Francisco Soler García

Funding a new climate finance goal will be a COLLECTIVE effort - but, as Wongani from Concern Worldwide in Malawi explains, it must be delivered first and foremost by the countries that are most responsible for exacerbating the climate crisis. Z Zurich Foundation

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Transport planning is a powerful tool that can be used to tackle the climate crisis and create sustainable, equitable and resilient cities. Here are ways to reduce transport emissions in urban areas.

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🌍 By 2030, up to 118 million extremely poor people in Africa could face the devastating impacts of drought, floods, and extreme heat if urgent action isn't taken. This would severely strain poverty alleviation efforts, hinder economic growth – and worsen the poverty-disaster spiral. To save lives and livelihoods, African nations must prioritize investment in forecasting capacity and accelerate implementation of #EarlyWarningsForAll. These steps are essential to mitigate disaster risks, build resilience, and guide truly sustainable development, according to the World Meteorological Organization's newly launched State of the Climate in Africa 2023 report. 📊 ➡️https://ow.ly/eHyT50Tcl6Y

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Disasters are impacting at unprecedented rates and making the planet inhabitable. #Hazards and #vulnerabilities vary with locations and capacities of countries to cope with #disasters. Globally we are facing #climatechange crises. Overall impacts are increasing. Patterns of seasons, habitats, and life are changing accordingly but we need more #adaptation in developing and most vulnerable countries and we need more #mitigation in developed and less vulnerable countries. Collaborations are key to success in climate abatement.

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🩸🌏 What's The World Bank's vision of a #PeriodFriendlyWorld? 💧 It includes safe and private menstrual facilities, improved sanitation, comprehensive menstruation education to break silence and stigma, and universal access to menstrual products. Saroj explains how the World Bank contributes to that vision. Stay tuned for one perspective a day until Menstrual Hygiene Day on 28 May. #MHDay2024 #PeriodFriendlyWorld

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Do you know how impactful #LEADER can be for the Rural Pact? 🇪🇺 It is well known that LEADER Local Action Groups are well placed to boost the Rural Pact's potential for achieving Europe’s long-term vision for rural areas 👏 👉 Read more about it here: https://bit.ly/3y7H6kX

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🆕New in the library 📚  Social protection in emergencies: Strengthening the normative framework for cash transfer delivery  This report by Guatemala CWG, NORCAP - part of the Norwegian Refugee Council and UNICEF analyzes the normative framework for using cash transfers to respond to emergencies in Guatemala. It highlights the crucial role of social protection in reducing vulnerability and supporting communities during crises. The report identifies several barriers within the existing framework that hinder the effective use of cash transfers, particularly the lack of integration of social protection into key disaster response instruments. This leads to unclear roles, funding challenges, and inadequate coverage for slow-onset emergencies. It offers recommendations to strengthen the framework, including revising disaster response plans to incorporate social protection and cash transfers, updating ministerial response plans, and advocating for the inclusion of social protection in disaster risk financing strategies. By addressing these issues, Guatemala can enhance its social protection system and its disaster risk reduction system, ensuring a more effective response to future emergencies.  See this publication, and 3 others added to the library this week, by United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) University of Antwerp World Food Programme University of Oxford in this week's round-up 👉 https://calp.net/3zm23pr 

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Despite high living standards in the EU, a recent report reveals a stark reality of persistent poverty and income inequality. Nearly 95 million people are at risk of poverty, with over 45% of households struggling financially. The report highlights deep disparities across member states, underscoring the urgent need for policies to address inequality and improve the living conditions of vulnerable populations. https://lnkd.in/da2Zf3Q3 #EUPoverty #LivingConditionsEU #DevelopmentAid #IncomeInequality #SocialExclusion 

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Migrants are part of the solution to accelerate sustainable development.​ ​ Cutting down on remittance fees, tapping into the power of diaspora and investing in diverse and sustainable agriculture is crucial to advance the #GlobalGoals.

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Launched in 2022, UNICEF's TRVST Initiative (Traceability & Verification System) allows countries to verify the authenticity of health products and to track and trace them through the #supplychain on a single and common platform. Thanks to this system, #FakeMeds can be detected before reaching patients in countries, by enabling users to match the data that is available on a defined medical product with the data that the manufacturer would have initially uploaded in the TRVST app. Learn more about how the platform works in the video below! UNICEF Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) Rwanda FDA European Commission USAID Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation The Global Fund The World Bank GS1 #TrackandTrace #ClapForQuality #FighttheFakes

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As scorching heatwaves sweep across the Asia Pacific region and countries hit record-breaking temperatures, the IFRC warns that millions of people including children, the elderly, outdoor labourers and individuals with low immunity and pre-existing conditions are at very high risk. National Societies in Bangladesh, Myanmar, Nepal, Malaysia, Philippines and more are already responding with urgent initiatives to help and relieve people through this relentless heat. Climate change is, in large part, to blame. A report released by the World Weather Attribution, a scientific group supported by the Red Cross Red Crescent Climate Centre, found all these heatwaves have been driven by climate change. The Philippines heatwave would have been “virtually impossible” without human-induced climate change. https://bit.ly/4aqIdcq

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🔴 The new draft finance deal at #COP29 falls way short of the $1.3 trillion a year that's needed. This is an insult to people all over the world who are on the frontlines of climate change. ⏳ We urgently need governments to step up and deliver.

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More than 140 million people in Africa face acute food insecurity. On a continent where demand for food far outstrips supply, farmers also now face an added layer of complexity brought on by climate change. Erratic weather patterns, longer dry spells and torrential rainstorms are leading to more soil erosion, more pests, lower crop yields and more expensive inputs.  To address this, IFC - International Finance Corporation is leveraging #ClimateSmart agri partnerships around the continent. From teaching anti-erosion and composting techniques to rural farmers in Côte d’Ivoire, to supporting an onion farm in Sierra Leone turn its struggling venture into a thriving enterprise, these partnerships are helping farmers increase their yields and bolster food security in #Africa. Read more about it in our feature story: http://wrld.bg/YxZT50Ucs03  #COP29 

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NEW REPORT | Illegal logging is devastating Suriname's forest: The Saamaka and their fight against deforestation The Saamaka people, one of 6 tribal groups in Suriname, have long stood up against the actions of the country’s rulers, who for centuries have violated their rights to land. Despite a 2007 ruling by the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACHR) against such violations, the government continues to grant logging and mining concessions on Saamaka territory without free prior and informed consent (FPIC). New report shows this has led to deforestation, land dispossession, and disruption of their livelihoods. A recent example includes a 42.7 km road built through their lands for logging access. Read more: https://lnkd.in/epR-A6vu International Land Coalition, #ILCLandMark, #CINEP, Land Matrix Initiative, CIRAD, #RRI, #LandRightsNoW, Saamaka Oto

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Extreme weather is becoming both more common and more unpredictable.   Investing in climate-resilient infrastructure is vital for safeguarding lives and livelihoods.   Learn how in UNDP's latest feature https://lnkd.in/dqVtdV7r

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The Footprint Evaluation theme page on BetterEvaluation has been updated with more resources translated to Spanish. Read the English version here -> https://lnkd.in/gYt_44Wr Lea la versión en español aquí -> https://lnkd.in/g57Jkpbv #footprintevaluation #sustainability #environment

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The climate crisis is undeniable, but so is our capacity for change. Let's turn urgency into #climateaction and solutions, saving our planet for generations to come. You can take action today by signing our petition: bit.ly/G20Subsidies

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