11/18/2022
With more than 13 different channels of execution, this is one of the most comprehensive approaches for targeting the UN SDGs, enabling organisations of all types, sizes and sectors to meet the new sustainability imperatives.
11/18/2022
Africa's was the lowest share of any region in the world
11/15/2022
Songwe said investment priorities must encompass transformation of the energy system, address developing countries’ growing vulnerability to climate change and undo earlier harm to natural capital and biodiversity.
11/11/2022
During the interview on the sidelines of the COP27 climate summit in Egypt, the President said Kenya currently gets more than 90 percent of its electricity and 74 percent of its overall energy from renewable sources.
11/10/2022
MOU signed with Germany, Spain, France, Portugal to prepare ground for corporate trade of renewable electricity under SET Roadmap
11/10/2022
A number of countries on the continent have experienced extreme weather conditions from severe drought in Somalia to floods in South Sudan.
11/09/2022
Multilateral development banks need to be reformed to meet the needs of developing economies for climate resilience
11/08/2022
SA is an outlier on some global environmental, social and governance (ESG) measures
11/03/2022
Kenya has since enacted the Refugee Act, which came into force in February this year, relaxing the restrictions on movement.
11/02/2022
The report highlights the key policies and investments needed to achieve South Africa’s climate goals through a “triple transition” that is low-carbon, climate-resilient and just.
11/01/2022
The loan is part of the $8.5bln pledged by international partners at COP26
11/01/2022
Joe Biden will fly to Africa to attend the Cop27 talks in Egypt but the US funnels billions to dirty projects in the continent
10/27/2022
These funds are an extension of an existing loan provided under the Green Economy Financing Facility
10/26/2022
Fihla said Africa’s biggest lender by assets has already disbursed around 40 billion rand of the 50 billion it had earmarked for sustainable projects this year.
10/25/2022
The lender aims to raise $100 million by the end of 2023 and the full $1.5 billion by the end of 2025, a small proportion of the financing the continent will need to adapt to a warming planet.
10/21/2022
The fund aims to encourage investment in climate finance needs on the continent, which aren’t being met by cash-strapped African governments or by developed nations.
10/20/2022
This has made GRIT’s loan management processes more streamlined and efficient, giving GRIT’s management greater time to focus on its other core strategic activities.
10/19/2022
As part of the commitments by the ABLC, member organisations will commit to participate in the United Nations Global Compact and to uphold its Ten Principles in their business practices and with their suppliers and customers.
10/17/2022
“With 187 gigawatts, Mozambique has the potential to become Southern Africa’s leading power generator, thanks to untapped resources in coal, hydro-electricity, gas, wind and solar power,”
10/14/2022
The Absa index, now in its sixth year, evaluates financial development in subject countries based on measures of market accessibility, openness and transparency.