altenergymag

OCTOBER 21, 2019

Solar Power Africa will bring together leading solar businesses, utilities, non-profits, and policymakers for an exclusive two-day event—blending conference, technical education and trade show to further develop Africa’s solar energy market.

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Climate 4.0

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

The most dramatic effects have been seen in Sub-Saharan Africa. In the article, he goes on to note mobility's ability to connect people in remote areas and deliver health and educational services, information about programs to eliminate hunger, money transfers and other financial services, and even voting rights.

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Unsustainable

MAY 1, 2019

The Vanderful team plans to bring education and adventure to West Africa, after it captured their hearts during time spent teaching and living in Namibia. Their new project, Vanderful, is an 18-month journey up the west coast of Africa in a Volkswagen Kombi. Tourism across Africa is soaring.

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Over recent years, Dow has explored the ways in which we can support the plastic waste challenge in Sub-Saharan Africa; increasing recycling rates while also supporting jobs and livelihoods of waste collectors, and using key partnerships as a showcase for this intersection of business and social justice.

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Planet Pulse

JULY 27, 2022

I’m focussing on East Africa, particularly on how the war in Ethiopia affects activity in the markets there,” said Dr. Carnap-Bornheim. If you are using Planet data in your research and are interested in being featured in a future post, please email education@planet.com.

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Hydrogen Fuel News

OCTOBER 2, 2023

Japan and South Africa have inked a deal designed to support the reduction of carbon emission of South Africa’s domestic economy and the growth of its hydrogen economy, including potential green hydrogen and ammonia projects and a technology transfer from Japan. The goal is to help South Africa decarbonize key industries.

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GreenBiz

JULY 6, 2021

Access to clean water is fundamental for human health and communities when it comes to food security, peace processes, human rights and good education. One example of an ecosystem helping to achieve this global goal is RAIN (Replenish Africa Initiative), The Coca-Cola Foundation’s flagship African community program. Shockingly, 2.2

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Impact Alpha

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

The post Oikocredit and Opportunity International commit $100 million to back education lending in low-income countries appeared first on ImpactAlpha. ImpactAlpha, November 3 — With its lending partners, Opportunity International, a Chicago-based nonprofit, has mobilized $2.3 billion to support 8,800 schools in 30.

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Impact Alpha

MARCH 9, 2020

Expanding women’s access to education, healthcare and economic opportunities is the key to ending poverty and strengthening communities, especially in emerging markets. Greetings, Agents of Impact! Signals: Ahead of the Curve To empower women, back female fund managers. Who can help do that?

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Unsustainable

APRIL 30, 2019

A handbook is being developed by the Ministry of Education in collaboration with their Health counterparts and is to be used by teachers in primary schools to impart knowledge to learners on the causes, prevention, and treatment of Tuberculosis. Government The post Tuberculosis Education in Malawi appeared first on Unsustainable.

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DeSmogBlog

OCTOBER 20, 2021

The post Human Rights and Environmental Organisations Demand The World Bank’s International Finance Corporation Reconsider Supporting ‘Risky’ Major East Africa Oil Project appeared first on DeSmog. Updates and reports regarding this complaint will be available on its website.

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AFN Sustainable Protein

SEPTEMBER 24, 2022

Mzansi Meat debuted as Africa’s first cultivated meat company in 2020. Thompson, who is also the CEO of Mzansi, runs a non-profit called Credence Institute that advocates for animal interests; he is also a spokesperson for Meat-Free Mondays South Africa. Now the startup aims to become a global foodtech company with African roots.

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Envirotec Magazine

MAY 4, 2021

The roles of markets and consumers, education, trade, partnerships and innovation are key to driving the circular economy transition, speakers said. As president of Sitra, one of the most forward-thinking institutions on the circular economy, Jyrki Katainen said the Five Big Bets framework provided a roadmap for inclusive growth in Africa.

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DeSmogBlog

APRIL 19, 2024

A review of press accounts, financial disclosures, and the companies’ websites shows this support aided these firms’ KFC-linked operations in up to 13 countries in Asia, Africa, and Europe. In South Africa, the IFC helped one KFC supplier bolster its operations across the region. The EBRD sold its stake in the company in 2019.

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The City Fix

APRIL 4, 2024

In the crowded slums of Zambia, Africa, members of the Zambia Youth Federation, a social movement of the urban poor, conducted climate change research and presented it in an emotional spoken word poem. Their message let policymakers know how climate.

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GreenBiz

MARCH 30, 2021

Climate Action is prioritized by respondents across most sectors and regions except the academic and research sector and among those based in Africa and the Middle East, both of which focus more on Quality Education (No.

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AFN Sustainable Protein

JULY 22, 2022

Quarsingh talked to AFN about her goal and journey to putting Africa on the map for cellular seafood. Marica Quarsingh: I started out in corporate South Africa, working in commercial roles, leading media agencies and consulting. The bio-economy in South Africa has a strong synthetic-bio focus.

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Planet Pulse

DECEMBER 13, 2022

Although Africa as a whole has contributed the least to greenhouse gas emissions, no continent has been more affected by climate change-induced natural disasters like flooding and droughts. By: Njeri Maina and Megan Zaroda. ZEP-RE is using satellite data insights to expand its insurance program to support over 250,000 pastoralists.

