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💸 Adaptation finance isn't reaching those who need it most. Just 17% of public finance from 2017–21 hit frontline communities. Will the new "Baku to Belém" roadmap fix this, or fall flat?
Climate Finance Roadmap's Tepid Reception, Uneasy Start to Adaptation Indicators Negotiations, Gates' Billions for AgTech, and More
PLUS: Jamaica catastrophe bond's US$150mn payout, UN Emissions Gap report, Terranova's raise for flood defense tech
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November 11, 2025 at 8:01 PM
💸 Adaptation finance isn't reaching those who need it most. Just 17% of public finance from 2017–21 hit frontline communities. Will the new "Baku to Belém" roadmap fix this, or fall flat?
🧮 With COP30 underway in Brazil, it's crunch time for country-level adaptation indicators. Can negotiators agree on how to measure resilience progress? The stakes are high.
Climate Finance Roadmap's Tepid Reception, Uneasy Start to Adaptation Indicators Negotiations, Gates' Billions for AgTech, and More
PLUS: Jamaica catastrophe bond's US$150mn payout, UN Emissions Gap report, Terranova's raise for flood defense tech
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November 11, 2025 at 8:00 PM
🧮 With COP30 underway in Brazil, it's crunch time for country-level adaptation indicators. Can negotiators agree on how to measure resilience progress? The stakes are high.
🌍 The $1.3 trillion climate finance roadmap from "Baku to Belém" puts adaptation front and center. But without wealthy nations stepping up, is it just another paper promise? Read more on what’s at stake →
Climate Finance Roadmap's Tepid Reception, Uneasy Start to Adaptation Indicators Negotiations, Gates' Billions for AgTech, and More
PLUS: Jamaica catastrophe bond's US$150mn payout, UN Emissions Gap report, Terranova's raise for flood defense tech
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November 11, 2025 at 4:30 PM
🌍 The $1.3 trillion climate finance roadmap from "Baku to Belém" puts adaptation front and center. But without wealthy nations stepping up, is it just another paper promise? Read more on what’s at stake →
Climate Finance Roadmap's Tepid Reception, Uneasy Start to Adaptation Indicators Negotiations, Gates' Billions for AgTech, and More
Climate Finance Roadmap's Tepid Reception, Uneasy Start to Adaptation Indicators Negotiations, Gates' Billions for AgTech, and More
PLUS: Jamaica catastrophe bond's US$150mn payout, UN Emissions Gap report, Terranova's raise for flood defense tech
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November 10, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Climate Finance Roadmap's Tepid Reception, Uneasy Start to Adaptation Indicators Negotiations, Gates' Billions for AgTech, and More
🛡️ South Africa’s adaptation finance gap is $1.8bn/year. New CPI data shows less than 10% of flows go to water, transport & agriculture
Adaptation Finance Gap Widens, Lancet's Climate-Health Risks Warning, FireTech Start-up Raises $48mn, and More
PLUS: GAIA Climate Loan Fund, US officials to skip COP30, Esri augments AWS partnership
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November 8, 2025 at 8:00 PM
🛡️ South Africa’s adaptation finance gap is $1.8bn/year. New CPI data shows less than 10% of flows go to water, transport & agriculture
🧾 The GAIA Climate Loan Fund raised $600mn for emerging market resilience — with 25% earmarked for LDCs and island nations
Adaptation Finance Gap Widens, Lancet's Climate-Health Risks Warning, FireTech Start-up Raises $48mn, and More
PLUS: GAIA Climate Loan Fund, US officials to skip COP30, Esri augments AWS partnership
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November 8, 2025 at 1:02 PM
🧾 The GAIA Climate Loan Fund raised $600mn for emerging market resilience — with 25% earmarked for LDCs and island nations
🌍 One-quarter of major asset owners' equities are exposed to severe climate hazards. MSCI: Risk is in *where* companies operate, not their country of domicile
Adaptation Finance Gap Widens, Lancet's Climate-Health Risks Warning, FireTech Start-up Raises $48mn, and More
PLUS: GAIA Climate Loan Fund, US officials to skip COP30, Esri augments AWS partnership
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November 7, 2025 at 8:01 PM
🌍 One-quarter of major asset owners' equities are exposed to severe climate hazards. MSCI: Risk is in *where* companies operate, not their country of domicile
🌀 Hurricane Melissa exposed weak building codes in Jamaica. Insured losses up to $4.2bn. Just 20% of homes are covered.
Adaptation Finance Gap Widens, Lancet's Climate-Health Risks Warning, FireTech Start-up Raises $48mn, and More
PLUS: GAIA Climate Loan Fund, US officials to skip COP30, Esri augments AWS partnership
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November 7, 2025 at 1:02 PM
🌀 Hurricane Melissa exposed weak building codes in Jamaica. Insured losses up to $4.2bn. Just 20% of homes are covered.
