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Tuesday 21 March 2023

Biodiversity in the city

EGYPT: Finland’s Nokia to digitize the New Administrative Capital

The Finnish multinational Nokia has been awarded a contract by the Administrative Capital for Urban Development (ACUD) and the Egyptian subsidiary of the French telecommunications company Orange. Objective: to provide software solutions to make the New Administrative Capital (NAC) of Egypt a real smart city.

EGYPT: Finland's Nokia to digitize the New Administrative Capital

KENYA: Finnfund sells its stake in the 310 MW Lake Turkana wind farm ©Vestas

Wind Energy

KENYA: Finnfund sells its stake in the 310 MW Lake Turkana wind farm

AFRIQUE : les forêts de montagne disparaissent à un rythme inquiétant©Travel Stock/Shutterstock

Biodiversity

AFRICA: Mountain forests disappearing at an alarming rate

MOZAMBIQUE: JICA Provides $6.3M for Construction of 5 Water Supply Systems in Niassa©Vladimir Mulder/Shutterstock

Drinking water

MOZAMBIQUE: JICA Provides $6.3M for Construction of 5 Water Supply Systems in Niassa

©Catholic Broadcast Commission,Nigeria

Biodiversity

NIGERIA: Bishops to plant 5.5 million trees in next 5 years

NIGERIA: UEF to subsidise solarisation of 3,500 small businesses © Bilanol/Shutterstock

Renewable energies

NIGERIA: UEF to subsidise solarisation of 3,500 small businesses

CAPE VERDE: a tender for the construction (EPC) of four solar power plants © Todor Stoyanov/Shutterstock

Solar energy

CAPE VERDE: a call for tenders for the construction (EPC) of four solar power plants

TOGO: AWF pledges €1.2m for sanitation in nine urban centres©Vova Shevchuk/Shutterstock

Non-collective sanitation

TOGO: AWF pledges €1.2m for sanitation in nine urban centres

RDC : une étude est lancée pour déterminer le patrimoine forestier du pays©Sergey Uryadnikov/Shutterstock

Town and country planning

DRC: a study is launched to determine the country’s forestry heritage

EAIF 2023: The financing of energy access meeting opens on 21 March in Abidjan ©ARE

Renewable energies

EAIF 2023: the energy access financing event opens on 21 March in Abidjan

SOUTH AFRICA: 12 reservoirs to boost water supply in Gauteng by 2028 ©Watcharapol Amprasert/Shutterstock

Drinking water

SOUTH AFRICA: 12 reservoirs to boost water supply in Gauteng by 2028

KENYA: USAID to invest $130 million in drinking water and sanitation©KAWEESTUDIO/Shutterstock

Drinking water

KENYA: USAID to invest $130 million in drinking water and sanitation

DRC: Goma on high alert after Nyamulagira volcano erupts© Denys.Kutsevalov/Shutterstock

Mountains, rivers and streams

DRC: Goma on alert after Nyamulagira volcano becomes active

MOZAMBIQUE: Stockholm commits $19 million to climate resilience © World Bank

Climate Finance

MOZAMBIQUE: Stockholm commits $19m for resilience to climate shocks

AFRIQUE DU SUD : Vestas décroche une commande de 373 MW pour trois parcs éoliens ©Vestas

Renewable energies

SOUTH AFRICA: Vestas wins 373 MW order for three wind farms

GHANA: Sunyani water supply extension to start in 2023©Roengrit Kongmuang/Shutterstock

Drinking water

GHANA: Sunyani water supply extension to start in 2023

Ivory Coast: Construction of the green city of Andou-M'Batto is launched©Victoire Immobilier

Sustainable cities

Ivory Coast: Construction of the green city of Andou-M’Batto is launched

BASSIN DU CONGO: l’organisme Cosmetic Valley finance la cosmétopée forestière ©Fabian Plock /Shutterstock

Biodiversity

CONGO BASIN: Cosmetic Valley finances the forest cosmetopoeia

AFRICA: UN Water Conference opens March 22, 2022 in New York©Jen Watson/Shutterstock

