The devastating predict the possible climate impacts to come, the floods in Saudi Arabia1 and Libya2, the wildfires3 severity, frequency6 and scale of these events raging across food-trapped Syria’s agricultural are difficult to predict7—as well their significant plots, and the projected increase in heat-relat- impacts to the economy, infrastructure, food secu- ed deaths in the Middle East and Nor. [...] lectively received around $700 million between 2013 and 2019 from the Clean Technology fund The complexity of its context, and a significant (CTF) to fund various clean energy, market read- lack of information and data, make the process- iness and pilot programs, whereas the region’s es of climate change prevention, adaptation, least developed countries (LDCs)—Djibouti and mitigation, and response. [...] So how can the MENA region cope with ac- Financial institutions and governments in MENA celerating and deepening climate impacts? To also have a greater role to play to establish an assess and account for the unique challenges enabling environment for investments in “more of the region, this study will examine existing socially, environmentally and economically sus- attempts by individuals, local. [...] sponses to the national level would make the replication and institutionalization of successful The Power of Localized Response interventions and critical learnings into an area In crises and challenges as complex as climate of national growth. [...] In her previous roles, she has served as a mentor and a trainer to support youth in over 20 countries in creating solutions that enable their communities to thrive and has worked as a consultant and researcher for the International Rescue Committee, Council of Europe, and Restless Development.
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