The Honourable Julie Dabrusin, Minister of Environment, Climate Change and Nature and Minister responsible for the Canada Water Agency, has announced over $4.5 million in funding for 39 new freshwater projects across Canada. This funding includes 34 projects under the EcoAction program—23 community-led initiatives and 11 focused on sustainability and innovation—as well as five projects… [Read More]
Nature Restoration Fund to Boost Housing Development and Enhance Biodiversity
The UK government has launched the Nature Restoration Fund, a new initiative designed to accelerate housebuilding while delivering measurable improvements to the natural environment across England. The fund is part of the recently enacted Planning and Infrastructure Act and aims to address long-standing conflicts between development and environmental protection. By pooling developers’ contributions, the fund… [Read More]
€2 Million Ringfenced for Women’s Health Research, Announces Health Minister
The Minister for Health, Jennifer Carroll MacNeill TD, has announced €2 million in dedicated funding for women’s health research, marking the first time Irish research funding has been ringfenced specifically for this purpose. The funding, allocated at up to €1 million per year for 2026 and 2027, will support the Applied Partnership Awards scheme in… [Read More]
€1 Million+ Funding Announced by Minister Foley to Boost Assistive and Digital Technology Projects
Minister for Children, Disability and Equality Norma Foley has announced over €1 million in funding for nine digital and assistive technology projects aimed at supporting people with sensory, cognitive, physical, and intellectual disabilities. The funding, provided through the third iteration of the HSE Cooperative Real Engagement for Assistive Technology Enhancement (CREATE III) initiative, is designed… [Read More]
Minister Colm Brophy Announces Funding for Eight Projects Supporting Migrant Integration and Employment in Ireland
The Minister of State for Migration, Colm Brophy, has announced €2.7 million in funding for eight projects aimed at enhancing the employability of people who have moved to Ireland as migrants. These initiatives are designed to help participants overcome barriers to employment, including language difficulties, lack of training, and social exclusion, and to enable them… [Read More]
New Grant Program Announced for Primary Schools Participating in Mental Health and Counselling Initiatives
Minister for Education and Youth, Hildegarde Naughton, has announced the launch of a Wellbeing Grant Scheme to support schools participating in Strand Two of the Counselling and Mental Health Pilots in Primary Schools. The scheme is designed to complement the work of Education Wellbeing Teams, which operate in school clusters across Cork, Carlow, Dublin 7,… [Read More]
Sustainable Livestock Development in Focus as Experts Convene in Dushanbe
The Fourth Multistakeholder Regional Meeting of the Global Agenda for Sustainable Livestock (GASL) concluded in Dushanbe, Tajikistan, bringing together livestock sector leaders and experts from Central Asia, as well as participants from Azerbaijan and Türkiye. Organized jointly by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and GASL, the three-day event focused on… [Read More]
FAO Projects Aim to Transform Agriculture and Support 1 Million Beneficiaries
The Global Environment Facility (GEF) has approved eight new projects led by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), totaling nearly $60 million, to support sustainable agricultural and environmental practices across seven countries. These initiatives aim to improve agricultural landscape management, promote climate-friendly livestock production, and restore forests, coastal areas, and marine… [Read More]
UN Report Warns: Hunger Reduces in Asia-Pacific, Yet Nutrition Issues Remain
The 2025 State of Food Security and Nutrition in Asia and the Pacific report, jointly released by FAO, IFAD, UNEP, WFP, and WHO, highlights notable progress in reducing hunger across the region, while emphasizing persistent challenges related to malnutrition, food insecurity, and unequal access to healthy diets. The prevalence of undernourishment declined from 7.0 percent… [Read More]
Strengthening Health Security: Zimbabwe Launches Integrated One Health Strategic Plan
Zimbabwe has officially launched its National One Health Strategic Plan 2026–2030, a comprehensive framework aimed at strengthening national health security by integrating human, animal, plant, and environmental health systems. The plan, unveiled in Harare by Vice President Kembo Mohadi on behalf of President Emmerson Mnangagwa, represents a landmark step in aligning Zimbabwe with global and… [Read More]
Tigray Conflict Survivors Speak Out: How Women Bear the Brunt of Violence Amid an Uncertain Peace
Nearly three years after active fighting in Tigray has ceased, women in the region continue to bear the devastating effects of the war on their bodies, minds, and daily lives. Survivors and health professionals report that the end of hostilities and the signing of the Pretoria Agreement have not brought safety, recovery, or dignity. Sexual… [Read More]
Lessons from the Frontlines: Five Years of Community-Led Climate Action
The Voices for Just Climate Action (VCA) program was founded on the principle that climate solutions must center the communities most affected by climate change, who have historically contributed the least to the crisis. Over five years, VCA sought to ensure that these frontline communities had the resources, platforms, and capacity to lead climate action…. [Read More]
