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Late last week, more than 70,000 delegates from nearly every nation in the world met in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, to begin a two-week climate conference known as the Conference of Parties, or COP28. On the first day of the conference, world nations approved an initial draft of a Loss and Damages Fund, where richer countries will pay towards a fund that can be accessed by developing countries that are particularly vulnerable to the adverse effects of climate change. The United States committed $17.5 million to the fund, the United Arab Emirates committed $100 million, Germany committed $10...

The World Bank is evolving to take bolder steps toward ending poverty on a livable planet. In December 6, tune in to hear leaders speak from Zanzibar, Tanzania at the mid-term review of IDA’s ongoing financing cycle (IDA20).

Dr Carissa Etienne, former Director of the Pan American Health Organisation (PAHO) and the World Health Organisation’s (WHO) Regional Director for the Americas died on December 1. The 71-year-old from Dominica passed away in the United States in the early hours of Friday morning. Dr Etienne reportedly collapsed in her bathroom during the night and was rushed to hospital by ambulance where she died a short time later. Dr Etienne …

/PRNewswire/ -- Nordic countries and the United States launch the Investment Mobilization Collaboration Arrangement (IMCA) a new blended finance collaboration...

Rich countries must bear responsibility for the climate crisis and help developing nations end their reliance on fossil fuels.