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InterAction Launches the NGO Climate Compact

On the 50th Anniversary of Earth Day, April 22, 2020, InterAction and 80+ Member NGOs launched the NGO Climate Compact to pledge concerted, unified,…

InterAction

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Apr 20, 2020

Global Development

Forging Ahead: Our NGO Climate Compact Progress Report

The goal of limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels seems to be slipping out of reach, according to new studies…

Claudia Sanchez de Lozada

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Feb 7, 2023

Global Development

COP27: From Climate Adaptation to Climate Mitigation

Only 24% of Africa’s total climate finance needs have been earmarked for adaptation measures, despite the continent being highly vulnerable to future climate change…

Meshark Sikuku

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Nov 18, 2022

Global Development

5 Reasons Why the Climate Crisis Affects African Women More Than African Men

The U.N. estimates that 80% of people displaced by the climate crisis are women, and even among populations that are not displaced, women often…

Sofanit Mesfin

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Nov 18, 2022

Global Development

Loss and Damage: InterAction Joins NGOs Calling For World Leaders to Act at COP27

An estimated $525 billion has been erased from the economies of some of the most vulnerable countries due to climate change over the past…

InterAction

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Nov 9, 2022

Global Development

InterAction Applauds the Passage of the Inflation Reduction Act

This week, the Senate and House approved the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA)—one of the most significant pieces of climate legislation enacted in the history…

InterAction

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Aug 12, 2022

Global Development

New White House Action Plan on Global Water Security Announced

On June 1, Vice President Kamala Harris announced the rollout of a new White House Action Plan on Global Water Security. Deputy Secretary…

Chris Askew-Merwin

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Jun 3, 2022

U.S. Foreign Assistance

CEO Conversation: Progress on PREPARE

The most recent Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) reports on mitigation and adaptation have shown that the impacts of human-induced climate change…

Claudia Sanchez de Lozada

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May 23, 2022