Building Connectivity, Creating Solutions: How Partnerships and Smart Finance Can Address Asia’s Infrastructure Gap
The article explores how the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) is leveraging product innovation and strategic partnerships to address Asia’s massive infrastructure needs. Hun Kim, AIIB Chief Partnerships Officer, highlights that the region faces an annual investment gap of approximately USD 2.5 trillion to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals, even as over USD 4.5 trillion… [Read More]
Adaptive Climate Governance in the Middle East and North Africa: Opportunities and Impact
Climate governance in the Middle East and North Africa will have a lasting influence on the region’s political stability, economic resilience and state–society relations as climate impacts intensify and the global energy transition accelerates. Governments across MENA face growing urgency to act, but the effectiveness and durability of climate action depend heavily on how policies… [Read More]
Sustainable Agriculture in Focus: SASI and Bayer Foster Strategic Dialogue
The Sustainable Agricultural Supply Chain Initiative (SASI) highlighted the tangible impact of cooperation with the private sector during a Partner Day with Bayer, demonstrating how private funding and technical expertise can be leveraged to advance sustainable agriculture. The exchange underscored SASI’s approach of aligning development objectives with private sector engagement to deliver measurable results in… [Read More]
How MooMe Is Transforming Livestock Management Through Digital Efficiency
The global dairy sector is expanding rapidly, with more than 6 billion people consuming dairy products and demand continuing to rise, particularly in low- and middle-income countries. Milk production provides a vital source of income for around 150 million households worldwide, most of them smallholders. This growth presents a significant opportunity to improve efficiency and… [Read More]
Haiti Cash for Work Program Shows Measurable Gains in Food Security and Gender Equality
Haiti continues to face acute food insecurity and persistent gender inequality, with nearly half of the population unable to meet basic food needs and women disproportionately exposed to economic vulnerability. To address these challenges, the World Food Programme implemented Food Assistance for Assets, a cash-for-work initiative that provides conditional cash transfers linked to the creation… [Read More]
Lessons from Alaska: COVID-19 Phases and Strategies for Future Pandemic Response
The COVID-19 pandemic had a profound impact on Alaska, with Indigenous residents, the elderly, and Asian and Pacific Islander communities experiencing the highest levels of illness and death. A new report from the Alaska Division of Public Health outlines the state’s pandemic experience from the first detected case on March 12, 2020, through the end… [Read More]
Nadoum’s Journey: Driving Sustainable Change in the MENA Region
Nadoum, Frontline AIDS’ flagship programme in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), was launched in 2019 with funding from the Global Fund, operating across Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, and Tunisia. The programme targeted highly marginalised communities facing criminalisation, stigma, and underfunded health systems, where political complexity makes the delivery of HIV and sexual and… [Read More]
Building Flood Resilience in Bologna: Insights from Funding and Implementation Efforts
After the extreme flooding in October 2024, Bologna was compelled to rethink its approach to climate preparedness, ranging from civil protection and early warning systems to long-term urban planning capable of handling heavy rainfall. Deputy Mayor Anna Lisa Boni emphasized that the floods not only caused physical damage but also created widespread anxiety among citizens… [Read More]
Building Resilience in Mozambique: FAO Supports Training on Damage and Loss Assessment
Mozambique, a country highly vulnerable to climate-related hazards such as cyclones, floods, and droughts, continues to experience severe socio-economic impacts from these recurrent events. The agriculture sector, which contributes about 24.3 percent to the national GDP and employs over 70 percent of the labor force, remains particularly at risk. The 2023/24 El Niño-induced droughts highlighted… [Read More]
Kenya Hosts SWIOFC–Nairobi Convention Partnership Review Highlighting Community Gains and Regional Development
The South West Indian Ocean Fisheries Commission (SWIOFC) and the Nairobi Convention | Western Indian Ocean Partnership Project for Resilient Marine and Coastal Ecosystems and Livelihoods held its second annual review in Diani, Kenya, from 2 to 4 December 2025. The meeting convened national project teams from Kenya, representatives of FAO, the Nairobi Convention, and… [Read More]
Brazil Achieves Milestone: WHO Validates Elimination of Mother-to-Child HIV Transmission
Brazil has been officially validated by the World Health Organization (WHO) for the elimination of mother-to-child transmission (EMTCT) of HIV, making it the most populous country in the Americas to achieve this milestone. This success reflects Brazil’s longstanding commitment to universal and free health services through its Unified Health System (SUS), supported by a strong… [Read More]
