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Press Release: Grant Call Open for Innovators to Harness Clean Energy to Improve Incomes and Climate Resilience in Africa
This is the first of three rounds of funding planned through Powering Renewable Energy Opportunities (PREO), with over €8m in grants available over the next four years to support innovative, renewable energy-based projects, improving livelihoods and aiding job creation.
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Coca-Cola Introduces 100% Recycled Plastic Bottles in Malaysia
The objective is to minimise the use of virgin materials in the market and prevent environmental leakages.
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- WASH
- Region
- South Asia
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Indian Companies Are Bringing One of the World’s Most Toxic Industries to Africa. People Are Getting Sick.
Families near battery recycling plants face “dangerous" levels of lead in their blood and in soil, testing shows.
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- Energy, Environment, WASH
- Region
- Global
- Tags
- manufacturing, recycling, waste
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COP28: UAE to Export Cloud-Seeding Technology to Water-Scarce Countries
The announcement came following the pledge made by the UAE on Saturday to allocate $150 million in new funding for water security solutions
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- Technology, WASH
- Region
- Global
- Tags
- climate change, SDGs, water
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U.N. Plastic Treaty Talks Grapple with Re-Use, Recycle, Reduce Debate
Environmental group Greenpeace said a successful deal would require the United States and the European Union to show greater leadership than they have so far.
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- WASH
- Region
- Global
- Tags
- climate change, recycling, waste
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Press Release: IFC and DFC Invest in Pomona Impact Fund II to Foster Growth of SMEs, Strengthen Private Equity Markets in Central America
IFC and DFC's backing, with $7.5 million in equity investment from each institution, will enhance Pomona's support for SMEs.
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- Education, Health Care, Investing, WASH
- Region
- Latin America
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Press Release: Report: Water Crisis Threatens $58 Trillion in Economic Value, Food Security and Sustainability
Water, the world's most precious yet undervalued resource, lies at the heart of a mounting global crisis that threatens both human and planetary health, warns a new report, published today by WWF.
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- Agriculture, Environment, WASH
- Region
- Global
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With the Exception of Egypt and Tunisia Other African Countries Will Not Achieve SDG6
The report notes that although Africa is making progress towards achieving the SDGs, the number of goals on track is lower than the number requiring acceleration or reversal.
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- Technology, WASH
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
- Tags
- global development, hygiene, research, sanitation, SDGs, water
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