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  • Planting the Future: How a Nigerian University is Tackling Food Insecurity with Agricultural Innovation

    January 06, 2025 |

    Nigeria Health Watch |

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    Response Location: Nigeria, Kano

    Bayero University Center for Dryland Agriculture’s Tissue Culture Lab empowers local farmers with advanced research and technology to adapt to climate change and increase food security and nutrition. So far, 22 communities have benefited from the Lab’s expertise, leading to increased food production and fewer health problems caused by inadequate diets.

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  • How New York Made Big Diversity Gains in Transportation Contracts

    January 03, 2025 |

    Governing |

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    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    New York City’s “small purchase” program allows the city’s Department of Transportation to offer government contracts up to a certain spending limit specifically to minority- and women-owned businesses, with the goal of diversifying the city’s pool of contractors and suppliers. In fiscal year 2024, 32 percent of the department’s contract spending went to these businesses, compared to 24 percent in 2023 and 11 percent in 2022.

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  • The Welcoming Climate Shelters of Barcelona

    January 03, 2025 |

    Reasons to be Cheerful |

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    Response Location: Spain, Barcelona

    The Center of Contemporary Culture of Barcelona is a key part of the city’s growing climate shelter network, which has expanded from 70 locations in 2020 to 368 last summer. The climate centers are integrated into the city’s public infrastructure — libraries, parks, museums, etc. — and have expanded to the point where 98% of the population is within a 10-minute walk from a shelter.

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  • Through Discord, The WNC Helene Recovery Community seeks to help Asheville and beyond

    December 30, 2024 |

    QNotes Carolinas |

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    Response Location: United States, North Carolina

    The WNC Helene Recovery Community is a Discord server created to help those affected by Hurricane Helene. The server provides a platform for people to connect and support each other, with channels dedicated to various needs, such as healthcare, mutual aid, and recovery updates. The server is designed to be easy to use and navigate, with a team of moderators providing guidance and support. The moderators have also implemented a vetting process to ensure the safety of users and prevent scams.

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  • Flood-Soaked Homeowners Face a Costly Choice: Raise or Raze

    December 27, 2024 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, St. Petersburg, Florida

    As flood risk and severity increase, homeowners are lifting their houses to avoid catastrophic damage. Hydraulic lifts raise the structure several feet up in the air, though it’s an expensive process, costing $75 to $200 per square foot. For some eligible families, low-interest disaster loans from FEMA are available to cover 75-100% of the costs. The organization has already raised nearly 22,000 homes nationwide since 1999.

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  • How mock beaver dams could help restore Wisconsin wetlands

    December 26, 2024 |

    Wisconsin Watch |

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    Response Location: United States, Wisconsin

    Several projects in the U.S. are proving beaver-inspired structures could limit flooding and benefit wildlife habitat, but state permitting is arduous.

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  • Sani Isla: A Kichwa community that found alternatives to oil in conservation and tourism

    December 24, 2024 |

    Mongabay |

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    Response Location: Sani Isla, Ecuador

    The indigenous community of Sani Isla in Ecuador receives financial incentives for conserving thousands of hectares through the state-run Socio Bosque program. This economic support helps them sustain their ways of life, safeguard more of the environment, and showcase the area’s biodiversity to tourists.

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  • Feeding Hope: An MSF-Backed Nutrition Project is Giving Malnourished Children a Fighting Chance in Katsina

    December 23, 2024 |

    Nigeria Health Watch |

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    Response Location: Nigeria, Kofar Sauri, Katsina

    Médecins Sans Frontiers (MSF) launched a nutrition project in collaboration with the Katsina State Ministry of Health to provide healthcare and support to children suffering from malnutrition. Currently, the organization has four centers throughout the state. Year over year, the centers are seeing an increase in the number of patients, having cared for about 20,000 patients from January 2024 to October 2024 alone.

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  • Idea: Open Health Hubs, One-Stop Shops for Addiction Recovery

    December 23, 2024 |

    The Philadelphia Citizen |

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    Response Location: United States, Washington

    Health engagement hubs like Washington state’s Buprenorphine Pathways connect people with prescriptions for methadone and buprenorphine to help treat addiction. In addition to medication and a syringe-exchange program, the hub also connects patients to social services, taking a more holistic approach to addiction treatment.

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  • How an Unlikely Coalition of Climate Activists and a Gas Utility Are Weaning a Boston Suburb Off Fossil Fuels

    December 21, 2024 |

    Inside Climate News |

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    Response Location: United States, Boston, Massachusetts

    In Boston, climate activists with HEET, a nonprofit that develops neighborhood-scale geothermal systems, worked closely with gas utility executives to find a solution to gas leaks and transition to cleaner energy sources. Making the case for switching to geothermal energy comes with its challenges, but their collaboration and advocacy led to the signing of legislation allowing gas utilities to provide geothermal heating and cooling as an alternative to gas throughout their service areas.

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