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France Budget 2025: Ecological Cuts Raise Concerns!!! In the latest budget proposal for 2025, Prime Minister Gabriel Attal has announced significant cuts to ecological initiatives. The proposed budget includes a reduction of €1.3 billion in ecological funding compared to 2024. Key areas affected include energy-efficient housing renovations, electric vehicle incentives, biodiversity funding, and the “Green Fund” for local ecological projects. These cuts have sparked concerns about the future of France’s environmental commitments and the impact on sustainable development efforts https://lnkd.in/e_QxFxfP

Very excited to share Proparco's new Private Sector & Development (SP&D) magazine! This issue highlights the challenges and opportunities for the private sector in fragile countries. You'll read about: ☑ The role of development finance institutions (DFIs) in fragile contexts ☑ The importance of supporting the private sector in fostering economic and social resilience ☑ Case studies illustrating successful and innovative initiatives 👉 Visit the website Proparco - SP&D to learn more and read this new issue: https://lnkd.in/e5sMcy7b Thomas Husson Sebastien Fleury Andrej Kirn Diego Hakspiel #impactinvesting #HRI #frontiermarkets

Dear Community leaders from all over the world. It is time for communities from countries where stragegical and stransitional minerals are being extracted to make the most historical demand of 1% extra tax to support communities victimes of loss and damages where these minerals are being extracted. This a campaign launched by the DRC Climate Change Network /Reseau sur le Changement Climatique RDC requesting for policy development and incorporate in every industrial country legislation , requesting 1% extra taxe on every produced electronical divise and electronic vehicule , to support communities where these minerals are being extracted. In case you wish to join our campaign or support thies campaign or be part of the side event organisation during COP29, please feel free to contact us at [email protected], [email protected] for more details on how to join or to support. All countries listed as providing to the world this transitional and strategic minerals , are requested to join the campaign and make a strong block of exploited countries , requesting to pay back to these communities. The 1% taxe will support community programs, building hospitals, scholls , roads in these countries supplying these minerals. Please note this campaign does not refer to the Paris Agreement but this is a community demand from trategic and critical mineral supplying countries. Beneficiary countries are all countries supplying these minerals depening of the value or percentage supplied. Make this a community Win by joining and supporting this campaign to reach large audience and calling for industrial countries to adopt in their national legislations. Campaign Contact Appolinaire Zagabe Director DRC Climate Change Network/ Reseau sur le Changement Climatique RDC E-Mail: [email protected] www.rccrdc.org, www.rcc-rdc.org

Kijanisha Afya Programme Brief The #KijanishaAfya programme is a comprehensive initiative that addresses the interconnected issues of energy, climate action, gender equality, and health. It aims to promote sustainability by implementing eco-friendly practices that enhance climate mitigation and resilience of primary health facilities in underserved communities of Dodoma and Kigoma regions. In its initial phase, the programme focuses on two districts from each region – namely Chemba and Mpwapwa in Dodoma, and Buhigwe and Kasulu in Kigoma, with the intention to extend to four additional districts, which are: Kondoa and Kongwa in Dodoma, and Uvinza and Kibondo in Kigoma. Future expansion into these additional districts will be contingent upon securing adequate funding. The programme also improves effectiveness in delivering primary health care services in these regions. It does this by supporting the installation of solar panels as a source of power in primary health centres alongside the deployment of energy-efficiency and solar-powered appliances. These interventions are complemented by enhancing the capacity of medical practitioners and communities on sustainable and productive use of energy for climate mitigation and adaptation. The Kijanisha Afya programme aims to establish a sustainable healthcare infrastructure that effectively reduces its environmental impact through climate mitigation interventions while enhancing resilience to climate change-related challenges through adaptation measures. The programme also aims to improve the quality and accessibility of healthcare services, promote social economic growth, and improve overall well-being within the communities. Read more https://lnkd.in/dV2KjJ-d #SolarHealth #CleanEnergy #PoweringHC #RenewableEnergy #HealthcareInnovation #CommunityEmpowerment World Health Organization | Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland | International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA)| Wizara ya Afya Tanzania | SELCO Foundation | Power for All | Sun-Connect News | Sustainable Energy for All (SEforALL) | Abt Global | USAID | Clinton Health Access Initiative, Inc. | Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation | Shell Foundation | Godfrey Sanga | Abt Associates

