In Morocco, 28 beaches have been awarded the "Blue Flag" label by the Foundation for Environmental Education (FEE) and the Mohammed VI Foundation for Environmental Protection. The various sites were…
Just four years after its launch, Ghanaian start-up SolarTaxi is already targeting the West African electric mobility market through a new partnership with venture capital firm Persistent Energy…
How to ensure energy and food security in Africa through digital advances? This question will be at the centre of discussions at the sixth edition of the Emerging Valley summit, which takes place…
With 11 hectares of natural grass and nine hectares reserved for walking, the Oued S'mar landfill in Algeria is well on its way to becoming a green space. The project to transform this site located…
South African company H2O Securities, which focuses on financing water supply infrastructure, is launching the first crypto token dedicated to this critical sector. The innovation has already…
As part of Namibia's solid waste management strategy, two waste buy-back centres will be set up in the capital Windhoek by 2024. The project is funded by the European Union (EU).
The city of…
We are declaring a climate emergency. Everyone can, in whatever place on Earth they call home. No one needs to wait for politicians any more – we have been waiting for them for decades. What history…
The Norwegian Investment Fund for Developing Countries (NORFUND) is launching a special purpose vehicle with pension fund manager KPL for a $40 million investment in CrossBoundary Energy (CBE). The…
The government of Madagascar is launching a call for concept notes to marine protected areas (MPAs) and locally managed marine areas (LMMAs) to finance their sustainable management projects.…
As part of its climate policy, the Egyptian government will put 70 electric buses on the road in the governorate of Cairo. These locally manufactured vehicles will serve the population while…
Venture capital firm Persistent Energy Capital is raising $10 million to finance climate-friendly projects in Africa. The funds are provided by Japanese investor Kyuden International Corporation.…
As drought affects harvests in East Africa, a new partnership between the Partnerships for Forests (P4F) and the Global Coffee Platform (GCP) will strengthen the sustainability of the coffee sector,…
Millions of lives are in peril, including children. US$ 123.7 million is needed for the health agency’s response until December 2022.
The health and lives of people in the greater Horn of Africa…
Calling record profits from oil and gas amid global energy crisis “immoral”, UN Secretary-General urges support to most vulnerable, and transition to renewables
Scientists say there are ample reasons to suspect global heating could lead to catastrophe
The risk of global societal collapse or human extinction has been “dangerously underexplored”, climate…
Have you ever heard about Solar Thermal? Do you know how it works? What about its positive impact on the environment? Check out this short video to learn more.
Blistering heatwaves are just the start. We must accept how bad things are before we can head off global catastrophe, according to a leading UK scientist.
The enclosures stretch the length of an Olympic-size swimming pool, but from above they appear as floating dots scattered across the ocean. Inside, fish mill about as the submerged pens sway to the…