Tag: climate

  • ImpactFest 2024 Report

    Last Thursday the city of Den Haag hosted the 9th edition of ImpactFest, hosting over 1,500 impact makers from around the world, including Aspect Works Director Jason Petrait. The day brought together startups, investors, knowledge institutes policymakers and others to “unite and unleash the power of collaboration.”  With the promise of “inspiration, connection and collaboration,”…

  • USAID Zambia Climate Change

    Acting on Climate Change Together funding opportunity closes October 28th. USAID is seeking applications for one cooperative agreement, funded at up to $3.4 million, with a qualified entity to implement the program. The Notice of Funding Opportunity outlines three program objectives: USAID anticipates a period of performance of 3 years, with an estimated start date…

  • Upskilling Construction Professionals In Europe

    BUILD UP Skills interventions for building decarbonisation due 19 September. Sponsored by the Programme for the Environment and Climate Action, the BUILD UP Skills initiative seeks to support upskilling construction professionals as the renovate high performance buildings and construct nearly Zero-Energy Buildings. Training and qualification interventions aligned with the EU Green Deal are required to…

  • Youth Open Geospatial Data Activity

    USAID will fund up to 3 grants to increase the availability of and access to open geospatial data. Through engagement with youth-led and youth-serving organizations, the United States Agency for International Development is set to award up to 3 grants ranging from $500k to $7.5 million for their Youth Open Geospatial Data Activity (YODA), due…

  • Preparing a Climate-Ready Workforce

    With dollars from the Inflation Reduction Act, NOAA is getting into workforce development.