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Healthy Animals Make a Healthier World: How Expanding Animal Care Can Advance the SDGs and Support Farmers in Sub-Saharan Africa
Smallholder farming is the main source of livelihood for many families facing extreme poverty in sub-Saharan Africa, and livestock provides up to 45% of their income. Jeannette Ferran Astorga at the Zoetis Foundation explains why access to quality animal healthcare is critical to protecting those farmers' livelihoods. She discusses how the organization is championing healthier, more sustainable animal care practices, and how improving livestock care can make a major impact on the region's progress toward the SDGs.
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- Agriculture, Environment
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Turning Crisis into Opportunity: World Leaders Meet at UN to Help Drive Pandemic Recovery
Leading figures from government, business and civil society are preparing to take part in this year’s High Level Political Forum on sustainable development (HLPF), where they will discuss ways to recover from the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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- Coronavirus
- Region
- Global
- Tags
- SDGs
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Gates Foundation Commits $2.1 Billion over the Next Five Years to Gender Equality
With this $2.1 billion commitment, the Gates Foundation plans to focus on three core areas that are key to advancing gender equality: economic empowerment; family planning and health; and accelerating women’s leadership.
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- Investing
- Region
- Global
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Analysis: How Collaborations with Social Entrepreneurs Are Helping to Make the SDGs a Reality
Social innovators are tackling some of the world’s greatest threats – and by working more collaboratively, are shifting the entire landscape of the social change sector.
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- Coronavirus
- Region
- Global
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- philanthropy, SDGs
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Scaling Biodigesters: How Appropriate Financing Can Help This Undervalued Technology Deliver Social and Environmental Impact
Biodigesters break down organic material to produce biogas for cooking and heating, along with fertilizer. But though these applications are extremely useful for farming households, uptake remains limited: In Africa alone, the technology could be adopted by almost 33 million households, but market penetration is less than 1% of that. Tanya Kothari of the Catalysing Agriculture by Scaling Energy Ecosystems program shares a recent study from the Shell Foundation exploring the impact biodigesters can make, while identifying the kinds of financing that could support growth in the market.
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- Agriculture, Energy
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Analysis: Poorer Nations Bear Brunt of Global Development Fund Dry Up: UN
The World Investment Report 2021 (PDF) found that the coronavirus pandemic rolled back progress made in ensuring that least developed countries and those with weaker economies have access to foreign investment funds.
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- Coronavirus, Health Care
- Region
- Global
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- global development, SDGs
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ACME Solar Attracts Equity Investment in New India Project
One of India’s leading independent power producers in the solar energy sector, ACME Solar, has signed a shareholders’ agreement to develop a 250-megawatt solar power project located in Rajasthan, India.
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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- ESG, renewable energy, SDGs
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Press Release: Strengthening Resilience and Ending Vulnerability in Small Island Developing States
The Joint SDG Fund announces a call for proposals focusing on strengthening resilience and ending the vulnerabilities of Small Island Developing States (SIDS) to accelerate the SDGs.
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- Coronavirus, Environment
- Region
- Global
- Tags
- climate change, SDGs
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