€100 m allocated for backing climate action, environmental sustainability projects in ECOWAS region.
The ECOWAS Bank for Investment and Development (EBID), the European Investment Bank (EIB), with the support of the European ...
Sustainable Development
Cali Fund to be game-changer in protecting biodiversity
The Cali Fund is expected to be a game-changer in protecting global biodiversity. Elizabeth Maruma ...
$103.2 m allocated to scale up life-saving early warning systems in seven of world’s most climate-vulnerable countries
The Green Climate Fund (GCF) has approved an unprecedented $103.2 million in grant financing to ...
UNEP initiatives in 2024 expected to benefit 17 m people, cut GHG emissions by 300 m tons
The annual report of the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) highlighted that the UNEP’s initiatives ...
ICAO Finvest Hub to facilitate securing funding for SAF production, aviation decarbonization
The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) is pursuing its work toward the establishment of a ...
EBRD invests MAD 400 m in local green bond issued by Morocco’s ONCF
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is investing up to MAD 400 million (€38.4 ...
NEOM’s first net-zero AI data center to be operational by 2028..$5bn initial investments of phase 1
The first net-zero AI Data Center in NEOM, the sustainable region taking shape in northwest ...
Students for Zero Waste Week campaign in US focuses this year on protecting local marine environment
This year’s Students for Zero Waste Week campaign in the US – slated for March ...
AfDB’s ABM becomes first non-market approach registered on UNFCCC’s Non-Market Approaches Platform
The African Development Bank(AfDB)’s Adaptation Benefits Mechanism (ABM), piloted across Africa since 2019, has become ...
Survey: Majority of consumers recognize carbon footprint cut, energy efficiency as important
A survey – conducted by Schneider Electric – said 82% of respondents consider energy efficiency ...
Study: 59% of 7,000 children surveyed lack access to digital devices..27% lack AI skills
A major new study “The Growing Role of AI in Education” – conducted by the ...
WMO launches innovative tool to track climate service capacities..Africa most vulnerable
The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) has launched the Climate Services Dashboard, an innovative tool designed ...
Report: Revenues of 10 million social enterprises worldwide hit $ 2 trln
* Women leading 50% of social enterprises worldwide The Schwab Foundation’s milestone report, The State ...
Imperial College London launches novel tool to help identify pathways to net zero emissions
A novel tool which can help organizations identify viable pathways to net zero emissions has ...
EBRD allocates €20 m loan to support youth-led MSMEs in Morocco
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is supporting young entrepreneurs in Morocco with a loan ...
UNEP chief: Cost of plastic pollution damages expected to hit $281 trln between 2016-2040..GPAP reaches 25-state milestone
WEF: GPAP reaches 25-country milestone, becoming the largest global program tackling plastic pollution $3.1 bn ...
World Bank, AfDB team up for Mission 300 initiative meant to deliver electricity to 300 million Africans
The World Bank Group (WBG) and the African Development Bank (AfDB) committed to delivering electricity ...
Gates Foundation’s largest-ever budget at $8.74 bn in 2025 to help live healthy, productive life
The Gates Foundation board approved the largest budget in its history with a budget of ...
CIF’s CCMM bond for financing climate action raises $500m; six times over-subscribed
The Climate Investment Funds (CIF)’s Capital Markets Mechanism (CCMM), rated by Fitch and Moody’s (AA+/Aa1), ...
PIK: Pricing GHG-intensive food could cut agricultural emissions by 22%
A study – by the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK) – suggests that ...
Report: Investing in resilient transport in low, middle-income countries yields $4.2 trln in net benefits
Investing in resilient transport in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) requires $417 billion annually between ...