{"id":34246,"date":"2023-10-15T20:41:31","date_gmt":"2023-10-15T20:41:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/appsaf.apieproject.com\/news\/?p=34246"},"modified":"2023-10-15T20:41:32","modified_gmt":"2023-10-15T20:41:32","slug":"u-s-launches-africa-climate-tech-innovators-program","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/appsaf.apieproject.com\/news\/2023\/10\/15\/u-s-launches-africa-climate-tech-innovators-program\/","title":{"rendered":"U.S. Launches Africa Climate Tech Innovators Program"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cAfrican leadership is critical to confronting our time\u2019s defining challenge of climate change,\u201d said U.S. Ambassador to Ghana Virginia Palmer at the welcome event for the new cohort of climate tech innovators. \u201cThe U.S. government is a long-standing partner with Ghanaian and African youth to advance our mutual priorities, particularly related to climate change\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>The new program is a collaborative effort of three YALI Regional Leadership Centers (East Africa; Southern Africa; and West Africa) and is funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID).<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere are no boundaries when it comes to climate change,\u201d said Dr. Esi E. 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