🧬 Climate change is crushing health. Heatwaves, wildfire smoke & dengue fever are surging — but climate-health policy is backsliding
Adaptation Finance Gap Widens, Lancet's Climate-Health Risks Warning, FireTech Start-up Raises $48mn, and More
PLUS: GAIA Climate Loan Fund, US officials to skip COP30, Esri augments AWS partnership
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November 6, 2025 at 8:00 PM
🧬 Climate change is crushing health. Heatwaves, wildfire smoke & dengue fever are surging — but climate-health policy is backsliding
Ignitia Bets on AI to Disrupt the $3 Billion Hazard Warning Market
Ignitia Bets on AI to Disrupt the $3 Billion Hazard Warning Market
With demand surging for extreme weather intel, the start-up is translating its West African success into global impact
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November 6, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Ignitia Bets on AI to Disrupt the $3 Billion Hazard Warning Market
💰Frontline Wildfire Defense just raised $48mn to scale home wildfire protection tech. In 2025 LA fires, 96% of homes with its system survived
Adaptation Finance Gap Widens, Lancet's Climate-Health Risks Warning, FireTech Start-up Raises $48mn, and More
PLUS: GAIA Climate Loan Fund, US officials to skip COP30, Esri augments AWS partnership
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November 6, 2025 at 1:01 PM
💰Frontline Wildfire Defense just raised $48mn to scale home wildfire protection tech. In 2025 LA fires, 96% of homes with its system survived
🌡️ Heat deaths are up 63% since the 1990s, the Lancet Countdown report says, and climate-related health risks are now at 'unprecedented levels'
Adaptation Finance Gap Widens, Lancet's Climate-Health Risks Warning, FireTech Start-up Raises $48mn, and More
PLUS: GAIA Climate Loan Fund, US officials to skip COP30, Esri augments AWS partnership
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November 5, 2025 at 8:00 PM
🌡️ Heat deaths are up 63% since the 1990s, the Lancet Countdown report says, and climate-related health risks are now at 'unprecedented levels'
🌱 Private adaptation finance is stuck at $5bn/year — but could grow 10x by 2035, the latest UN Adaptation Gap Report argues. Agriculture, water & infrastructure investments in Middle-Income Countries present particularly attractive opportunities.
Adaptation Finance Gap Widens, Lancet's Climate-Health Risks Warning, FireTech Start-up Raises $48mn, and More
PLUS: GAIA Climate Loan Fund, US officials to skip COP30, Esri augments AWS partnership
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November 5, 2025 at 1:03 PM
🌱 Private adaptation finance is stuck at $5bn/year — but could grow 10x by 2035, the latest UN Adaptation Gap Report argues. Agriculture, water & infrastructure investments in Middle-Income Countries present particularly attractive opportunities.
💸 Loans make up 58% of adaptation finance to vulnerable nations. Experts fear rising debt burdens could kill climate resilience efforts
Adaptation Finance Gap Widens, Lancet's Climate-Health Risks Warning, FireTech Start-up Raises $48mn, and More
PLUS: GAIA Climate Loan Fund, US officials to skip COP30, Esri augments AWS partnership
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November 4, 2025 at 8:00 PM
💸 Loans make up 58% of adaptation finance to vulnerable nations. Experts fear rising debt burdens could kill climate resilience efforts
📉 Adaptation finance is falling when it needs to soar. The UN warns of an “adaptation investment trap” as needs hit $365bn/year by 2035
Adaptation Finance Gap Widens, Lancet's Climate-Health Risks Warning, FireTech Start-up Raises $48mn, and More
PLUS: GAIA Climate Loan Fund, US officials to skip COP30, Esri augments AWS partnership
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November 4, 2025 at 3:00 PM
📉 Adaptation finance is falling when it needs to soar. The UN warns of an “adaptation investment trap” as needs hit $365bn/year by 2035
Adaptation Finance Gap Widens, Lancet's Climate-Health Risks Warning, FireTech Start-up Raises $48mn, and More
Adaptation Finance Gap Widens, Lancet's Climate-Health Risks Warning, FireTech Start-up Raises $48mn, and More
PLUS: GAIA Climate Loan Fund, US officials to skip COP30, Esri augments AWS partnership
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November 3, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Adaptation Finance Gap Widens, Lancet's Climate-Health Risks Warning, FireTech Start-up Raises $48mn, and More
📈 Norway’s $1.8tn wealth fund is integrating adaptation and nature loss into every investment strategy. Others may follow.
UK Financial Regulators Push Resilience Framework, UN National Adaptation Plan Report, WaterTech Fund Raises $50mn, and More
PLUS: Incoming COP30 President calls on countries to increase adaptation finance, EU lawmakers reject changes to corporate sustainability rules, solar geoengineering start-up bags US$60mn
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November 1, 2025 at 7:00 PM
📈 Norway’s $1.8tn wealth fund is integrating adaptation and nature loss into every investment strategy. Others may follow.
