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Press Release: Solar Energy Market Size Is Projected to Reach USD 223.3 Billion by 2026
The COVID-19 pandemic has seriously affected the solar energy market size. While utility-scale solar has not been as heavily impacted, growth projections are now lower than expected, and the virus has created significant uncertainty for projects under development.
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- Coronavirus, Energy
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- SDGs
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The Ripple Effects of Funding Global Health Innovations: How Philanthropic Capital and Impact Investing are Shaping Markets
The Saving Lives at Birth Grand Challenge for Development has leveraged nearly $80 million dollars in investment capital over the last decade to fund over 110 innovations targeting the maternal and neonatal health sector in emerging markets. Analysts at Duke University explore the program's impact in India and Kenya, two of the fastest-growing hubs of innovation in their respective regions.
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- Health Care, Impact Assessment
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Does Digital Technology Stimulate Economic Growth in Sub-Saharan Africa?
The United States and China, the two largest economies have contributed immensely in developing digital technology.
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- Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- SDGs
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Accessible Tourism for the Disabled: Developing a Valuable Untapped Market in Emerging Economies
The rights and wellbeing of people with disabilities is becoming a more urgent global priority. And according to Sourajit Aiyer at South Asia Fast Track Sustainability Communications, there is also a compelling business case for serving this market through accessible tourism. He explores the growth and potential of these services in emerging countries around the world.
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- Uncategorized
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Press Release: New Data Portal Showcases Timely Data on Sustainable Development
The UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN) launches hub for timely data and GIS learning in partnership with Esri and the National Geographic Society.
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- Impact Assessment, Technology
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- data, global development, research, SDGs
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How Social Impact Startups Are Solving Brazil’s COVID-19 Challenges
The persistent problem of inequality in Latin America leaves citizens more vulnerable to the coronavirus. Innovative platforms move towards balancing the scales.
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- Coronavirus
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- Latin America
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- edtech, healthcare technology, SDGs, startups
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VisionFund contributes to COVID-19 Aftershocks Report
Millions of parents and caregivers have lost incomes and jobs due to COVID-19, forcing them to expose their children to harmful and dangerous circumstances such as begging or child marriage. World Vision has conducted rapid assessments in 24 countries across Latin America, Sub-Saharan Africa, and Asia confirming alarming predictions of increased child hunger, violence, and poverty due to the economic impact of COVID-19.
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- Coronavirus, Health Care
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- SDGs
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Press Release: Kiva Receives USAID Design Funding to Structure Innovative $100M Fund to Support 1 Million Women Globally
Financial inclusion non-profit Kiva is announcing a partnership under the White House-led Women’s Global Development and Prosperity (W-GDP) Initiative with USAID to advance women’s economic empowerment by increasing access to financing for women entrepreneurs and business owners
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- Investing
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