"Since you asked" 💬: What’s a Financial Intermediary Fund (FIF)?

They’re global partnerships pooling resources to tackle hunger, disease, and climate change. @WorldBank serves as trustee for 26 FIFs, helping partners focus on impact: https://t.co/0Xi9hxGdvb

Learn more ⬇️ https://t.co/VyCBOmiB7N

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Are you human? 🤖

If you can spot it, you can't ignore it. 🌎

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RT @NWS: Happy Winter! Almost. 4:20am Eastern Time will mark the Winter Solstice, when the Earth's northern hemisphere is tilted furthest away from the Sun in its yearly orbit around it. This also means that tomorrow is the shortest of the year for those of us north of the equator. https://t.co/sB2z66KNTT

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RT @NOAASatellites: Which NOAA satellite images from 2024 are the most compelling? We want you to tell us!

Entry 19:
This imagery shows six different views of solar storms, seen via the Solar Ultraviolet Imager on @NOAA's #GOESEast satellite, which were captured on May 29, 2024.

Follow #NOAAViews2024 each day through Dec. 20 to see the contenders and “like” the ones you find most compelling.

UW-Madison CIMSS

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12/20 - Divergence aloft is helping to produce scattered showers and isolated t'storms across the north-central and SW Caribbean, affecting Hispaniola, Puerto Rico and parts of Central America. Localized flash flooding is possible.

For marine info, visit https://t.co/26J6Uoh0VW https://t.co/kNrMtZp0Ov

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RT @WashVAAC: Latest advisory for #Popocatepetl can be found here:
https://t.co/Jw8r9E4mjh https://t.co/bJeNQF2KGh

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Climate change remains the leading threat to reef-building corals, according to a recent assessment.

The latest @IUCNRedList update found that forty-four per cent are at risk of #extinction.

https://t.co/gY0Oo7Ey7s

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RT @conagua_clima: #PronósticoDelTiempo en regiones del sur y sureste de #México. https://t.co/okVuXrHY2n

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Filipinos may be known for their resilience, but a barrage of storms that left several parts the country in ruins over the past months is no match for anyone. And while most are already celebrating the holidays, many people in the Philippines are still struggling to rebuild their lives after disaster.
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Planetary boundaries define the Earth's limits of resources and protective systems that create a safe operating space for humanity.

As of 2023, six boundaries have been crossed. Read more in @UNDP’s Climate Dictionary, Nature Edition: https://t.co/AGSwpvhU1r

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UN Biodiversity

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🌍 Land degradation, fueled by unsustainable practices, is a slow-onset crisis.

@PIK_Climate x @UNCCD urge transformative action to restore planetary boundaries. 🌱

➡️ More: https://t.co/iv4UeNtQ4r

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From providing fish & seafood to 20 million people in the Mekong Delta to supporting 55% of Vietnam's rice production, wetland ecosystems are the backbone of the country's agricultural output and food security.🌾🇻🇳

Learn more: https://t.co/PcqQF1cKRm
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In the #Sahel, only 3% of cultivated lands are irrigated. How can we reverse the trend?

Senegal, Mauritania, Niger, Chad, and Mali’s new irrigation practices are leading the way: https://t.co/sFXjjPYB5M #AfricaACTs in 2024 https://t.co/fyWyqbFGzr

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Sat Dec 21 1030 UTC: A Gale Warning is in effect for portions of the eastern North Pacific. More info: https://t.co/tJHvydzWEm

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🎉Season's greetings from the @IPBES Secretariat

Huge thanks to the IPBES community for their continued commitment to conserving #biodiversity.

Wishing you all a joyous holiday season!👏🏽 https://t.co/lQN2aZK2K3

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Wetlands provide crucial ecosystem services, combat flooding, & support high #biodiversity! 🦗

But they're disappearing fast: over 85% of the world's wetlands have already been lost.

Here are 5 key facts about these ecosystems.⬇️
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The Desert Locust is the world’s most destructive migratory pest 🦗 The Yemen Desert Locust Response project is helping to reduce the insect’s impact in the country: https://t.co/h5wdIiIHi6 https://t.co/hjg6iHCdvM

UNDRR

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🥳 Happy Solstice!

❄️ Winter begins in the northern hemisphere on 21 Dec at 10:19 CET, while our friends in the southern hemisphere welcome the start of summer.

🤝 TY for this end-of-year collaboration! @ESA_EO, @eumetsat, @esa, @WMO, and @simon_sat https://t.co/0oZrxutdhc

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2024 raised the stakes for climate action with impacts getting worse disrupting and delaying much-needed development. But there are bright spots behind the grim statistics.

A climate year in review: https://t.co/fXWRpYSC18 https://t.co/23GEy1JzJh

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🌱 Take a free @FAO elearning Academy course highlighting the importance of forests in climate change mitigation:

Measurement, reporting and verification for environmental integrity: Introduction

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#AIM4Forests @energygovuk @Climateforest https://t.co/vUPHEv2sFv

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The world is drowning in plastic. These four false solutions will not solve this crisis.

Read our blog to learn more: https://t.co/HVu8126UNl https://t.co/HVu8126UNl

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