🍫 Beef, butter, coffee, and chocolate are getting pricier. UK report links inflation to climate shocks hammering global food supply.
UK Financial Regulators Push Resilience Framework, UN National Adaptation Plan Report, WaterTech Fund Raises $50mn, and More
PLUS: Incoming COP30 President calls on countries to increase adaptation finance, EU lawmakers reject changes to corporate sustainability rules, solar geoengineering start-up bags US$60mn
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November 1, 2025 at 12:00 PM
🍫 Beef, butter, coffee, and chocolate are getting pricier. UK report links inflation to climate shocks hammering global food supply.
🧠 Arcadis launches Climate Risk Nexus — a new AI platform to map climate risk and guide investment decisions across sectors.
UK Financial Regulators Push Resilience Framework, UN National Adaptation Plan Report, WaterTech Fund Raises $50mn, and More
PLUS: Incoming COP30 President calls on countries to increase adaptation finance, EU lawmakers reject changes to corporate sustainability rules, solar geoengineering start-up bags US$60mn
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October 31, 2025 at 7:00 PM
🧠 Arcadis launches Climate Risk Nexus — a new AI platform to map climate risk and guide investment decisions across sectors.
🇧🇮 Burundi to expand clean water access for 500k people with new climate-smart systems, backed by a $22mn African Development Fund grant.
UK Financial Regulators Push Resilience Framework, UN National Adaptation Plan Report, WaterTech Fund Raises $50mn, and More
PLUS: Incoming COP30 President calls on countries to increase adaptation finance, EU lawmakers reject changes to corporate sustainability rules, solar geoengineering start-up bags US$60mn
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October 31, 2025 at 12:01 PM
🇧🇮 Burundi to expand clean water access for 500k people with new climate-smart systems, backed by a $22mn African Development Fund grant.
🇪🇺 MED9 countries want EU to step up adaptation finance, dedicate part of defense budgets to resilience.
UK Financial Regulators Push Resilience Framework, UN National Adaptation Plan Report, WaterTech Fund Raises $50mn, and More
PLUS: Incoming COP30 President calls on countries to increase adaptation finance, EU lawmakers reject changes to corporate sustainability rules, solar geoengineering start-up bags US$60mn
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October 30, 2025 at 7:00 PM
🇪🇺 MED9 countries want EU to step up adaptation finance, dedicate part of defense budgets to resilience.
🌲 $3tn investors sign rainforest pact. Belém Investor Statement calls for stronger laws to stop deforestation by 2030.
UK Financial Regulators Push Resilience Framework, UN National Adaptation Plan Report, WaterTech Fund Raises $50mn, and More
PLUS: Incoming COP30 President calls on countries to increase adaptation finance, EU lawmakers reject changes to corporate sustainability rules, solar geoengineering start-up bags US$60mn
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October 30, 2025 at 12:01 PM
🌲 $3tn investors sign rainforest pact. Belém Investor Statement calls for stronger laws to stop deforestation by 2030.
Adaptation10: Regenerative Agriculture & Ecosystem Restoration
Adaptation10: Regenerative Agriculture & Ecosystem Restoration
This month's exclusive listing covers adaptation and resilience companies working to restore ecosystems, advance 'carbon farming', and promote climate-resilient crop production
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October 30, 2025 at 7:02 AM
Adaptation10: Regenerative Agriculture & Ecosystem Restoration
🌍 Only half of low-income countries have submitted National Adaptation Plans to the UNFCCC ahead of COP30. Finance bottlenecks are stalling global climate defenses.
UK Financial Regulators Push Resilience Framework, UN National Adaptation Plan Report, WaterTech Fund Raises $50mn, and More
PLUS: Incoming COP30 President calls on countries to increase adaptation finance, EU lawmakers reject changes to corporate sustainability rules, solar geoengineering start-up bags US$60mn
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October 29, 2025 at 7:01 PM
🌍 Only half of low-income countries have submitted National Adaptation Plans to the UNFCCC ahead of COP30. Finance bottlenecks are stalling global climate defenses.
💸 Burnt Island Ventures closes $50mn fund for water tech startups. Water reuse, digital efficiency, and climate resilience in focus.
UK Financial Regulators Push Resilience Framework, UN National Adaptation Plan Report, WaterTech Fund Raises $50mn, and More
PLUS: Incoming COP30 President calls on countries to increase adaptation finance, EU lawmakers reject changes to corporate sustainability rules, solar geoengineering start-up bags US$60mn
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October 29, 2025 at 12:01 PM
💸 Burnt Island Ventures closes $50mn fund for water tech startups. Water reuse, digital efficiency, and climate resilience in focus.