Read the latest news from regional and global sources, presenting different voices and perspectives.
PNG SECURES LANDMARK GREEN CLIMATE FUND GRANT
PNG Haus Bung
·
July 5, 2025
Prime Minister (PM) James Marape has welcomed the approval of a ground-breaking US$63.4 million (PGK K261.80 million) grant by the Green Climate Fund (GCF) for Papua New Guinea, the country’s first-ever single-nation GCF project. This marks a...
Oz Forensics refreshes biometric PAD compliance with high accuracy in BixeLab test
Biometric Update
·
July 28, 2025
Oz Forensics has renewed its compliance confirmation for the ISO/IEC 30107-3 Biometric presentation attack detection (PAD) standard, both Levels 1 and 2, in testing by Australia’s BixeLab. The compliance test was performed with Oz Forensics SDK...
Biggest Climate Fund Approves Record Allocations as US Withdraws
Yahoo Finance
·
(Bloomberg) -- The world’s biggest climate fund said it approved record allocations for projects in a year when the US pulled $4 billion it had pledged to the organization. Most Read from Bloomberg At a board meeting in Papua New Guinea, the Green...
DBN secures Green Climate Fund accreditation
New Era
·
The Development Bank of Namibia (DBN) announced its accreditation by the Green Climate Fund (GCF) as a Direct Access Entity (DAE) under the medium-sized project category. This landmark achievement was confirmed during the GCF’s 42nd Board Meeting...
PNG PM Marape Embarks on 10-Day Mission to US and UK for LNG, Climate Talks
Papua New Guinea Today
·
July 3, 2025
Papua New Guinea (PNG) Prime Minister James Marape left the country today for a 10-day official visit to the United States and the United Kingdom, where he is expected to hold high-level discussions on oil, gas, mining, and global climate...
PNG PM Marape on Mission Abroad: LNG Deals and Climate Talks Top Agenda
One Papua New Guinea
·
July 3, 2025
Papua New Guinea Prime Minister James Marape is on a 10-day overseas trip to the United States and United Kingdom where he will engage with energy giants and attend a high-level climate roundtable hosted by King Charles III. The Prime Minister...
Green Climate Fund, UNEP boost climate adaptation for Ghana, Mauritania
Panapress
·
July 2, 2025
02 july 2025 - 11:04:42 MA/AO 141 Views Panafrican News Agency Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea (PANA) – The Green Climate Fund (GCF) has approved over US$ 120 million in new funding to strengthen climate resilience in Ghana, the Maldives, and...
Mansfield entrepreneur hopes 'food forests' could combat hunger in Richland County
WVXU News - Ohio
·
July 28, 2025
Mansfield's Liberty Park dates back to the 1930s, when residents raised the money to buy 24 acres with a small creek on the city's Northeast Side, according to Richland County archives. After years of decline, the park is now seeing a revival —...
Green Climate Fund reforms aim to fix “slow, cumbersome” accreditation process
Climate Home News
·
July 4, 2025
The board of the Green Climate Fund this week adopted reforms that aim to make it quicker and easier for organisations in developing countries to become eligible to apply for funds for climate projects. Achala Abeysinghe, director of investment...
India-EU Relations: Charting New Vistas for Climate Cooperation in the Indo-Pacific
The Diplomat
·
July 3, 2025
Among the host of commitments that found their way into the Leaders’ Statement during the visit of European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen to India in February 2025 was the need for greater cooperation across a number of areas...
DBN to tap up to N$4.65 billion climate project funding
Windhoek Observer
·
Erasmus Shalihaxwe The Development Bank of Namibia (DBN) has received official accreditation from the Green Climate Fund (GCF) as a direct access entity under the medium-sized project category. DBN’s chief of marketing and corporate affairs,...
PACER Plus: NZ backs Fiji’s ambitious push for membership
Pacific Media Network
·
New Zealand is ramping up its support for Fiji’s inclusion in the Pacific Agreement on Closer Economic Relations (PACER) Plus. PACER Plus is a trade and development agreement between Australia, New Zealand, and eight Pacific Island countries,...
DFC Secures Green Climate Fund Accreditation, Unlocking $100M per Project
Love FM
·
July 4, 2025
In a major step for climate financing in Belize, the Development Finance Corporation (DFC) has been officially accredited by the Green Climate Fund (GCF). Through the accreditation, the DFC can now access up to 100 million Belize dollars per...
PNG, Spain to address issues on biodiversity
The National
·
PAPUA New Guinea (PNG) looks forward to cooperating and contributing meaningfully with Spain on issues concerning biodiversity, climate change, global health, ocean governance and sustainable development, says Governor-General Sir Bob Dadae. Sir...
SANBI secures R700m for South Africa’s climate-vulnerable communities
Cape Town ETC
·
July 3, 2025
The South African National Biodiversity Institute (SANBI) has secured a grant of over R700 million from the Green Climate Fund (GCF) to support climate change adaptation in the country’s most vulnerable regions. The funding was approved on the 1st...
Hosting climate board meet a first for region
Papua New Guinea Post Courier
·
July 2, 2025
PAPUA New Guinea has successfully hosted the 42nd Board Meeting of the Green Climate Fund (GCF B42) in Port Moresby this week. This marks the first time a Pacific Island country has hosted a GCF Board Meeting, presenting a unique opportunity for...
SANBI to implement eco-disaster risk reduction project with Green Climate Fund support
IOL
·
The South African National Biodiversity Institute (SANBI) will receive a R700 million grant from the Green Climate Fund (GCF) to aid SANBI’s Eco-Disaster Risk Reduction (Eco DRR) project. The GCF announced their support for nature-based disaster...
Namibia's Development Bank officially accredited by Green Climate Fund
Xinhua News Agency
·
WINDHOEK, July 3 (Xinhua) -- The Development Bank of Namibia (DBN) has become the first Namibian institution to gain official accreditation by the Green Climate Fund (GCF) as a Direct Access Entity under the medium-sized project category. The...
Green Climate Fund to provide $36. 1 million grant for Nepal
Nepal Press
·
July 2, 2025
KATHMANDU: The Green Climate Fund (GCF) has approved almost Rs 5 billion in grants to help Nepal reduce the growing threat of glacial lake outburst floods (GLOFs). The 42nd Board Meeting of the GCF held in Papua New Guinea on Tuesday approved the...
Green Climate Fund to provide $36.1 million in grant for Nepal
OnlineKhabar
·
July 2, 2025
File Kathmandu, July 2 The Green Climate Fund (GCF) has approved almost Rs 5 billion in grant to help Nepal reduce the growing threat of glacial lake outburst floods (GLOFs). The 42nd Board Meeting of the GCF held in Papua New Guinea on Tuesday...