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Climate Philanthropy in Action: Youth Voices Echoing Through COP28

Melissa Ouya and Alexia Kioko 16 February 2024

Climate philanthropy goes beyond charity, it is an investment in the planet we inherit and the legacy we leave behind. African youth are at the forefront in developing cutting-edge tactics for climate adaptation. They contribute …


Can Arab Philanthropy be a Game Changer in Climate Action in the Arab Region?

Sherine El Taraboulsi – McCarthy, Houssam Chahine and Anh Vu 21 December 2023

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 presidency on stage smiling and clapping

COP28: World’s largest private climate investment vehicle is launched by UAE

Claudia Cahalane 21 December 2023

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, …

The irony of Dubai and COP

Dave Hillyard 15 December 2023

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: Brazilian and Arab climate philanthropy commitments announced

Shafi Musaddique 15 December 2023

Philanthropic bodies in both Brazil and the Arab region announced major climate commitments at this year’s COP summit in the UAE.  Grupo de Institutos Fundações e Empresas (GIFE) in Brazil launched the Brazilian Philanthropy Commitment on …

COP28: Gates Foundation and AFD commit $59.2 million towards eradicating polio 

Shafi Musaddique 14 December 2023

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 …

COP28: Major institutions call for increase in funding transition to sustainable food systems

Shafi Musaddique 13 December 2023

A group of 25 philanthropic institutions, including the IKEA Foundation, ClimateWorks Foundation and Robert Bosch Stiftung have announced a joint call for a tenfold increase in funding for transitions and solutions that address urgent global …

A call to COP28 participants

Alliance magazine 11 December 2023

The Shift the Power Movement, a global network of grassroots organizations, offers an unprecedented opportunity to efficiently and effectively work in solidarity with communities to address our greatest challenge, the climate crisis.   As global …

COP28: Philanthropy forum hails ‘paradigm shift’, critics dismay at ‘new Davos’ 

Shafi Musaddique 8 December 2023

Philanthropy’s role in discussions at COP28 represents a “paradigm shift” that could have a “multiplier effect” on accelerating climate solutions, according to Badr Jafar, chair of the COP28 Business and Philanthropy Climate Forum.  Business and …

COP28: Philanthropy-public-private partnership needed to plug $3 trillion climate funding gap 

Shafi Musaddique 7 December 2023

A $3 trillion annual funding gap for climate solutions must be met with a tri-sector philanthropic-public-private partnership. That’s according to a new report published by the World Economic Forum’s Giving to Amplify Earth Action (GAEA) initiative, in …