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GreenTechMedia

OCTOBER 27, 2020

The minigrid funding commitment from international donor organizations is “in the billions,” says Daniel Kitwa, energy access finance advisor at the Africa Minigrid Developers Association (AMDA). billion allocated to sub-Saharan Africa. This requires skills that would command a premium anywhere, and even more so in Africa.

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Business Green

AUGUST 4, 2021

The report, released yesterday by the University's research programme REACH, offers an overview of research on water and climate-related risks, and highlights both overt and more subtle impacts from droughts and floods, including adverse social impacts on female education and empowerment.

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Renewable Energy World

MARCH 9, 2021

Construction of this small hydro plant, on the Ash River between Clarens and Bethlehem in the Free State Province of South Africa , began in March 2019. Kruisvallei Hydro is the third hydropower project procured under South Africa’s Renewable Energy Independent Power Producer’s Procurement Program (REIPPPP) to come online.

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Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 26, 2024

However, whereas MSW is managed by private enterprise in Harmonia, with a strong emphasis on environmental education and social participation in separating types of waste and in domestic composting for organic food production, MSW management in Ibertioga, Minas Gerais state, is entirely public.

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ThinkGeoEnergy

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

As such, a significant contingent of participants in the WGC 2023 came from Africa. Ernest as an Academic Associate at the University of South Africa (UNISA) found the preparation of the conference not easy from his institution. The technical committee and IGA were very supportive.

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Renewable Energy World

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

Energy storage is an educational track at DISTRIBUTECH International, set for Dallas, Texas, January 26-28. See educational sessions here. Next-gen utility business models are the focus of an educational track at DISTRIBUTECH International, set for Dallas, Texas, January 26-28. See educational sessions here.

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Smart Energy International

JANUARY 19, 2023

They are: Poland Estonia Nigeria South Africa Greece Austria Malawi Denmark Zimbabwe Barbados Sign up to our newsletter and stay informed The top ten countries in which energy technologies are most likely to generate new market opportunities are also diverse but less so.

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GreenTechMedia

OCTOBER 9, 2019

Trying to everything is "very, very hard," said Emma Hawkins, director of corporate finance at PEG Africa. Their performance is woeful, especially in Sub-Saharan Africa where they’re bleeding money. It's all about education.". “The hurdle for us is consumer education," Gordon said.

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Business Green

JANUARY 12, 2023

The research, which was based on a survey of 12,000 global executives, found that 76 million jobs are expected to be required by 2030 across green and social sectors, including in agriculture, energy, health, and education. South Africa, China, the UK, and Brazil were all found to be experiencing the greatest shortfalls in these sectors. "In

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Business Green

APRIL 13, 2022

Sustainability is a top priority for the overwhelming majority of business executives in Europe, the Middle East and Africa, but major barriers are hampering firms' efforts to make their operations more environmentally and socially responsible, the findings of a major new global survey from Google indicates.

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ThinkGeoEnergy

AUGUST 21, 2023

The geothermal sector is expected to play an important role in the decarbonization of the energy sector across Eastern Africa. Furthermore, the programme also aims to strengthen market conditions to attract investments and foster public-private partnerships in the targeted countries.

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Planet Pulse

JANUARY 12, 2021

NASA researchers also used PlanetScope imagery to aid farmers and herders in Africa through SERVIR, a joint initiative of NASA and the U.S. Check out our other Education and Research options. Agency for International Development (USAID). Visit our page to get more information on the Planet-NASA CSDA agreement and learn how to apply.

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Business Green

JANUARY 22, 2020

The platform will focus on supporting firms in agriculture, finance, energy, education and healthcare across Africa, Asia, Latin America, the Caribbean and Pacific regions. The IDB Lab of the Inter-American Development Bank is an interested party.

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ThinkGeoEnergy

APRIL 8, 2024

From the rising demand for heat in Europe to power generation ventures in Indonesia, East Africa, or Central America, we feel well positioned to offer support with our diverse portfolio and global footprint. We are also supporting emerging opportunities in Central and South America and East Africa.

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Planet Pulse

DECEMBER 10, 2021

This year, 70 abstracts were submitted from researchers accessing data through pathways such as our Education and Research program , the NASA Commercial SmallSat Data Acquisition (CSDA) Program , and Norway’s International Climate and Forests Initiative (NICFI).

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GreenBiz

AUGUST 10, 2020

From ants to beetle larvae — eaten by tribes in Africa and Australia as part of their subsistence diets — to the popular, crispy-fried locusts and beetles enjoyed in Thailand, it is estimated that insect-eating is practiced regularly by at least 2 billion people worldwide,” FAO said.

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Planet Pulse

APRIL 14, 2023

Astronaut, artist, and educator Dr. Sian Proctor took to the stage for an awe-inspiring talk about her journey and experience of traveling to space and being bathed in earthlight. The continent of Africa needs this type of analysis. The data is available; and this is just the beginning.

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Grist

MAY 30, 2024

If this is a biological response, imagine what’s happening in places like India and Africa where the heat can get to an unbearable 130 degrees Fahrenheit,” Basu remembers thinking. Ana Bonell, a researcher at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, studies heat and birth outcomes in western Africa and Pakistan.

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 25, 2022

Africa has the youngest population in the world, with 70 percent of sub-Saharan Africa under age 30. By providing youth with opportunity, education and training to allow them to fully participate in politics and society, which is critical for economic growth and stability, we can solve two problems at once.

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