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Gap between water supply and demand will increase as climate shifts
United States

Gap between water supply and demand will increase as climate shifts

Water is necessary for life. It’s also tremendously important for food and energy security and ecosystem health. Despite this, many people live in areas that experience water scarcity at least one month out of the year. Press Release – Washington, DC—Robust water-management strategies will be necessary to overcome discrepancies between water supply and demand in a warming world, according to a new analysis by Carnegie … Continue reading Gap between water supply and demand will increase as climate shifts

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African Development Bank’s Climate Action Window channels $31m to boost climate resilience in four countries
Africa

African Development Bank’s Climate Action Window channels $31m to boost climate resilience in four countries

Press Release – 10-Feb-2025 The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group has approved over $31 million in funding under its African Climate Action Window (CAW) to strengthen climate resilience in Sierra Leone, South Sudan, Djibouti, and Madagascar. The Climate Action Window of the Bank Group’s African Development Fund seeks to mobilize $4 billion by 2025 to provide rapid and coherent access to … Continue reading African Development Bank’s Climate Action Window channels $31m to boost climate resilience in four countries

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greenpeace
Europe

G7 countries overshoot own climate targets; spend record sums on fossil fuel subsidies 

Press Release – 3 February 2025 – Greenpeace International Berlin, Germany – The G7 group of industrialised nations has overshot self-imposed targets to reduce carbon emissions by 2025, instead subsidising climate-damaging fossil fuels by record amounts, a new report shows.[1]  The G7, which includes Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the UK and the US plus the EU, pledged in 2016 that it would reduce harmful … Continue reading G7 countries overshoot own climate targets; spend record sums on fossil fuel subsidies 

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Women’s Leadership in Climate and Sustainability
Middle East

Sustainability Forum Middle East Hosts High-Level Reception on Women’s Sustainability Forum Middle East Hosts High-Level Reception on Women’s Leadership in Climate and Sustainability in Partnership with the Supreme Council for Women

Manama – February 1, 2025 – The third edition of Sustainability Forum Middle East (SFME) closed out its first day with a high-level evening reception focusing on “Women’s Leadership in Climate and Sustainability – Amplifying the Voices of MENA’s Changemakers” on January 28, 2025, Manama. Held in partnership with Bahrain’s Supreme Council for Women and the Supreme Council for Environment, the event brought together senior business leaders, policymakers, … Continue reading Sustainability Forum Middle East Hosts High-Level Reception on Women’s Sustainability Forum Middle East Hosts High-Level Reception on Women’s Leadership in Climate and Sustainability in Partnership with the Supreme Council for Women

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Climate Journalism
United States

More than $6 Million in Support of Climate Journalism

Press Release – January 28, 2025 Grants support the growing field of climate journalism as part of MacArthur’s Climate Solutions legacy commitment. The MacArthur Foundation today announced more than $6 million in grants to support the growing field of climate journalism in the United States. This funding for independent newsrooms and organizations that support environmental journalism will help inform the public about the complexities of … Continue reading More than $6 Million in Support of Climate Journalism

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