Water management

AFRICA: UN Water Conference opens March 22, 2022 in New York

March 22 to 24, 2023, New-York

NIGER: Ofid lends $25 million for electrification via solar photovoltaic energy ©OFID

Solar energy

NIGER: Ofid lends $25 million for solar photovoltaic electrification

AFRIQUE : Metito et BII lancent Awid pour gérer les projets d’eau résilients au climat ©BII

Water: reuse & recycling

AFRICA: Metito and BII launch Awid to manage climate-resilient water projects

IVORY COAST: UAE's Masdar negotiates a 70 MWp solar power plant© metamorworks/Shutterstock

Solar energy

IVORY COAST: UAE-based Masdar negotiates 70 MWp solar photovoltaic plant

BASSIN DU CONGO : le One Forest Summit aurait-il esquivé les déforestations massives ?©One forest summit

Agricultural and forest areas

CONGO BASIN: Did the One Forest Summit dodge massive deforestation?

EGYPT: Tokyo allocates $3.8m to improve access to water for agriculture© égyptian ministry of International Cooperation

Water management

EGYPT: Tokyo allocates $3.8m to improve access to water for agriculture

SÃO TOME-AND-PRINCIPE: €14m from the EU to strengthen the capital's water network © Maksim Safaniuk/Shutterstock

Water and sanitation networks

SÃO TOME-AND-PRINCIPE: €14M from the EU to strengthen the capital’s water network

NIGER: BOAD Pledges €35m for Climate Resilient Agriculture©Harmattan Toujours/Shutterstock

Agriculture and Climate

NIGER: BOAD Pledges €35m for Climate Resilient Agriculture

GAMBIA: EU funds €24m for the solarisation of 1,100 schools and health centres © SOMPHOTOGRAPHY/Shutterstock

Solar energy

GAMBIA: EU funds €24m for solarisation of 1,100 schools and health centres

Florent Thomas:

Transport & Logistics

Florent Thomas: “500 EV charging points will be created by CAN 2024”

SOUTH AFRICA: New standard launched to improve plastic management ©Olga Miltsova/Shutterstock

Urban waste management

SOUTH AFRICA: New standard launched to improve plastic management

MAURITANIA: Infinity and Conjuncta join forces for a 10 GW electrolysis capacity©r.classen/Shutterstock

Green hydrogen

MAURITANIA: Infinity and Conjuncta join forces for a 10 GW electrolysis capacity

CONGO : sommet des trois grands bassins forestiers de la planète, prévu en juin 2023 ©Gustavo FrazaoShutterstock

Biodiversity

CONGO: Summit of the world’s three great forest basins, scheduled for June 2023

AFRICA: Inspired Evolution raises $199m for the energy transition © lightrain/Shutterstock

Energy efficiency

AFRICA: Inspired Evolution raises $199 million for the energy transition

Ivory Coast: EVTech raises €6.4m for EV charging stations in Abidjan© ©Joel_420 /Shutterstock

Transport & Logistics

Ivory Coast: EVTech raises €6.4m for EV charging stations in Abidjan

KENYA: T3 (EPZ) to set up a plastic bottle recycling plant in Athi River©Starlinger

Waste & Recycling

KENYA: T3 (EPZ) to set up a plastic bottle recycling plant in Athi River

SOUTH SUDAN: Beijing finances 47 pumping stations for drinking water supply© AdrianaMahdalova/shutterstock

Drinking water

SOUTH SUDAN: Beijing finances 47 pumping stations for drinking water supply

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Contributions (the blog)

Atalante in Libreville

By Kevin Lognoné
Partnership, Management and Innovation Capacity Analyst

Cross-border renewable energy trading in Africa

By Simon Trace
Director of the research programme
Energy and Economic Growth (EEG)

Looming sanitation crisis in the face of climate change

By Dr Shannon Yee
Associate Professor
Georgia Institute of Technology

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