EBRD allocates €70 m to support SMEs in Egypt
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is extending, for the first time in Egypt and the southern and ...
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EIB allocates €10.3 bn to back recovery, resilience projects in regions affected by devastating floods
The European Investment Bank (EIB) will finance recovery and reconstruction in regions affected by the ...
Juhayna’s donations to support Baheya Foundation up 14%
Donations of Juhayna Food Industries rose by 14% to continue supporting the Baheya Foundation for ...
UN-Habitat report: Over 2 bn people in cities could be exposed to 0.5ºC rise by 2040
More than 2 billion people currently living in cities could be exposed to an additional ...
ADNOC, Masdar team up with Microsoft on AI, low-carbon initiatives in UAE
ADNOC and Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company (Masdar) announced the signing of a Strategic Collaboration ...
EY report: 19% rise in Irish business focus on sustainability
The EY State of Sustainability 2024 report revealed a significant shift among Irish businesses towards sustainability. 81% ...
Sisi announces launch of “National Smart Cities Strategy”, “National Green Urbanization Strategy” at WUF
President Abdel Fattah El Sisi declared at the 12th World Urban Forum (WUF) the launch ...
UNEP: Five ways countries can leverage freshwater to meet their global biodiversity, sustainability goals
The United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) said there are five ways countries can leverage freshwater ...
Manchester Univ. published over 22,000 pieces of research on SDGs in 5 years
A report by the Manchester University has published more than 22,000 pieces of research on ...
Natural disasters affected investments or savings of 39% of Americans, 21% change their retirement plans
Nearly two in five (39%) Americans affected by natural disasters used money intended for savings ...
Report: One-fifth of world’s population at high risk from climate-related hazards
About 1.2 billion people face life-changing risks through exposure to at least one critical climate ...
Tetra Pak, Lactalis use carton packaging of recycled material linked to used beverage cartons
Tetra Pak and Lactalis have unveiled a carton package that uses certified recycled polymers linked ...
Cutting emissions, boosting early warnings top priority after deadly floods in Spain
The deadly floods in Spain have underlined the international community’s need to cut greenhouse gas ...
UNEP official: Implementation of Montreal Protocol led to phasing out 99% of ozone depleting substances
To date, the global implementation of the Montreal Protocol has led to the phase-out of ...
WMO: CO2 up by over 10% in just two decades..GHG levels hit new record in 2023
Greenhouse gas (GHG) levels surged to a new record in 2023, committing the planet to ...
UN Chief: “We are choking on plastic” ..Humanity produces over 460 million metric tons of plastic annually
United Nations (UN) Secretary General António Guterres said “We are choking on plastic” as “Each year, ...
Report: Int’l community pledges to protect 30% of Earth by 2030
The international community has made some headway on pledges to protect 30% of the Earth ...
UNEP chief: SDG 14 on Life Below Water least funded of all SDGs
Marine nature-based solutions receive only 9% of investments in this domain and SDG 14, Life ...
Study: Atlantic Ocean absorbs about 7% more CO₂ each year than previously thought
A recent study – led by researchers from the University of Exeter’s Penryn Campus in Cornwall ...
GCF launches 3 new regional programs in Egypt for climate change mitigation, adaptation
The Green Climate Fund (GCF) is launching three new regional programs in Egypt in partnership ...
Report: Minimum six-fold increase in mitigation investment needed for net-zero
A new United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) report said that a minimum six-fold increase in ...