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Five Canadian and developing country teams awarded total of C$12.5M to study climate change adaptation

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million) under the International Research Initiative on Adaptation to Climate Change (IRIACC). million over five years to study how best to protect people, communities and vital economic sectors, like agriculture and tourism, that are most at risk from the effects of climate change. Indigenous Health Adaptation to Climate Change.

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Caterpillar Foundation awards $12.5M grant to World Resources Institute (WRI) for sustainable cities initiative; focus on key urban centers in China, India and Brazil

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WRI will partner with up to five urban centers to demonstrate how they can use “avoid, shift and improve” strategies to increase energy efficiency, curb greenhouse gas emissions, and improve water quality, urban mobility and land use.

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MrBeast’s #TeamTrees campaign planted over 24 million trees

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Locations include the Andes Mountains in Peru and the mangrove forests of Brazil, located near the Atlantic Ocean. “Tree planting efforts will improve critical habitat for threatened and endangered species and protect the water quality of the rivers and streams within the delta,” it said. TeamTrees noted that only 4.4