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UN Report Finds 165 Million Were Pushed Into Poverty Over Past Three Years
The United Nations Development Program is calling for a pause in debt repayments to allow economies to mitigate shocks like pandemics and climate chaos.
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- Finance
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- Global
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- data, poverty alleviation, research
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Addressing the Credibility Crisis in Carbon Credits: How New Technologies — And New Data — Are Building Trust in Carbon Markets
Are carbon credits a legitimate tool to fight climate change — or are they just greenwashing? Ben Jeffreys at ATEC Global argues that, despite recent research that has called its effectiveness into question, putting a price on carbon is actually one of our most promising ways to accelerate global decarbonization. But as he points out, that doesn’t mean the criticisms of carbon credits aren't valid: He explores the challenges that are impacting carbon credits' credibility, and proposes five recommendations for building a more robust and transparent carbon market.
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- Environment, Technology
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Report: ‘Turning Point’ for Green Bond Impact Reporting Standards
Impact reporting by green bond funds saw a transformational rise in standards over the past year.
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- Environment, Finance, Impact Assessment
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- Global
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Beyond Recycling: Is ‘Deplastification’ the Next Step for Businesses?
A new report has warned that many businesses are utilising “avoidance strategies” that fail to reduce plastic usage.
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- Environment, WASH
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- Global
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Developing Countries Need €2 Trillion for Clean Energies to Meet Climate Goals
The International Energy Agency (IEA) has said that financing for clean energy in developing and emerging economies – excluding China – must increase seven-fold within a decade if global warming is to be capped at tolerable levels
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- Energy, Investing, Technology
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- Global
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Analysis: As Africa Loses Forest, Its Small Farmers Are Bringing Back Trees
The loss of forests across Africa has long been documented. But recent studies show that small farmers from Senegal to Ethiopia to Malawi are allowing trees to regenerate on their lands, resulting in improved crop yields, productive fruit harvests, and a boost for carbon storage.
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- Agriculture, Environment
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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A Report by Bill Gate’s Foundations Shows Nigeria’s Impressive Mobile Money Performance
The Bill & Belinda Gates Foundation helped the GSM Association (GSMA) put up the State of the Industry on Mobile Money Report 2023.
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- Finance, Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Report: Smallest Agri-SMEs in Africa Owner-Managed by Women Bore the Brunt of COVID-19
The new research was led by a team of CABI scientists and published in the journal CABI Agriculture & Bioscience.
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- Agriculture, Coronavirus
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- COVID-19, MSMEs, research, women entrepreneurs
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