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Policy & Finance

Blended finance must evolve to do more with less: Hamburg Sustainability Conference head

A decline in development aid weakens the ability to de-risk projects, says Henry Alt-Haaker, managing director of the annual conference that convenes this week. He tells Eco-Business how blended finance, with a reformed structure, can help fill the gap, and discusses the Asia-focused initiatives the forum will launch this year.
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Carbon & Climate

Sustainability Leadership A-List 2025: Asia Pacific’s most impactful changemakers

As geopolitical uncertainties cloud the horizon, leaders who uphold the values of climate justice, diplomacy and equity in their work are recognised for their contributions in the sustainability sector.
USAID India healthcare

Policy & Finance

Blended finance held steady in 2024, but could suffer impact from USAID shutdown: report

Last year, deal volumes dipped to US$18.3 billion, but still topped a five-year average figure. With the US foreign aid cuts, support from Germany, Japan, the UK, and new donors like the UAE and Singapore will be key, says blended finance network Convergence.
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Cities

US aid freeze leaves TB survivors in India ‘high and dry’

'TB champions' are a key plank in India's programme to end tuberculosis, but their work has stalled with the halt in USAID funding.

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Policy & Finance

Next phase in transition credits push to find buyers has started: Rockefeller Foundation

6 May 2025

Bill Gates and Singapore PM Lawrence Wong

Corporate Responsibility

Gates Foundation sets up Singapore office; fronts US$100 million philanthropic effort for regional health initiatives

27 April 2025

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Policy & Finance

In data: Which countries fund global aid, and how much do they spend?

16 April 2025

USAID Philippines humanitarian assistance

Policy & Finance

‘Not as easy as filling USAID’s gap’: How philanthropies in Southeast Asia are stepping up

15 April 2025

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Cities

Making money out of a disaster: fake news in Myanmar quake

11 April 2025

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Cities

In Myanmar, internet shutdowns hinder earthquake aid response

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Policy & Finance

Education at risk in West Bank from Israel operation, funding cuts

7 April 2025

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Cities

Which countries are helping earthquake-hit Myanmar?

6 February 2025

United Nations climate chief Simon Stiell in Brazil Feb 2025

Carbon & Climate

Renewables shift is ‘unstoppable’ despite US exit from Paris Agreement, says UN climate chief

14 January 2025

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Cities

The scientists who risk it all for research

13 November 2024

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Policy & Finance

'We will die from hunger': Gazans decry Israel's UNRWA ban

30 October 2024

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Water

Southeast Asia ocean fund launched at COP16 aims to fast-track conservation beyond marine protected areas

18 September 2024

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Policy & Finance

Is it time for China to embrace catastrophe insurance?

16 August 2024

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Cities

Extreme heat poses new challenge for aid agencies in Gaza

18 July 2024

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Policy & Finance

Empty beds, lost jobs: The price of India's crackdown on NGO funds

14 May 2024

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Policy & Finance

'Everyone around you loses': How domestic abuse hurts economies

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