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Ford Foundation announces millions in grants to help rural populations battle climate change
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While the industrial world accounts for the largest sum of greenhouse gas emissions, nearly one-third of them are produced in rural areas that receive little global attention. However, one U.S. nonprofit fundraising organization is hoping a large investment will change that.
The Ford Foundation has announced that it will be awarding $85 million in grants to rural and indigenous people in Brazil, Indonesia, China, Eastern Africa, Mexico and Central America to help them fight for their local resources and combat climate change, the Philanthropy Journal writes.
The foundation will work with government entities and investors to promote resource-based education among these populations, which it hopes will allow them better protect their natural resources, and in many cases, their livelihoods.
"As sustainable development programs are ramped up globally, we have the responsibility of ensuring that the people who have historically lived in and preserved forests and natural resources are included in the global dialogue about the future of their lands," said Luis Ubiñas, president of the foundation.
The grants, the foundation hopes, will promote clean land and water, encouraging local populations to continue and maintain sustainable practices. Through teaching community resource management and encouraging public investment, the foundation seeks to make sure that indigenous populations are not forgotten when climate-change programs and legislation are developed, the Journal writes.
Working with local populations should produce three positive outcomes, Ubiñas said, including "strengthening communities and boosting local economic activity while advancing the health and sustainability of the environment."
Recently, the organization also announced that it will be committing $25 million to fight HIV/AIDS in marginalized communities in the U.S. The funds will focus primarily on the South, which accounts for nearly half of all new AIDS cases in the U.S.
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