01/21/2020
Her comments at the elite meeting in the Swiss mountain town came just before U.S. President Donald Trump – a global warming sceptic – was due to make a keynote address.
01/20/2020
What is sustainable development?
01/15/2020
Developments on the black continent are likely to be difficult.
01/02/2020
NA presents a roundup of eight ways Seychelles has earned accolades for its Blue Economy initiative.
01/02/2020
Rwandan farmers are losing on average 40% of their production due to climate change.
12/19/2019
Angelique Pouponneau, CEO of Seychelles Conservation and Climate Adaptation Trust
12/18/2019
Mastercard and Doconomy originally announced a collaboration in February to launch a mobile banking service that lets users track their carbon footprint.
12/15/2019
The central bank has published an extensive set of sustainable principles following an increase in lending to areas which have adversely affected the environment and social standards.
12/13/2019
UN ASG Mohamed Beavogui, Director General of African Risk Capacity noted that climate disaster issues confronting the continent demand a predictable and unified response.
12/12/2019
Countries recovering from protracted civil wars and disasters, and small island states are particularly vulnerable to climate change and natural hazards, it said.
12/12/2019
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change – the world's reference science group for climate change – says that human activity has caused the global temperature to reach 1℃ above pre-industrial levels.
12/09/2019
“You only realise how much energy is a privilege when you don’t have any,” says Mosia.
12/05/2019
With the Green City project, Rwanda is looking to further consolidate its position as the African capital for green living.
11/29/2019
Pressure is growing on South African companies to take action on climate change in a country that generates almost all of its electricity from coal.
11/25/2019
Rapidly growing nations that today are just as rapidly expanding their carbon footprints must reach net zero emissions by 2050.
11/19/2019
Closer home, the pursuit of climate change adaptation estimated at Sh2.3 trillion ($20-30 billion) annually over the next 10 to 20 years according to Kenya’s Green Economy Strategy and Implementation Plan (GESIP) is urgent.
11/15/2019
Acorn is an established property developer in Kenya and has put its weight behind iconic buildings across the region, including the Coca-Cola and Deloitte regional head offices in Nairobi.
11/11/2019
The report also identified a number of water risks which may be ignored by investors but which should be brought into processes.
11/10/2019
In the field of clean energy finance, TDB and UNEP will work to enhance investment opportunities for both public and private finance to support the dissemination of clean energy technologies.
11/08/2019
The continentally and globally acknowledged performances—and expertise—of the OCP group have emboldened Morocco in its desire to take the driver’s seat on sustainability issues in Africa.