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Climate Change and Poverty (Issue Brief, September 2008)
From lost crops to outbreaks of disease and destruction of life and property in shoreline communities, poor people are especially vulnerable to the effects of environmental disasters caused by climate change. This Synergos paper summarizes …
UK Trust launches projects on civil society and climate change
The Carnegie UK Trust has launched two projects that are designed to engage civil society groups in the challenges of climate change. One project will produce a guide to enable organizations that do not have …
Don’t let downturn stall climate change aid to poor nations, urges China
China wants rich countries to commit 1 per cent of their economic worth to help poor nations fight global warming and will press for a new international mechanism to spread ‘green’ technology worldwide. Unveiling the …
Baring Foundation urges UK voluntary sector to consider impact of climate change
The power of the UK’s voluntary sector is not being fully used in the fight against climate change, according to the Baring Foundation. The Foundation is calling on charities that do not deal with environmental …
European Climate Foundation launched
The European Climate Foundation (ECF), the first philanthropic organization solely dedicated to reducing CO2 in Europe, was officially established at the start of April. The ECF’s aim is to develop and implement climate and energy …
Grantmakers without borders – June conference to focus on climate change and natural resource depletion
Grantmakers Without Borders is currently in the throes of organizing its eighth annual conference, ‘Just Giving: Global Social Change Philanthropy’. The event will gather some 200 grantmakers and global southern activists for dialogue, debate and …
Climate change – the missing piece
Congratulations are in order for highlighting the timely topic of climate change in the September 2007 issue of Alliance. However, when climate change and the actions needed to address it are discussed, we sometimes fail …
Grantmakers Without Borders – Next conference to focus on climate change
Since 2001, Grantmakers Without Borders (Gw/oB) has convened a major annual gathering focused on global social change philanthropy. These events have brought together a diverse assembly of up to 250 grantmakers, individual donors, and activists …
Solutions for climate change
Climate change is the most urgent global issue facing humankind. The enormity of the problem and the seeming lack of consensus can be confusing for potential philanthropists. However, we do have the technological solutions and …
An unprecedented climate of change
At a time when Washington has avoided taking the lead on addressing critical environmental challenges, states and local governments have stepped up to fill the void. PlaNYC, New York City’s ambitious effort to transform our …