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Rockefeller Foundation Announces $70 Million Commitment to Climate Change Resilience
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To: ENVIRONMENTAL EDITORS
Contact: Katherine Snider of the Rockefeller Foundation, +1-212-
852-8488, ksnider@rockfound.org
NEW YORK, Aug. 9 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Rockefeller Foundation
president Judith Rodin announced today a $70 million commitment to a
new five- year Initiative on Climate Change Resilience.
News reports across the United States this summer have linked
several dramatic events to climate change: Following twelve
consecutive days of 110 degree Fahrenh...
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