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Top African Economies Now Shield 95% of GDP from Climate Risk, GCA Index Finds

Top African Economies Now Shield 95% of GDP from Climate Risk, GCA Index Finds Leave a reply Rotterdam, Netherlands, Oct. 16, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Momentum for economic resilience: New GCA report shows Africa’s economies demonstrating path-breaking climate readiness, with 10 nations leading in policy and performance. Debt pressure mounts: Index finds that overreliance on loans—62% of adaptation finance—threatens to stall resilience progress, limiting urgent finance mobilization scale-up on adaptation. Key steps forward: The need to strengthen policies to attract finance, integrate adaptation into growth, unlock private capital, and accelerate efforts to climate-proof agriculture and infrastructure highlighted. The Global Center on Adaptation (GCA)

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Top African Economies Now Shield 95% of GDP from Climate Risk, GCA Index Finds

Top African Economies Now Shield 95% of GDP from Climate Risk, GCA Index Finds Leave a reply Rotterdam, Netherlands, Oct. 16, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Momentum for economic resilience: New GCA report shows Africa’s economies demonstrating path-breaking climate readiness, with 10 nations leading in policy and performance. Debt pressure mounts: Index finds that overreliance on loans—62% of adaptation finance—threatens to stall resilience progress, limiting urgent finance mobilization scale-up on adaptation. Key steps forward: The need to strengthen policies to attract finance, integrate adaptation into growth, unlock private capital, and accelerate efforts to climate-proof agriculture and infrastructure highlighted. The Global Center on Adaptation (GCA)

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Top African Economies Now Shield 95% of GDP from Climate Risk, GCA Index Finds

Top African Economies Now Shield 95% of GDP from Climate Risk, GCA Index Finds Leave a reply Rotterdam, Netherlands, Oct. 16, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Momentum for economic resilience: New GCA report shows Africa’s economies demonstrating path-breaking climate readiness, with 10 nations leading in policy and performance. Debt pressure mounts: Index finds that overreliance on loans—62% of adaptation finance—threatens to stall resilience progress, limiting urgent finance mobilization scale-up on adaptation. Key steps forward: The need to strengthen policies to attract finance, integrate adaptation into growth, unlock private capital, and accelerate efforts to climate-proof agriculture and infrastructure highlighted. The Global Center on Adaptation (GCA)

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Top African Economies Now Shield 95% of GDP from Climate Risk, GCA Index Finds

Top African Economies Now Shield 95% of GDP from Climate Risk, GCA Index Finds Leave a reply Rotterdam, Netherlands, Oct. 16, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Momentum for economic resilience: New GCA report shows Africa’s economies demonstrating path-breaking climate readiness, with 10 nations leading in policy and performance. Debt pressure mounts: Index finds that overreliance on loans—62% of adaptation finance—threatens to stall resilience progress, limiting urgent finance mobilization scale-up on adaptation. Key steps forward: The need to strengthen policies to attract finance, integrate adaptation into growth, unlock private capital, and accelerate efforts to climate-proof agriculture and infrastructure highlighted. The Global Center on Adaptation (GCA)

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CGTN: Peng Liyuan calls for creating more opportunities for women, girls through technology

CGTN: Peng Liyuan calls for creating more opportunities for women, girls through technology Leave a reply CGTN published an article on Peng Liyuan, wife of Chinese President Xi Jinping and UNESCO special envoy for the advancement of girls’ and women’s education, and UN Under-Secretary-General and UN Women Executive Director Sima Bahous, attending an exhibition showcasing China’s progress in digital and intelligent empowerment for women and girls in Beijing. Through highlighting Peng’s remarks at the event and introducing China’s efforts to empower women and girls through technology, the article stresses the country’s call for creating a future full of opportunities in

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CGTN: Peng Liyuan calls for creating more opportunities for women, girls through technology

CGTN: Peng Liyuan calls for creating more opportunities for women, girls through technology Leave a reply CGTN published an article on Peng Liyuan, wife of Chinese President Xi Jinping and UNESCO special envoy for the advancement of girls’ and women’s education, and UN Under-Secretary-General and UN Women Executive Director Sima Bahous, attending an exhibition showcasing China’s progress in digital and intelligent empowerment for women and girls in Beijing. Through highlighting Peng’s remarks at the event and introducing China’s efforts to empower women and girls through technology, the article stresses the country’s call for creating a future full of opportunities in

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CGTN: Peng Liyuan calls for creating more opportunities for women, girls through technology

CGTN: Peng Liyuan calls for creating more opportunities for women, girls through technology Leave a reply CGTN published an article on Peng Liyuan, wife of Chinese President Xi Jinping and UNESCO special envoy for the advancement of girls’ and women’s education, and UN Under-Secretary-General and UN Women Executive Director Sima Bahous, attending an exhibition showcasing China’s progress in digital and intelligent empowerment for women and girls in Beijing. Through highlighting Peng’s remarks at the event and introducing China’s efforts to empower women and girls through technology, the article stresses the country’s call for creating a future full of opportunities in

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