Ayenat Mersie is a Global Development Reporter for Devex. Previously, she worked as a freelance journalist for publications such as National Geographic and Foreign Policy and as an East Africa correspondent for Reuters.
Despite U.S President Donald Trump’s plans targeting nonprofits and moves to investigate George Soros’ Open Society Foundations, its president, Binaifer Nowrojee, says it remains steadfast in its U.S. work.
A heralded fund to help vulnerable nations cope with the worst effects of climate change is now a reality, with its first official call for proposals set to open later this year.
As negotiators arrive in Belém, the test is no longer setting new goals but delivering on old ones — from financing forests to closing NDC gaps and defining how adaptation progress is measured.
