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Online discussion today: Creating Fiscal Space During the Covid-19 Era

 

 

The CSIS Global Health Policy Center invites you to join us for an online event:

 

Creating Fiscal Space
During the Covid-19 Era

 

Thursday, April 29, 2021

2:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. EDT
 

 

 
Keynote remarks by

Andy Baukol

Performing the Duties of the Undersecretary for International Affairs
U.S. Department of the Treasury
 

Followed by a conversation with

Mark Bowman

Director General
International and European Union at HM Treasury
 

Gargee Ghosh

President of Global Policy and Advocacy
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
 

Nancy Lee

Senior Policy Fellow
Center for Global Development
 

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G20 leaders vow to supply vaccine to needy countries, despite funding shortfall

The world’s 20 most powerful economies pledged Sunday to lead a global battle against the coronavirus health and economic crisis — even as their own virtual gathering revealed the risks of national competition for the quickest access to vaccines and other therapeutics.

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Community Captain Leadership Training Call #1

Congratulations! You and seven (7) Community Captain Leads working in the 30+ Central Florida and South Florida Disaster Resilience Initiative neighborhoods will participate in a skills-based interactive training on Zoom to prepare you to lead a team of 3 Community Captains.

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Climate Change Has Intensified Hurricane Rainfall, and Now We Know How Much

           

Houston residents Larry Koser Jr. and his son Matthew salvage possessions from their home after Hurricane Harvey. Photo by Erich Schlegel/Getty Images

CLICK HERE - STUDY - Anthropogenic influences on major tropical cyclone events

pbs.org - by Julia Griffin - November 14, 2018

Hurricane Harvey swamped Houston with seven days of pounding rain last August. When scientists went back to look at historical weather patterns, they reported Harvey dumped 20 percent more rain than it typically would have. The culprit: climate change.

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Business Facilities: 2015 State Rankings Report

Posted by:  Albert Gomez

By Business Facilities Staff
from the July/August 2015 Issue annual-rankings-report

We’ve revamped our Metro and Global rankings this year to include some new technology oriented benchmarks. The new Metro category entries include Advanced Manufacturing (Specialization), Tech Jobs Leaders, Fastest Broadband and STEM Leaders. Our Global Rankings this year also include a new ranking for Leading ICT Hubs (European Cities).

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