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Sunday 14 August 2022

Desalination

NAMIBIA: Desalination plant supplies water to the people of Bethany

The state-owned Namibia Water Corporation (NamWater) is officially commissioning the Bethany brackish groundwater desalination plant in the //Kharas region of Namibia. The plant has a capacity of 487 m3 of drinking water per day.

NAMIBIA: Desalination plant supplies water to the people of Bethany

CAMEROON: In Bertoua, Stricam will recycle 40 tons of its plastic waste per day©Frankvr/Shutterstock

Waste & Recycling

CAMEROON: In Bertoua, Stricam will recycle 40 tons of its plastic waste per day

DRC: US pledges support for peatland protection ©Gustavo FrazaoShutterstock

Industrial Impacts

DRC: US pledges support for peatland protection

Ivory Coast: the 7th National Cleanliness Week launched in Yamoussoukro © Presidency of the Ivorian Republic

Sustainable cities

Ivory Coast: the 7th National Cleanliness Week launched in Yamoussoukro

NIGERIA: Sun Africa to invest $1.5bn in solar electrification© Sun Africa

Solar energy

NIGERIA: Sun Africa to invest $1.5bn in solar electrification

SOUTH AFRICA: 84% of tourists vote to ban trophy hunting©olgamaai/Shutterstock

Tourism, leisure and ecotourism

SOUTH AFRICA: 84% of tourists vote to ban trophy hunting

NIGERIA: State approves $24bn for smart modular irrigation in Adamawa©Andrii Yalanskyi/Shutterstock

Irrigation

NIGERIA: State approves $24bn for smart modular irrigation in Adamawa

TANZANIA: Towards the restoration of 26,700 hectares of land through irrigation©meechai39/Shutterstock

Irrigation

TANZANIA: Towards the restoration of 26,700 hectares of land through irrigation

AFRICA: InfraCo invests $43m in 'Clear' fund for climate projects© InfraCo Africa

Climate Finance

AFRICA: InfraCo invests $43m in ‘Clear’ fund for climate projects

EGYPT: 280 kW solar power plant to power Sharm el-Sheikh museum © Fly_and_Dive/ShutterStock

Solar energy

EGYPT: 280 kW solar power plant to power Sharm el-Sheikh museum

CAMEROON: Climate bruised, northerners cry out to COP27©ACA

Agriculture and Climate

CAMEROON: Climate bruised, northerners cry out to COP27

AFRICA: A forum on climate resilience in the city of Ifrane in October 2022© AsiaTravel/Shutterstock

Economy & climate

AFRICA: A forum on climate resilience in the city of Ifrane in October 202

26-28 October 2022, Ifrane Morocco

GABON: The State reinforces sanitation in Libreville with new equipment ©Libreville Town

Collective sanitation

GABON: The State reinforces sanitation in Libreville with new equipment

NIGERIA: Towards the establishment of centralised scrap metal dumps©Yulia Grigoryeva/Shutterstock

Collective sanitation

NIGERIA: Towards the establishment of centralised scrap metal dumps

AFRICA: Start-up Igugu Global launches

Climate Finance

AFRICA: Start-up Igugu Global launches “Angel Investment” for green finance

EGYPT: EU funds €4m to combat environmental pollution©imageBROKER.com/Shutterstock

Health and Environment

EGYPT: EU funds €4m to combat environmental pollution

CAMEROON: The State launches a call for tenders for irrigation from the Benue River©thonephoto/Shutterstock

Irrigation

CAMEROON: The State launches a call for tenders for irrigation from the Benue River

SOUTH AFRICA: 17th National Parks Week opens in September 2022©Coop247/Shutterstock

Biodiversity

SOUTH AFRICA: 17th National Parks Week opens in September 2022

Ivory Coast: 15 hectares of trees planted in Doropo© Dennis Wegewijs/Shutterstock

Sustainable development and CSR

Ivory Coast: 15 hectares of trees planted in Doropo

TANZANIA: TANESCO joins forces with Masdar to produce 2 GW of clean energy©Tanesco

Renewable energies

TANZANIA: TANESCO joins forces with Masdar to produce 2 GW of clean energy

AFRICA: Chad and Zambia join Unesco's World Biosphere Network©Jez Bennett/Shutterstock

Management of natural areas

AFRICA: Chad and Zambia join Unesco’s World Biosphere Network

ZIMBABWE: EU equips 88 rural women with solar-powered tricycles in Dombosha© Mobility for Africa

Transport & Logistics

ZIMBABWE: EU equips 88 rural women with solar-powered tricycles in Dombosha

TANZANIA: 10 dams will collect rainwater to serve Dodoma and Singida©Michalakis Ppalis

Irrigation

TANZANIA: 10 dams will collect rainwater to serve Dodoma and Singida

KENYA: Construction of the Kisumu solar photovoltaic power plant (40 MWp) begins©A surasak jailak/shutterstock

Solar energy

KENYA: Construction of the Kisumu solar photovoltaic power plant (40 MWp) begins

KENYA: Karimenu II dam supplies 1 million people with drinking water©Presidency of Kenya

Drinking water

KENYA: Karimenu II dam supplies 1 million people with drinking water

CAMEROON: the biochar technique for the restoration of degraded forests©Foder

Ecological engineering

CAMEROON: the biochar technique for the restoration of degraded forests

TUNISIA: The use of plastic bags is now banned in Djerba©BTWImages/shutterstock

Urban waste management

TUNISIA: The use of plastic bags is now banned in Djerba

GHANA: the Tono drinking water plant comes into service and will serve 350,000 people ©People Image Studio/shutterstock

Water in the city

GHANA: the Tono drinking water plant comes into service and will serve 350,000 people

EAST AFRICA: UNDP launches innovation competition for off-grid solar © Sebastian Noethlichs/ Shutterstock

Smart grid & Storage

EAST AFRICA: UNDP launches innovation competition for off-grid solar

DRC: Three mini water networks come into service in East Kasai province©structuresxx/Shutterstock

Drinking water

DRC: Three mini water networks come into service in East Kasai province

TOGO: IFC commits €16m to Zener for its clean cooking solutions © Zurijeta/Shutterstock

Renewable energies

TOGO: IFC commits €16m to Zener for its clean cooking solutions

KENYA: Rehabilitation of the Otonglo drinking water plant will supply 60,000 people©LVSWWDA

Drinking water

KENYA: Rehabilitation of the Otonglo drinking water plant will supply 60,000 people

GABON: when beekeeping reduces community pressure on the forest and wildlife©ConservationJustice

Biodiversity

GABON: when beekeeping reduces community pressure on the forest and wildlife

GAMBIA: WasteAid supports the fight against waste pollution in Kanifing ©Kanifing City Council

Urban waste management

GAMBIA: WasteAid supports the fight against waste pollution in Kanifing

MALAWI : Lilongwe mise sur l’écotourisme et réintroduit 263 éléphants à Kasungu© African parks

Management of natural areas

MALAWI: Lilongwe promotes eco-tourism and reintroduces 263 elephants to Kasungu

KENYA: Kenya Power to install EV charging stations in Nairobi and Nakuru© Scharfsinn/Shutterstock

Transport & Logistics

KENYA: Kenya Power to install EV charging stations in Nairobi and Nakuru

Ivory Coast: Lake San Pedro to be developed to fight pollution©Ivorian Ministry of Water and Forests

Preservation of the resource

Ivory Coast: Lake San Pedro to be developed to fight pollution

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