#sdg10 aims to #reduceinequality by providing #equalopportunities and rights for all, regardless of their #socioeconomic status. Investing in education, healthcare, and #smallscalefisheries can create sustainable #coastaleconomies. Empowering marginalized and vulnerable communities in the #blueeconomy ensures equal participation and benefits from marine-related activities. Collaboration among stakeholders is essential for inclusive and #sustainabledevelopment #climacrew #seaweeds #sustainabledevelopmentgoals #sdg10 #reduceinequality #equalparticipation  #seaweedcultivation  #seaweedfarming #sustainability #sustainableoceans

🌍🌱 Exciting strides from Benin! 🇧🇯 On July 30-31, 2024, UN CC:Learn and the NDC Partnership, in collaboration with the Government of Benin, hosted a successful workshop in Cotonou. Around 40 representatives from government, NGOs, the private sector, and civil society came together to enhance their skills in using Benin's new web platform, which was developed to track and communicate the country’s Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) activities. This tool is crucial for improving transparency and effectiveness in tracking climate projects. Key sessions covered everything from website management to real-time project monitoring. Together, we're strengthening Benin's climate commitments! Find out more in English - https://lnkd.in/ewnSe99M Find out more in French - https://lnkd.in/ePciM5Jj  #ClimateAction #NDCs #Benin #Sustainability #UNCCLearn #Sustainability #NDCs #Benin #ClimateCommitment #Africa #Transparency #SustainableDevelopment #GreenFuture #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #ClimateSolutions

At a time of growing political mobilization in Switzerland (the Administrative Council of the City of Geneva has just adopted an appeal calling for the “unconditional release" of all Armenian prisoners; the Grand Council will soon vote on a resolution calling on the Federal Parliament to “demand the immediate release of Armenian prisoners”), the Federal Council's current position (talking only about climate at #COP29, organized in one of the world's most repressive regimes, including against its own people) seems untenable. Azerbaijan must be held to account, one year after the ethnic cleansing of Nagorno-Karabakh, and must start by releasing all Armenian prisoners arbitrarily detained in defiance of international humanitarian law. Federal Department of Foreign Affairs FDFA Ville de Genève Grand Conseil de Genève Amnesty International Suisse Carlo Sommaruga Tribune de Genève Society for Threatened Peoples #COP29 #FreeArmenianPOWs #FreeArmenianHostages https://lnkd.in/eJC-mFPr

The International Advisory Council on Global Bioeconomy (IACGB) Bioeconomy Youth Champions (BYC) issued #GlobalBioeconomySummit 2024 Communiqué in Nairobi. This Communiqué is a collaborative effort by BYC members from diverse global regions, reflecting our shared vision of a global sustainable #bioeconomy that not only fosters local and regional prosperity but also addresses critical global challenges by centering youth voices Read the Communiqué: http://bit.ly/3YI1l3d About BYC: http://iacgb.net/youth

🍃 ⚡ A New Way to Mitigate Energy Poverty: Lessons from the Transition Point ‘One-Stop Shop’ Pilot 📗 Impact report published and developed by CENSE members João Pedro Gouveia, Pedro Palma, and Miguel Macias Sequeira. The Transition Point pilot project is an initiative of the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation in Portugal. Operating from a reused shipping container, Transition Point is a ‘one-stop shop’ that offers services to local populations, including advice on electricity and gas, information and support for home energy efficiency, and free energy assessments. It was implemented in the district of Setúbal, near Lisbon, between 2022 and 2023, in partnership with three other Portuguese entities: the Energy and Environment Agency of Arrábida (ENA), Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia da Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, CENSE - Center for Environmental and Sustainability Research and the Association of Energy and Environment Agencies (RNAE). The initiative provides valuable pointers for projects working with hard-to-reach or vulnerable communities on energy issues. This report presents the key findings and takeaways from the pilot, from setting up to scaling impact , and catalysing change. To access the full report click here ➡ https://lnkd.in/dm48sr5Q

Join us as we discuss about how to enable better healthcare delivery in #Africa #Ethiopia through designed for purpose, built with low carbon sustainable material, digitally enabled and solar powered health centers. #WhyWaitforTheGrid?