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    • African Development Bank secures $18 million Global Environment Facility (GEF) funding for Zambezi Basin and E-waste projects (1)
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African Development Bank secures $18 million Global Environment Facility (GEF) funding for Zambezi Basin and E-waste projects

The Zambezi River Basin project, estimated to cost $9.45 million, is expected to benefit millions through advancements in agriculture, fisheries, and dam operations

The African Development Bank (www.AfDB.org) has secured more than $18 million in funding from the Global Environment Facility (GEF) for two major projects aimed at bolstering environmental sustainability and resilience across Africa. The first project, "Strengthening Zambezi River Basin Management towards Climate Resilience and Ecosystem Health," has been allocated $10.57…

Engie Energy Access

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    • Off-Grid Energy Leader ENGIE Energy Access Launches 15 Solar Mini-Grids in Zambia, targets 60 by 2025 (1)
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Off-Grid Energy Leader ENGIE Energy Access Launches 15 Solar Mini-Grids in Zambia, targets 60 by 2025

ENGIE Energy Access will provide reliable electricity to underserved families and small businesses, creating economic growth and increasing socio-economic welfare in local communities

ENGIE Energy Access (www.ENGIE-EnergyAccess.com), Africa’s leading Pay-As-You-Go (PAYGO) and mini-grid solutions provider, has officially commenced the construction of 15 solar mini-grids in Zambia's Eastern Province. This initiative is a crucial part of the transformative Increase Access to Electricity and Renewable Energy Production (IAEREP) programme, funded by the 11th European Development…

Canon Central and North Africa (CCNA)

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Canon enters recycling system business with innovative technology, promoting circular economy with high-speed, accurate plastic sorting equipment capable of measuring even black plastic waste

The equipment applies Raman spectroscopy technology to moving objects with a tracking mechanism to collectively detect the material types of plastic fragments with high accuracy

Canon Inc. (https://en.Canon-CNA.com/) announced today that it will launch new plastic sorting equipment with innovative material identification technology. The equipment applies Raman spectroscopy technology to moving objects with a tracking mechanism to collectively detect the material types of plastic fragments with high accuracy, even when black plastic pieces are mixed with…

African Development Bank Group (AfDB)

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    • Completion of the Trans-Gambia Bridge will facilitate efficient movement of goods and people
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Bridging Progress: African Development Bank powers The Gambia’s leap into the future

The Trans-Gambia Bridge and its ancillary road network link major routes and destinations, promoting the efficient movement of goods and people, supporting trade, raising incomes and improving livelihoods throughout West Africa

The African Development Bank’s (www.AfDB.org) investments in The Gambia’s energy sector have significantly improved access to affordable and reliable electricity, with at least 70% of Gambians projected to have power by the end of 2024 (50% in rural areas), according to a recent Bank country progress report. Notable projects include…

International Rescue Committee (IRC)
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Unprecedented crisis in West Africa: Nearly 9 Million displaced by conflict and climate change, warns International Rescue Committee (IRC) on World Refugee Day

Sixteen countries are caught in the intersection of climate vulnerability and armed conflict, representing a staggering 44% of people impacted by natural disasters and 79% of those in humanitarian need

The International Rescue Committee (IRC) is raising the alarm for the escalating humanitarian needs of nearly 9 million people in West Africa who are currently displaced due to increasing violence, insecurity, and extreme weather events. People have often become displaced multiple times, exacerbating their hardships. On World Refugee Day, the IRC alerts…

Amnesty International
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Republic of Congo: Suspension of Metssa Congo’s activities must be followed by urgent investigation

Metssa Congo, a subsidiary of the Indian company Metssa, had not carried out any environmental impact assessment before setting up in 2013, in violation of Congolese law

Responding to the Congolese Ministry of the Environment’s total suspension of Metssa Congo’s operations until further notice because of the major risk its recycling plant poses to health and the environment, Samira Daoud, Amnesty International’s Regional Director for West and Central Africa, said: “We welcome the decision to suspend Metssa Congo’s operations…

United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE)
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Zimbabwe fast-tracks progress on UN Water Convention accession, aiming to accrue multiple benefits

Zimbabwe confirmed during a national workshop its intention to accelerate the accession process to the Convention on the Protection and Use of Transboundary Watercourses and International Lakes (UN Water Convention)

Zimbabwe, a landlocked country in Southern Africa, lies entirely within a total of five transboundary river basins (Buzi, Limpopo, Pungwe, Save and Zambezi) and one international lake (Kariba) while the number of transboundary aquifers is yet to be ascertained. These transboundary basins create socio-economic, environmental and political interdependencies between countries,…

Canon Central and North Africa (CCNA)

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Canon publishes Integrated Report 2024 and Sustainability Report 2024

Both reports are designed to help investors, shareholders, and other stakeholders achieve a greater understanding of Canon

Canon Inc. (www.Canon-CNA.com) announced today that the company has published the Canon Integrated Report 2024 and the Canon Sustainability Report 2024 on its corporate website. Both reports are designed to help investors, shareholders, and other stakeholders achieve a greater understanding of Canon. The Integrated Report explains the company's management plan, strategies…

United Nations Capital Development Fund (UNCDF)

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    • Fight against desertification strengthens community ties and boosts local economy in Niger
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Fight against desertification strengthens community ties and boosts local economy in Niger

UNCDF, through the LoCAL Facility, provides financial and technical support to the local level, drawing on a global, regional and national network, to channel climate financing to local authorities like Abalak

Climate change, irregular rainfall and lack of water has led to successive crop failures in the rural village of Zorian, which lies some 650 km northeast of Niamey the capital of Niger, in the heart of the arid West African Sahel. With each poor harvest residents say the community loses…

The World Bank Group
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Promoting Climate Resilient Irrigation in Morocco

The World Bank-funded Large Scale Irrigation Modernization Project is fostering the adoption of drip irrigation promoting better water consumption and energy while increasing agricultural productivity

Morocco is experiencing fluctuations in water availability exacerbated by the impacts of climate change, resulting in declining rainfall, groundwater depletion and alarming degradation of water resources; The World Bank-funded Large Scale Irrigation Modernization Project is fostering the adoption of drip irrigation promoting better water consumption and energy while increasing agricultural productivity; The…