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Spotlight Issue 15

Big picture / Covid-19 is a wake-up call to invest in resilience

Soaring humanitarian needs underscore the need to invest in development.

Insights

Catalysing impact

Impact investor Suzanne Biegel says it’s time for philanthropists to step up on climate finance and calls for women to be at the heart of the response.

Insights

The triple planetary crisis: why we need nature-based solutions

UNEP executive director, Inger Andersen, on why investing in nature-based solutions is key to sustainable development.

Spotlight

Reframing neglect

Seven African artists showcase images depicting the harsh reality and disproportional impact of neglected tropic diseases (NTDs).

Insights

The clock is ticking

Suleiman Yakubu on why food system reform must be centre stage at COP28

Update

Philanthropy to take centre stage at COP28 in the UAE

Business figures, private donors, and development actors to meet at UN conference to discuss ways to raise more funds for global climate and nature action.

Update

Taking root

How the UAE is putting this super plant at the heart of its net zero ambitions.

In-depth

The time is now

As the UAE hosts COP28, we make the case for why philanthropy needs to act on climate change.

Update

Accelerating Arab youth ecopreneurship

Aspiring Arab entrepreneurs take part in a bootcamp to find sustainable solutions for reducing domestic carbon footprints.

Insights Issue 15

Global challenges need global solutions

Erna Solberg and Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo believe the SDGs could be building blocks for a better, post-pandemic future.

Insights

Climate countdown

Climate change is the greatest emergency facing humanity. As the window for action closes, philanthropy must step up.

Spotlight

Big picture / Rockefeller, Ikea pledge $1bn in green energy push

Each foundation will give $500m to a fund that will finance renewable energy projects in emerging nations.

Interviews

Inside the family foundation fighting poverty in Pakistan

Murtaza Hashwani on how Hashoo Foundation is helping to spur economic growth in some of Pakistan’s poorest regions.

Spotlight

Yemen’s beekeepers pushed to the brink by conflict and climate change

Landmines and drought threatening ancient art of honey production in Yemen.

Insights

Education cannot wait

Armed conflict, climate-induced disaster, and forced displacement have disrupted the education of 222 million children globally. Yasmine Sherif outlines how philanthropy can help.

Update

Green promise: philanthropy commits to fight climate change.

Foundations in the Middle East are beginning to introduce more climate-sensitive programming.

Spotlight

Pakistani children bear the brunt of deadly floods

As the water begins to recede, disease is rife, malnutrition pervasive, and millions of children remain out of school.

Spotlight

US$3m for initiatives helping communities adapt to climate change

The 2023 Zayed Sustainability Prize winners were chosen for their innovative solutions to health, food, energy, and water challenges.

Update

Green grants

How a Saudi foundation is creating climate-friendly job opportunities for women and young people.

Insights

Climate change and the rise of infectious disease

Malaria No More’s Kelly Willis on why we need to climate-proof global health systems.

Insights

We need to act now

Thaiba Akhter on why the global community needs to support the people on the frontline of the climate crisis.

Insights

We cannot afford the cost of inaction

Why we need collective action to tackle the impacts of climate change in conflict-affected countries.

Update

Mobilising Arab philanthropy for a better future

Leading figures in Arab philanthropy discuss how to amplify efforts to address regional challenges

Update

Middle East lags behind when it comes to climate philanthropy

New data shows that philanthropic funding for climate initiatives plateaued in 2022, with the Middle East and Central Asia showing the least activity.

Podcasts

This is the decisive decade

Ahead of COP28, global environmental advocate Wanjira Mathai shares her hopes and fears about the state of climate action.

Podcasts

Climate change and food insecurity: what can philanthropy do?

Former WFP boss Catherine Bertini, Dr Alok Ranjan from the Power of Nutrition, and Dr Guyo Roba, head of JOFESA (Jameel Observatory for Food Security Early Action) on what philanthropy can do to fight hunger, malnutrition.

Podcasts

New money

Mosun Layode, Bheki Moyo, and Degan Ali give their views on how development funding and philanthropy in Africa is – and should be – changing.

Podcasts

Jane Goodall and the power of hope

Celebrated conservationist Dr Jane Goodall discusses her lifelong commitment to protecting animals and their habitats, what she wants her legacy to be, and why hope matters.

Podcasts

Shifting the power: why development dynamics need to change

Asif Saleh, executive director of the world’s largest NGO, discusses community-led solution systems, microfinance, and climate accountability.

Podcasts

UNHCR chief Filippo Grandi on finding new solutions for refugees

Filippo Grandi, UN High Commissioner for Refugees, joins Maysa Jalbout in The Impact Room to discuss new pathways to respond to the global displacement crisis.

climate change

Big picture / Covid-19 is a wake-up call to invest in resilience

Catalysing impact

The triple planetary crisis: why we need nature-based solutions

Reframing neglect

The clock is ticking

Philanthropy to take centre stage at COP28 in the UAE

Taking root

The time is now

Accelerating Arab youth ecopreneurship

Global challenges need global solutions

Climate countdown

Big picture / Rockefeller, Ikea pledge $1bn in green energy push

Inside the family foundation fighting poverty in Pakistan

Yemen’s beekeepers pushed to the brink by conflict and climate change

Education cannot wait

Green promise: philanthropy commits to fight climate change.

Pakistani children bear the brunt of deadly floods

US$3m for initiatives helping communities adapt to climate change

Green grants

Climate change and the rise of infectious disease

We need to act now

We cannot afford the cost of inaction

Mobilising Arab philanthropy for a better future

Middle East lags behind when it comes to climate philanthropy

This is the decisive decade

Climate change and food insecurity: what can philanthropy do?

New money

Jane Goodall and the power of hope

Shifting the power: why development dynamics need to change

UNHCR chief Filippo Grandi on finding new solutions for refugees

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