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Personality predicting relapse: A facet analysis of the NEO PI‐R - A recent study published in The American Journal on Addictions

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Friday, January 5, 2024
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This study provides an in-depth analysis of the individual facets of the NEO PI-R (personality assessment test) domains and their association with substance use disorders.

Key Points: 
  • This study provides an in-depth analysis of the individual facets of the NEO PI-R (personality assessment test) domains and their association with substance use disorders.
  • The research provides insight into the nuances of potential relapse and how personality traits may provide valuable information to treatment providers and individuals alike.
  • "Making a continued effort to study outcomes is essential for continued quality improvement for any addiction program.
  • Having consistent predictive measures such as personality inventories can inform treatment planning and interventions that can assist at improving outcomes.

COP28 Adaptation Finance Summit for Africa

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Thursday, November 30, 2023
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In a recent report from the Global Center on Adaptation Accelerating Adaptation Finance – Africa and Global Perspectives it is estimated that African countries face an annual financing gap of US$100 billion dollars per year for adaptation.

Key Points: 
  • In a recent report from the Global Center on Adaptation Accelerating Adaptation Finance – Africa and Global Perspectives it is estimated that African countries face an annual financing gap of US$100 billion dollars per year for adaptation.
  • During the Adaptation Finance Summit for Africa:
    African countries will outline how they intend to invest and scale up adaptation to supercharge the continent’s growth and create new jobs underpinned by the International Monetary Fund’s Resilience and Sustainability Trust and AAAP Climate Adaptation Country Compacts.
  • New financial commitments for the US$25 billion Africa Adaptation Acceleration Program (AAAP), the world’s largest adaptation initiative led by the African Development Bank (AfDB), the African Union Commission, and the Global Center on Adaptation will be announced.
  • The Adaptation Finance Ministerial for Africa at the 2024 African Development Bank Annual Meetings will be launched.

William Ruto, President of Kenya, joins GCA Advisory Board

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Friday, September 29, 2023
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Nairobi, Kenya, Sept. 29, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- William Ruto, President of the Republic of Kenya and Chair of the Committee of African Heads of State and Government on Climate Change has accepted an invitation from Ban Ki-moon, 8th Secretary-General of the United Nations and Chair of the Global Center on Adaptation (GCA) and CEO Professor Patrick Verkooijen, to join the GCA Advisory Board.

Key Points: 
  • Nairobi, Kenya, Sept. 29, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- William Ruto, President of the Republic of Kenya and Chair of the Committee of African Heads of State and Government on Climate Change has accepted an invitation from Ban Ki-moon, 8th Secretary-General of the United Nations and Chair of the Global Center on Adaptation (GCA) and CEO Professor Patrick Verkooijen, to join the GCA Advisory Board.
  • The Africa Adaptation Acceleration Program (AAAP) Country Compacts, announced during the Leaders’ Dialogue on Adaptation , will drive the doubling down and scaling of adaptation action across the world’s most climate-vulnerable continent.
  • Yet promised climate finance—which is necessary to underpin wider development goals—remains critically short of what is needed.
  • President Ruto has played a crucial role in the implementation of the Africa Adaptation Acceleration Program across the continent and I commend his leadership in hosting the Africa Climate Summit.

President of Kenya visits GCA Headquarters to mobilize action ahead of Africa Climate Action Summit

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Sunday, May 7, 2023
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The Africa Climate Action Summit is being co-hosted by the Government of Kenya and the African Union Commission on 4th to 6th September 2023, and is co-convened by the African Development Bank and GCA.

Key Points: 
  • The Africa Climate Action Summit is being co-hosted by the Government of Kenya and the African Union Commission on 4th to 6th September 2023, and is co-convened by the African Development Bank and GCA.
  • GCA, as the only international organisation focused exclusively on climate adaptation, is working closely with the Government of Kenya to mobilize financial commitments for adaptation during the Africa Climate Action Summit.
  • The Summit will coalesce partners, including international financial institutions and the private sector, around accelerating adaptation financing and climate action leading into the United Nations Secretary-General’s Climate Action Summit and COP28.
  • I commend President Ruto for his leadership in hosting the Africa Climate Action Summit and look forward to the real and tangible commitments it will deliver.”

EQS-News: African Energy Chamber: : OPINION: Macky Sall Has Excelled as an African Voice Speaking up for African Priorities (By NJ Ayuk)

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Sunday, December 18, 2022
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When African Union Chairman Macky Sall addressed the United Nations General Assembly last September, he wasn’t shy about speaking up for his continent.

Key Points: 
  • When African Union Chairman Macky Sall addressed the United Nations General Assembly last September, he wasn’t shy about speaking up for his continent.
  • From the beginning of his one-year term as the African Union’s chairman last February, Sall said he wanted to see fair, equitable international partnerships that welcomed African contributions instead of dismissing African priorities.
  • He also has spoken up for greater African representation in the G20, which as of yet only has one African member (South Africa).
  • Multilateralism must "serve the interests of all,” Sall argued in October, or it will suffer "loss of legitimacy and authority."

