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CSWAfrica: There is no climate solution without Global South women
Women land, environmental, and Indigenous defenders are on the frontline in tackling the climate crisis and calling out the failure of governments to take adequate action – but they face repression aimed at silencing them. …
$6.4m for climate infrastructure from participatory grantmakers Mosaic
US-based participatory grantmakers Mosaic have announced $6.4 million in grants to build key infrastructure the environment movements need to achieve clean air and water, a safe climate, healthy and just communities, and thriving natural systems. …
$5.9m mobilised for climate action in India
The India Climate Collaborative, founded by notable Indian philanthropists to direct funding and visibility towards climate action, has mobilised ₹45 crores ($5.9 million USD) for climate and increased its domestic philanthropy base six-fold during the …
$12m to kickstart climate action in Indonesia
The ClimateWorks Foundation alongside the IKEA Foundation have launched a $12 million, three-year partnership to accelerate climate action and philanthropic engagement in Indonesia in collaboration with Indonesia-based civil society partners and other climate funders. The …
Climate funding toolkit launches for South African philanthropists
The Independent Philanthropy Association of South Africa (IPASA), together with the African Climate Foundation, The Lewis Foundation and the Hans Hoheisen Charitable Trust, has launched a Climate Crisis Toolkit and Resource Pack for Funders. The …
Rihanna’s foundation commits $15m to climate justice organisations working in U.S., Caribbean
The Clara Lionel Foundation, founded by Rihanna, has committed $15 million to 18 organisations working on climate justice across the U.S. and Caribbean in partnership with an initiative led by former Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey. …
An interview with new ClimateWorks CEO Helen Mountford
ClimateWorks CEO Helen Mountford is taking on her new role with a stubborn sense of optimism for our climate future. Following former CEO Charlotte Pera’s departure from ClimateWorks to the Bezos Earth Fund last April, …
Responding to the climate crisis is an investment in Africa’s development
With a vision of securing a vibrant, climate-resilient Africa, the African Climate Foundation (ACF) is part of a relatively new ecosystem of locally-led climate-change organisations in the global south. This ecosystem is designed to enable …
First philanthropy report on climate strategies in China released
On Adaptation Day at COP26, the China Environmental Grantmakers Alliance (CEGA) released the ‘CEGA Research Report on the Funding Strategies for Climate Change Adaptation’ at the China Corporate Pavilion in Glasgow, and held the 2021 …