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Don’t ignore big climate finance funds, grassroots women activists advised

Don’t ignore big climate finance funds, grassroots women activists advised

BALI, Indonesia (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Grassroots women activists seeking small-scale funding should not be deterred by the scale and bureaucracy of global climate funds, experts told a Women and Climate conference.

Groups that give out small grants could act as a bridge between grassroots activists and the big funds whose role is to help developing countries reduce the effects of climate change on their land and people, the experts said.

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