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World

Biden approves funding to prevent govt shutdown

US President Joseph Biden has signed a bill that prevents a partial government shutdown taking effect on Saturday. The House and Senate both passed a measure on Thursday which extends the deadlines, with the aim of getting longer-term deals done in the coming weeks. Nick Harper reports from Washington.  

todayMarch 4, 2024 16

Africa

10 ventures announced for the Africa Tech Summit Nairobi 2024 investment showcase

Africa Tech Summit Nairobi has announced ten African tech ventures that will showcase their solutions to a diverse audience of industry experts, investors and fellow innovators on February 14th and 15th. While African startup funding declined in 2023, the investment showcase continues to foster collaborations and stimulate investment opportunities to bridge the funding gap in the ecosystem. According to data from Africa: The Big Deal, African startup funding experienced a 39 […]

todayJanuary 19, 2024 10

Agricultural communities

Africa

Climate adaptation funds are not reaching frontline communities: what needs to be done about it

By Katherine Browne, Stockholm Environment Institute Communities around the world face increasingly severe and frequent impacts from climate change. They are on the “frontlines” of droughts, flooding, desertification and sea level rise. International climate finance is supposed to help. In the 2015 Paris Agreement, the world’s wealthiest countries pledged US$50 billion annually to support climate adaptation among those “particularly vulnerable” to climate change. Climate adaptation is the adjustments humans make to […]

todayNovember 27, 2023 5

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