Imbrium Therapeutics Presents Results of a Phase 2 Study of Sunobinop at 33rd American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry Annual Meeting

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Monday, December 12, 2022
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The data were presented in a poster presentation (#76) at the 33rd Annual Meeting and Scientific Symposium of the American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry (AAAP).

Key Points: 
  • The data were presented in a poster presentation (#76) at the 33rd Annual Meeting and Scientific Symposium of the American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry (AAAP).
  • Sunobinop is an internally discovered oral compound being evaluated as a potential treatment for multiple disorders including insomnia during recovery from AUD.
  • The Phase 2 randomized, double-blind, multi-center, placebo-controlled, parallel-group clinical study enrolled 114 people experiencing insomnia during recovery from AUD.
  • Imbrium is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company dedicated to advancing medical science through the development of important new pharmacologic and biologic therapeutics.

MEDIA ADVISORY: GLOBAL LAUNCH OF STATE AND TRENDS IN ADAPTATION IN AFRICA 2022

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Friday, October 28, 2022
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Rotterdam, Oct. 28, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- What: Pre-COP27 Press Conference and Global Launch of State and Trends in Africa 2022

Key Points: 
  • Rotterdam, Oct. 28, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- What: Pre-COP27 Press Conference and Global Launch of State and Trends in Africa 2022
    Where: Virtual.
  • Please register your attendance here for the press conference and to receive an embargoed copy of the report.
  • With less than one week until COP27 in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, the Global Center on Adaptation is gathering global leaders to discuss expected outcomes from COP27 and to present the findings of its flagship report State and Trends in Adaptation in Africa 2022 (STA22).
  • The report highlights successful adaptation initiatives from the Africa Adaptation Acceleration Program (AAAP) which have the potential to be scaled up and replicated.

MEDIA ADVISORY: Heads of State and Government and Global Leaders to attend Africa Adaptation Summit hosted by the Global Center on Adaptation

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Tuesday, August 23, 2022
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Rotterdam, the Netherlands, 19 August 2022 With two months to go until the next global climate summit (COP27) in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, heads of state and government and global leaders will gather in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, for the Africa Adaptation Summit .

Key Points: 
  • Rotterdam, the Netherlands, 19 August 2022 With two months to go until the next global climate summit (COP27) in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, heads of state and government and global leaders will gather in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, for the Africa Adaptation Summit .
  • The Summit is expected to garner further support and resources for the regions flagship Africa Adaptation Acceleration Program.
  • The program is realizing the vision of the Africa Adaptation Initiative by mobilizing $25 billion of investments by 2025 for climate adaptation in food security, resilient infrastructure, adaptation jobs and climate finance.
  • Heads of State and Government attending from Africa include President Macky Sall of Senegal and Chairperson of the African Union; and the outgoing President of Kenya and Global Champion of the Africa Adaptation Acceleration Program (AAAP), Uhuru Kenyatta.

University of Tokyo, Astellas Enter Second Phase of Strategic Partnership for Co-creation of Innovative New Medicines and Medical Solutions

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Monday, April 25, 2022
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In the second phase, the University of Tokyo will expand its partnership involvement to include all of its institutions.

Key Points: 
  • In the second phase, the University of Tokyo will expand its partnership involvement to include all of its institutions.
  • These additional initiatives will allow the strategic partners to build new research projects, by combining the University of Tokyo's cutting-edge scientific research with Astellas' drug discovery know-how.
  • "Encouraged by our close collaboration during the first phase, we are delighted to start the second phase encompassing the breadth of research at the University of Tokyo.
  • "I am pleased with this AAAP second phase agreement," said Yoshitsugu Shitaka, Ph.D., Chief Scientific Officer at Astellas.

Global Center on Adaptation showcases findings of Ghana’s National Assessment to Enhance the Resilience of its National Infrastructure Systems

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Thursday, March 24, 2022
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Accra, March 24, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- During a Ministerial Dialogue in Accra, hosted by Ghanas Ministry of Environment, Science, Technology and Environment (MESTI), the Global Center on Adaptation (GCA) announced the findings of Ghanas first National Assessment to explore how best to enhance the resilience of its national infrastructure.

Key Points: 
  • Accra, March 24, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- During a Ministerial Dialogue in Accra, hosted by Ghanas Ministry of Environment, Science, Technology and Environment (MESTI), the Global Center on Adaptation (GCA) announced the findings of Ghanas first National Assessment to explore how best to enhance the resilience of its national infrastructure.
  • This has the potential to threaten the socio-economic development gains which made Ghana a middle-income country.
  • The National Assessment focused on the energy, transport and water sectors to assess climate hazards to infrastructure assets and to prioritize adaptation investments to address those risks.
  • The National Assessment proposes 35 adaptation options for funders and investors to invest in Ghanas future, offering impactful, evidence-based adaptation projects and enabling environment interventions backed by robust research and analysis.