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Empowering the Global South: Philanthropy’s Role in the Climate Crisis
In two years’ time the United Nations will host the COP 30 climate conference in the Brazilian Amazon. This is a unique opportunity, and philanthropy should be planning right now to heed the call for …
Coming in to land
I have decided not to fly to any more conferences because I believe the harm I am doing by flying outweighs any value my presence at the conference might have. I neither make nor intend …
Air pollution relegated to philanthropic margins, says Clean Air Fund
Improving air quality is relegated to just a tiny 0.1 per cent of total philanthropic funding, despite some 8.3 million deaths attributed to air pollution globally in what has been described as “one of the …
Newly appointed Wellcome Trust CEO kickstarts tenure
The Wellcome Trust’s newly appointed CEO has begun his tenure. John-Arne Røttingen, a former ambassador for global health at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Norway, was hired back in October. “It is a …
Climate gender equity fund announces inaugural Africa grants
The Climate Gender Equity Fund (CGEF) has announced its first grants focused on Africa, a year after it first launched. The public-private partnership, focused on gender equity in climate finance, has publicised its first cohort …
Can Arab Philanthropy be a Game Changer in Climate Action in the Arab Region?
Last week, during a Global Convening of Philanthropies at the COP28 climate summit, the Arab Foundations Forum, a non-profit membership-based association of philanthropic organizations based or working in the Arab region, announced an Arab Regional …
COP28: World’s largest private climate investment vehicle is launched by UAE
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has launched the world’s largest private climate investment vehicle ($30 billion USD) with the aim of drawing in a further $250 billion to slow climate change. The fund, named Alterra, …
How Asia’s billionaires can address urgent social and environmental needs
While Asia is home to nearly half of the world’s households living in poverty, it also has the fastest-growing concentration of wealthy families – and great potential to deploy philanthropic capital to create social and …
The irony of Dubai and COP
A constant haze of pollution hangs over Dubai, blocking out the stunning night skies usually experienced if you are deep in the desert. Dubai is a modern city of amazing high-rise buildings, architecture, lights and …
COP28: Gates Foundation and AFD commit $59.2 million towards eradicating polio
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and the Agence Française de Développement (AFD) have committed $59.2 million in support of eradicating polio by 2026. The funding includes a concessional loan of up to $59.2 million, with a principal buy-down …
