
COP29: REFLECTIONS AND WAY FORWARD
Dubbed the ‘Finance COP’, the expectations for this year’s conference were significant. Start Network’s engagement in the lead up to and during COP29 reflected our values as a system change organisation.
Dubbed the ‘Finance COP’, the expectations for this year’s conference were significant. Start Network’s engagement in the lead up to and during COP29 reflected our values as a system change organisation.
Nearly 30 years ago, in March 1995, the first United Nations (UN) Climate Change Conference, COP1, was held in Berlin, Germany.
World Oceans Day 2022 calls for individuals, civil society, governments, institutions and the international community to collectively work to revitalise our oceans, which are home to most of the world’s biodiversity and are predicted to be a source of employment for 40 million people by 2030.
"Early intervention through insurance drastically increases the number of people who can be helped" - Nelly Maonde, Start Network Country Disaster Risk Finance Coordinator - Zimbabwe
A fresh outbreak of Ebola in the North Kivu province of eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has become the focus of the 250th alert by the Start Fund.
An outbreak of Ebola virus disease in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has spread into the major north-western city of Mbandaka, only 50km from the border with Republic of the Congo, raising fears of a wider epidemic.