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Climate change is already taking a heavy toll on women and girls in sub-Saharan Africa, and the solution may be simple: invest in each other.
That's according to a new report from the United Nations Development Program, which notes that women in some of the world's most vulnerable communities are taking steps to protect their land from the effects of climate change.
In Cambodia, for instance, 40 women are growing and selling crickets as an alternative food source, earning $2,600 for the first ton, reports the BBC.
In Zimbabwe, women have also taken steps to protect their gardens from the effects of climate change.
"They had essentially created an enterprising model to build on and sustain the investments of the project," says UNDP's Regional Director for Africa.
"The innovations we need span technologies, practices, business models, and behavioral changes."
In the report, UNDP notes that innovation can be found "at all levels, from national research institutions in the world's biggest cities to small villages."
For example, the Adaptation Fund Climate Innovation Accelerator, launched in 2021, supports communities that are already responding to climate stresses in innovative ways, writes UNDP's Regional Director for Africa.
"By identifying successful innovation solutions, and then scaling up and replicating Read the Entire Article
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Calgary Social Enterprise Offers High-Tech Services by People with Autism
Meticulon, a project of Autism Calgary Association in partnership with the federal government and the Sinneave Family Foundation, operates as a social enterprise that renders high-tech services provided by people with autism, leveraging their natural abilities at requiring attention to detail, repetition, and sequencing.
