THE PARKS will be Africa's largest sustainable city
Inhabitat - Innovation
NOVEMBER 11, 2022
Dubai-based URB has just unveiled plans to create Africa's largest sustainable city, THE PARKS.
Africa's first sustainable chocolate brand plans to sell in the US
Inhabitat - Innovation
OCTOBER 7, 2019
While Africa grows 70 percent of the world’s cacao, very little chocolate is made on the continent. But De Villiers Chocolate is now working on becoming the first African-made, sustainably sourced chocolate brand available in the U.S.
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MAY 1, 2024
This past month’s extreme flooding in Kenya, heatwave in West Africa and drought in Southern Africa reveal a continent on the frontlines of. The post Catalyzing local investment and liquidity models to meet Africa’s sustainable finance needs appeared first on ImpactAlpha.
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Aqua-Spark backs Lake Harvest to expand sustainable aquaculture in Africa
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JANUARY 12, 2022
ImpactAlpha, January 12 — Aqua-Spark is launching a subsidiary to help build out local and regional aquaculture supply chains in Africa. The post Aqua-Spark backs Lake Harvest to expand sustainable aquaculture in Africa appeared first on ImpactAlpha. The investment.
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Ecosystems for good: How collaborator networks achieve sustainability
GreenBiz
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Ecosystems for good: How collaborator networks achieve sustainability. Case in point: sustainability. Digital ecosystems and the orchestration of large value networks are emerging as our only real chance to reach the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Sustainable Development Goals / SDGs. Golnar Pooya.
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Six financial innovations for a sustainable recovery in Africa, Asia and Latin America
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MARCH 10, 2021
ImpactAlpha, March 10 – Voluntary and mandatory carbon markets are starting to drive sustainable investments around the world. The post Six financial innovations for a sustainable recovery in Africa, Asia and Latin America appeared first on Impact Alpha. Energy Peace Partners’ Peace Renewable.
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Catalysing action from the energy conversation in Africa
Smart Energy International
MARCH 27, 2024
Enlit Africa (21-23 May, Cape Town, South Africa) turns the African energy conversation into tangible action. At the event, thought leaders and experts gather to discuss how Africa can catalyse a sustainable transition while forging new connections, gaining invaluable insights, and making a case for realistic change.
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Securitizing future cash flows to advance the Sustainable Development Goals in Africa
Impact Alpha
JUNE 23, 2021
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Nairobi Highlights Air Quality During Africa Climate Week
The City Fix
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Against the backdrop of the Africa Climate Summit and Africa Climate Week, Nairobi hosted the UN Environment Programme’s fourth annual International Clean Air Day for blue skies event with Nairobi City County Governor, Sakaja Johnson, on September 7th, 2023.
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Komaza secures $28 million to improve sustainable forestry in Africa
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ImpactAlpha, July 15 – Kenya-based Komaza is working to fight deforestation by partnering with smallholder farmers to plant trees and practice sustainable wood harvesting. The post Komaza secures $28 million to improve sustainable forestry in Africa appeared first on ImpactAlpha. Komaza’s $28 million.
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Africa’s energy transition: Enlit Africa launches 2023 programme
Smart Energy International
JANUARY 27, 2023
Enlit Africa (formerly known as African Utility Week and POWERGEN Africa) proudly presents its 2023 programme, which will run from 16 to 18 May at the CTICC in Cape Town. The Investment Plan indicates that South Africa will require approximately R1.5 The question is: where will this financing come from?
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Leveraging catalytic capital to transform economic systems in Africa
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Climate change is already having a significant impact on Africa’s ecosystems, economy and society. This year alone, 1.8 million Africans were displaced during a prolonged drought, the Democratic Republic of Congo experienced catastrophic flooding, and Cyclone Freddy left a trail of destruction in Malawi and Mozambique.
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WEC hears how to unlock energy investments in Africa
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The importance of energy investment in Africa is not up for debate. Africa may be the home of one-fifth of the global population, but the continent only receives 3% of the global energy investment. And we’re working very hard to make sure that in all aspects of what we’re doing, and we’re considering sustainability.
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Webinar – Geothermal development in Africa: Beyond the Rift, 3 April 2024
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CMMZE Leads the Way in Sustainable Energy with First Commercial Hydrogen Pilot Stations in North Africa
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Helen Robinson appointed IGA Regional Manager for Africa
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SEPTEMBER 14, 2023
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Increased cross-border electricity trade key to universal access in Africa
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SEPTEMBER 5, 2023
For Africa to achieve universal electricity access by 2040, a more equitable system must be implemented – one that leverages a diverse mix of the continent’s abundant renewable resources and is dependent upon a more interconnected, flexible and reliable power grid.
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UK and South Africa announce clean technology mineral partnership
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Billions of dollars being used to fund coal power in Africa and Asia
Envirotec Magazine
SEPTEMBER 17, 2021
Research published on 16 September highlights the troubling trend of pockets of funders continuing to finance additional coal-fired generation capacity in South Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa. The world’s 20 least-electrified countries by percentage of population without electricity are all in Sub-Saharan Africa.
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As demand for protein grows Sustainable Planet bets on water lentils as a viable alternative to soya
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MARCH 1, 2023
Extreme weather conditions coupled with very little arable land make agricultural productivity difficult in many parts of the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). Sub-Saharan Africa, on the other hand, has abundant arable land but grapples with limited funding to boost its agriculture sector and the region’s overall productivity.
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South Africa Renewables Developers Impatient for New Bidding Opportunities in 2021
GreenTechMedia
DECEMBER 28, 2020
The program has been plagued by delays and no real commitment from the governmnet," Kevin Robinson, South Africa's representative within the Africa Solar Industry Asscociation, said in an email. Looking at other renewable energy opportunities in South Africa. Running out of time to meet integrated resource plan targets.
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Energy storage needs greater innovation say Europe and Africa commissioners
Smart Energy International
SEPTEMBER 26, 2023
Abou-Zeid – who used to be Director of the Africa Natural Resource Center – said storage “needs to be less disruptive to our minerals, much more efficient, and smaller in size.” We have things happening in Africa with green hydrogen and sustainable aviation fuel – we adopt energy technology very quickly.” Simson agreed. “We
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Q&A: Drivers point to growth in Africa’s industrial water market
Envirotec Magazine
APRIL 11, 2024
With multiple drivers for growth in the industrial market, the challenges for water in Africa are more around implementation than technology, says Walid Khoury of water engineering firm Desalytics, as he prepares for Water Africa 2024 in Ghana in June. What are the main challenges for the water market in Africa?
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