Europe’s climate test: Can political leaders and philanthropy step up?
In this crucial decade for climate action, there is an overwhelming argument for bold European action on climate change and a unique role for philanthropy to play.
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For nature to thrive, civic space must too
Europe experienced the hottest summer ever recorded, with wildfires, droughts, heatwaves and all kinds of extreme weather. These events highlight the urgency of ambitious climate policy and of protecting and restoring Europe’s nature.
Forewarned is forearmed: Why philanthropy should act before a crisis unfolds
Anticipatory action can protect lives and livelihoods, help scarce humanitarian funds go further, and move decisions closer to communities that understand the risks. As climate shocks become more frequent and more predictable, philanthropy has a responsibility to act before crises peak.
Reimagining philanthropy’s role in Africa’s Just Transition: From vulnerability to agency
Africa’s just transition cannot be built on narratives of vulnerability. This piece calls for philanthropy to shift power, invest in agency and enable locally led transformation.
Things are getting heated: What philanthropy can do to integrate mental health into extreme heat solutions
Extreme heat disproportionately impacts mental health, particularly for vulnerable groups. Philanthropy can catalyse change by funding community-outreach, advocacy, resilient mental health systems and the research behind it.
The trouble with our institutions – should philanthropy play a role?
Our institutions were reasonably effective for many decades, providing peace and prosperity. But that very track record of success has often made them rigid and inflexible, and given space for the populist right to promise to burn them down.
Mediterranean Children’s Movement: Peace Conference 2026 – Connected by Sea for Peace
The Mediterranean Children’s Movement will host the Peace Conference 2026 under the theme of “Connected by Sea for Peace” on 25-29 November in Valetta.
From Ukraine: A new model for supporting civil society under stress
As philanthropy seeks more effective ways to support local actors in complex crises, Ukraine offers valuable lessons. Emerging experience suggests that combining organisational strengthening with care, reflection and flexible accompaniment can help local organisations sustain agency, resilience and impact when conventional support models reach their limits.
