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WEC hears how to unlock energy investments in Africa

Smart Energy International

The importance of energy investment in Africa is not up for debate. Africa may be the home of one-fifth of the global population, but the continent only receives 3% of the global energy investment. Our priority is first resiliency. Sabrine Emran, Olga Bogdanova, and Els Kamphof talk about financing energy investment in Africa.

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How Improved Housing in Under-Served Communities Can Strengthen Climate Resilience

The City Fix

In the crowded slums of Zambia, Africa, members of the Zambia Youth Federation, a social movement of the urban poor, conducted climate change research and presented it in an emotional spoken word poem. Their message let policymakers know how climate.

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Na’im Merchant Is Advancing a Blueprint for Equitable Carbon Removal Policy

Elemental Excelerator

And while Canada’s coast faces countless climate threats, Elemental Policy Lab Fellow Na’im Merchant said it also could become important for climate resiliency as an unparalleled resource for ocean-based carbon dioxide removal (CDR) methods. In 2022, an estimated 600,000 people were exposed to rising seas along these coastlines.

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Promising steps towards creating a more flood-resilient England

Business Green

The UK needs a far more holistic approach to flood risk and resilience, argue Sara Mehryar, Viktor Roezer and Swenja Surminski from LSE's Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment. New flood protection announcements are welcome but not enough on their own. Holistic approaches to adaptation and flood risk management.

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7 Proven Ways City Leaders Can Work Better Together to Create Resilient Cities

The City Fix

In cities around the world, local officials face multi-dimensional sustainability and resilience challenges and are often responsible for achieving many overlapping mandates. More effective solutions require cross-cutting responses and collaboration across multiple levels of government and sectors. New research reveals.

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'Vital to protect our future': Government touts £5m climate resilience research programme

Business Green

Climate Services for a Net Zero Resilient World aims to help inform future government climate and net zero policies. This research will be vital to ensure we're making the best possible choices on our journey to net zero, making certain the UK is adaptable and more resilient to the effects of climate change.".

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Energy trilemma evolving to reflect new ambitions and threats

Smart Energy International

Energy security now encompasses the reliability of renewables, availability and accessibility or critical minerals, and resilience in the face of physical and cyber threats. Within Asia, the energy transition is marked by robust demand driven by economic growth amidst climate threats and challenges to infrastructure resilience.