African-Born Emergency Tech Global
"Founded in 2017 by Warren Myers, Ryan Green, and Adam Pantanowitz, AURA has emerged as one of the most innovative emergency tech platforms in the world."
- Categories
- Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
-
Africa Looks to Unleash Local Capital as US Drives Global Uncertainty
While private capital from angel investors has played a vital role in helping to build the foundation of Africa’s startup investment space, it has been heavily reliant on international funds once the startups need venture capital.
- Categories
- Investing
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
-
Redefining America’s Interests? Trump’s FY2026 Budget Proposes Sweeping Cuts to US Foreign Aid
"If the proposed spending reductions were to come to fruition, they would translate to a dramatically smaller role for the US in the world. But a table near the end of the document suggests these cuts are only part of the story."
- Categories
- Health Care
- Region
- Global
-
Tide May Be Turning for Blue Economy, Report
The blue economy, historically one the most underfunded of all the UN SDGs, is gaining traction among investors thanks to new financing options, viable investment themes and supportive governance, Phenix Capital said.
- Categories
- WASH
- Region
- Global
- Tags
- blue economy, global development, research, SDGs, water