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New $110 Million Fund to Empower Women to Tackle Climate Change
The Women Empowerment for Climate fund aims to raise US$100 million to empower women to successfully implement policies to adapt to climate change.
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- Agriculture, Environment, WASH
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- Global
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Press Release: New Global Survey Seeks Insights on Climate and Health
The survey findings and expert panel insights will inform the development of a Climate and Health Grand Challenge.
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- Environment, Health Care
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- Global
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Press Release: Symbiotics and VisionFund Strengthen Partnership With the Issuance of USD 10 Million Bond to Support Livelihoods of Marginalized Women in More Than 25 Countries
The bond will enable VisionFund’s microfinance institutions to provide much-needed loans to underserved communities.
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- Finance
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Zypp Electric Partners with e-Sprinto to Transform Last-Mile Delivery with 30,000 New EVs in India
The new fleet of electric vehicles will enhance the efficiency of last-mile delivery operations, helping 30,000 delivery drivers achieve higher earnings and greater productivity.
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- Energy, Transportation
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- Asia Pacific
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The Gender Aspect of the E-Mobility Transition: An Innovative Collaboration in Kenya Highlights New Ways to Bring Women into the Sector
The transition to electric mobility (e-mobility) represents a massive shift for consumers, businesses and other stakeholders. But as Dana Gorodetsky at the William Davidson Institute argues, it also creates an opportunity to engage women as electric vehicle (EV) entrepreneurs, designers, producers and drivers — and to design mobility solutions with women's needs in mind. She explores how Kenya is leading the way in ensuring a just and inclusive e-mobility transition, highlighting two companies that are working to boost women’s involvement in the EV value chain.
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- Energy, Environment, Transportation
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Gobi Partners Announces Techxila Fund II and Signs MOU with Bank of Punjab to Drive Economic Cooperation in Pakistan
This strategic partnership aims to foster entrepreneurship and strengthen economic cooperation in Pakistan.
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- Investing
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- Europe & Eurasia
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BII Partners With Mercer to Boost Climate Finance in Emerging Economies
The new initiative falls under BII’s recently launched £100m mobilisation facility that’s aimed at unlocking private capital for emerging economies deemed to be too risky by international investors.
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- Energy, Environment
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- Global
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Press Release: IFC Partners with Sol Agora to Expand Access to Solar Financing and Diversify Brazil’s Energy Mix
Sol Agora is a fintech provider of long-term financing for micro and mini-distributed solar power generation assets across Brazil.
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- Energy, Finance, Technology
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- Latin America