Africa To Add 30 Gigawatts Of Wind By 2027
A raft of driving factors, including increased demand for electricity and the decreasing cost of wind power, is set to see the wind energy industry soar across Africa and could see the industry add 30
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South Africa to Export 1,500 Lion Skeletons Per Year—Legally
Lions, already in decline throughout Africa, face a new threat: growing demand for their body parts, including bones, teeth, and claws. These are sought after for use in traditional medicines and trinkets,
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EIF avails N$100 million for climate change proposals
WINDHOEK – Individuals who are entrepreneurially inclined, as well as community-based organisations operating conservancies and forests, are being encouraged to apply for grants from the N$100-million
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A 24km buffer zone is at the heart of Mau forest eviction crisis
Nicholas Kimetto has maintained that he rightfully owns 43.98 hectares in the Mau Complex. Mr Kimetto, from Narok South, said the Registrar of Lands in the then Narok District issued him a title to the
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Mombasa Fishermen Demand Compensation after loss To Developers and Pollution
Fishermen in Mombasa County have demanded that action be taken against developers who have destroyed the Kibarani fishing grounds. Speaking yesterday at the Tudor landing site under the umbrella of
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Wayne Lotter honoured for his fight against elephant poaching
Wayne Lotter, a renowned South African conservationist, has been awarded a posthumous 2018 Global Ranger Award by International Ranger Federation (IRF). The anti-poaching activist was shot dead aged
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$3.5m grant from Global Environment Facility to fund small solar energy projects
Hend Farrouh, the manager of Small Solar Energy Projects Systems, said that a project related to the solar energy systems connected to the grid is currently under implementation, in order to support the
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State of the Climate in 2017
Last year was the warmest ever recorded on Earth that didn’t feature an El Niño, a periodic climatic event that warms the Pacific Ocean, according to the annual state of the climate report by 500 climate
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World Energy Balances 2018: Overview
This overview provides a detailed look at energy developments based on complete supply and demand data for 2016 for 150 countries and regions and where available provisional official supply or production
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Lessons learned on early electric vehicle fast-charging deployments
This white paper provides an overview of electric vehicle fast charging installed around the world and the lessons to be learned thus far. Review future-looking studies in the context of current deployments
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All India Rural Financial Inclusion Survey 2016-17
Even as it remains to be seen whether the government will be able to successfully implement its promise of buying all crops from farmers at a minimum support price (MSP) equal to 1.5 times their A2+FL
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Green energy finance in India: challenges and solutions
India’s energy sector is experiencing a transition with increasing penetration of renewable energy in the energy mix. One of the major impediments in the process of such a transition is to secure the necessary
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Highlights of soil and water conservation investments in four regions of Ethiopia
This paper provides details of soil and water conservation (SWC) investments in Ethiopia over the past 20 years. It presents SWC practices and estimates the level of SWC investments in different regions.
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Fostering transformation and growth in Niger’s agricultural sector
For Niger, the development of agriculture is essential to strategies to raise incomes and eradicate poverty in a sustainable manner, without further depleting its natural resource base. While traditional
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Water, sanitation and child health: evidence from subnational panel data in 59 Countries
Water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) investments are widely seen as essential for improving health in early childhood. However, the experimental literature on WASH interventions identifies inconsistent
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Investigation of the modalities for an innovative financing mechanism for participatory natural resource management in the Bale Eco-region, Ethiopia
This study reviewed the status of natural resources and the driving forces for change, as well as past and ongoing approaches in natural resource management at the watershed scale in Ethiopia. First, reviewed
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Inventory and revival of springs in the Himalayas for water security
Nearly 30 per cent of springs crucial to water security of people are drying and 50 per cent have reported reduced discharge, stated a report readied by five working groups set up by NITI Aayog to recognize
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Green conflict minerals: the fuels of conflict in the transition to a low-carbon economy
The mining sector will play a key role in the transition toward a low-carbon future. The technologies required to facilitate this shift, including wind turbines, solar panels and improved energy storage,
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Progress on transboundary water cooperation 2018: global baseline for SDG Indicator 6.5.2
The UN Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) and the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) issued a report on global progress towards transboundary cooperation on water (SDG target
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Cross-mapping of the indicators within the Biodiversity Indicators Partnership to Aichi Biodiversity Targets and SDGs
The Biodiversity Indicators Partnership (BIP), which tracks progress towards global biodiversity targets, has completed a project that fills gaps in the available indicators, with the number of biodiversity-related