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27 05 2024 | 10:53

Loic Fauchon: “Peace and prosperity cannot be achieved by ignoring water”

The 10th World Water Forum opens this Saturday, May 18, 2024 in Bali, Indonesia, under the theme "Water for shared prosperity".

27 05 2024 | 10:49

In Egypt, a 10 GW wind megaproject announced in western Suhag

A consortium of three global energy players will build a 10,000 MW wind farm in the western governorate of Suhag, with the agreement of the Egyptian government. After China, Egypt is likely to be…

27 05 2024 | 10:45

As Extreme Weather Batters Schools, Students Are Pushing For More Climate Change Education

In the U.S. and around the world, the impact of climate change on primary education is becoming increasingly difficult to ignore, both inside and outside the classroom. As heat and flooding threaten…

27 05 2024 | 10:20

Think tank says South Sudan faces an economic meltdown

South Sudan is facing an economic meltdown as the war in neighbouring Sudan continues to disrupt its oil exports, the International Crisis Group (ICG) said on Wednesday. Income from oil is not…

27 05 2024 | 10:18

Listed on the LSE, the $73 m Jamii bond will support sustainability in Tanzania

Through the Jamii bond, Tanzanian commercial bank NMB will support sustainable development. The transaction, launched on the London Stock Exchange, raised $73 million. Jamii, NMB Bank’s sustainable…

27 05 2024 | 10:16

Belief in democracy is on the decline in Africa. Traditional institutions can help restore its importance

Democracy in Africa has not had a good year. Military juntas from Mali to Niger appear to have cemented their grip on power. Sudan’s democratic dreams were dashed when the country’s two most…

27 05 2024 | 10:16

NIGERIA: $4m from Usaid and Coca-Cola to improve management of used plastics

At a time when plastic pollution in Nigeria is breaking all records on the African continent, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and the Coca-Cola Foundation are funding a…

27 05 2024 | 10:13

AFRICA: more than 74% of journalists give up on the environment for lack of funding

The Network of African Journalists Specialising in Sustainable Development and Climate Change today released the results of a revealing survey at the 3rd Annual African Media Convention (AMC) being…

27 05 2024 | 10:13

Zimbabwe lithium miners table refinery plans under govt pressure

HARARE, May 20 (Reuters) - Four lithium mining companies have tabled plans to produce battery-grade lithium in Zimbabwe, a government official said on Monday. Zimbabwe, Africa's top producer of…

27 05 2024 | 09:59

Benin gives green light for Niger's oil exports to China

Benin's concession was a decisive step toward resolving a trade conflict between the West African neighbors that threatened to cause significant economic damage to both countries. The rapprochement…

27 05 2024 | 09:51

Nigeria will have no need to import petrol from next month - Dangote

Aliko Dangote announced at the Africa CEO Forum Summit that Nigeria will no longer need to import gasoline starting next month Dangote's refinery is expected to supply West Africa's gasoline,…

27 05 2024 | 09:40

‘The fear has properly set in’: how it feels to watch my home town disappear into the sea

A decade ago, on my friend’s birthday, we took a huge tent and stayed the night at our local campsite. We laughed as we put the tent up where the grass met the shingle beach, the sunshine glistening…

27 05 2024 | 09:21

The Guardian view on the climate emergency: we cannot afford to despair

First, the good news. We understand the problem: almost two-thirds of people worldwide believe the climate crisis is an emergency. We know what needs to be done, and should be confident that we will…

27 05 2024 | 09:03

I understand climate scientists’ despair – but stubborn optimism may be our only hope

Hopeless and broken”: that is how a top scientist interviewed by the Guardian described feeling as she and hundreds of other climate experts shared harrowing predictions of the future of the planet…

27 05 2024 | 08:52

The climate crisis is no laughing matter, no matter what those on Radio 4’s Today programme think

Do you find climate breakdown funny? Do you think it’s a laughing matter that we are on track to bequeath to our children and their children a planet changed for the worse beyond all recognition? I…

27 05 2024 | 08:51

Coastal Communities in Canada Brace for Rapidly Rising Seas

As scientists track a “very abnormal and unprecedented” rate of sea level rise around the Gulf of Mexico, coastal communities in Canada are reacting to the threat of their own rising tides. Experts…

27 05 2024 | 08:47

The Supreme Court’s Top-10 Environmental Law Decisions

If these decisions had come out differently, environmental law would look very different than it does today. What are the most important Supreme Court decisions in environmental law?  My “top 10”…

27 05 2024 | 08:32

The world is rushing to Africa to mine critical minerals like lithium – how the continent should deal with the demand

Global demand for critical minerals, particularly lithium, is growing rapidly to meet clean energy and de-carbonisation objectives. Africa hosts substantial resources of critical minerals. As a…

27 05 2024 | 08:28

Pouring Gas on a Five Alarm Fire

That’s Trump’s climate policy in a nutshell. His campaign slogan should be, “Burn, Baby, Burn.” At a dinner for oil industry CEOs last week, Trump promised to fulfill the industry’s every dream in…