Gates Foundation

The Gates Foundation addresses global inequality, advancing health, education, and development to improve lives and lower child mortality.

The Gates Foundation works to reduce inequality and improve opportunity so that everyone can live a healthy and productive life. Established in 2000, it focuses on areas where public and private sectors alone cannot meet people’s needs, such as child health, infectious diseases, agriculture, gender equality, and education in the United States. By working with governments, researchers, businesses, and communities, the foundation helps expand access to vaccines, support innovation in health and development, and strengthen education systems. Since its founding, it has provided more than $53 billion in funding, contributing to a halving of global child mortality and supporting progress towards more equitable systems worldwide.

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The Hindu Kush Himalaya Innovation Challenge for Entrepreneurs (HKH-ICE) 2.0  is now open!

Together with the International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD), we are pleased to launch the second round of HKH-ICE.

Looking ahead with gratitude and shared purpose

Thank you for your support in 2025. We look forward to collaborating with you in 2026.

GRP launches Mobilising Business for Resilience to accelerate private sector action on climate adaptation and resilience

Launched at COP30 with IFC, Mobilising Business for Resilience (MBR) is a new platform helping companies turn climate risk awareness into action.

Meet the winners of the TECH4Resilience Challenge

Eight initiatives using AI-powered solutions to advance climate and disaster preparedness.

WBCSD and GRP announce the winners of the Climate Resilience Awards 

The winning submissions showcase real and cross-cutting solutions alongside COP30 Belem.