AGP Executive Report
Last update: 8 hours agoConservation Funding: The Kunming Biodiversity Fund approved $4.5 million for nine projects across developing countries, while a renewed €2 million IUCN-French environment fund will support at least 40 civil society groups in North Africa. Civil Society Support: The EU allocated $42 million for projects supporting Georgian civil society, with no funding for the government. In Iraqi Kurdistan, aid cuts are hitting civil society hard, while governments are urging NGOs to become more self-sustaining as donor funds decline. Climate and Local Action: More than 300 officials, experts and civil society representatives met in Togo to coordinate African waste-management priorities ahead of COP31; Ghana’s local government minister also called for climate action to be built into district plans and budgets. Public Accountability: Alberta’s proposed ban on DEI-based hiring could extend to nonprofit agencies receiving government grants, depending on future regulations. Workers’ Rights: West African trade unions called for 5% of national income to go toward social protection.
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