Climate Finance

Flood and drought risk

HORN OF AFRICA: $138 m in funding needed to support farmers affected by drought

Sustainable development and CSR

AFRICA: Coca-Cola focuses on sustainability through its new “Jamii” platform

Flood and drought risk

ZIMBABWE: $2.5 Million Drought Risk Insurance Policy for 2022

Flood and drought risk

SOMALIA: when drought threatens the food security of one in four people

Economy & climate

AFRICA: New Fund for Climate-Efficient Companies

Economy & climate

AFRICA: Possible negative impacts of the Great Green Wall

Employment, education & training

GHANA: GCF and Hatof train civil society on climate issues

Biodiversity

RWANDA : Sweden raises $8 million for biodiversity and climate change in the East

Renewable energies

AFRICA: the energy transition at the Africa Energy Indaba in Cape Town in 2022

March 1 to 2, 2022, in Cape Town

Industrial risks

NAMIBIA: First impacts of oil exploration in the Okavango Basin

Biodiversity

IVORY COAST: EU to launch forest cover monitoring program

Biodiversity

APAC: Kigali hosts 1st African Congress on Protected Areas in March 2022

March 7-12, 2022, KIGALI

Drinking water

IVORY COAST: with €26 million, Vergnet will equip 1,000 water points with solar pumps

Water & environment

SENEGAL: In 2022, the government will devote €195 million to water and sanitation

Biodiversity

NIGERIA: Abuja to manage Great Green Wall funds until 2023

Renewable energies

GAMBIA: MCC grants $25 million for renewable energy electrification

Green Economy

IVORY COAST: AfDB allocates $25 billion for green growth by 2025

Green Economy

NIGERIA: Proparco lends $35 million to FCMB to finance green SMEs

Climate Finance

KENYA: Nairobi to raise $55bn to reduce GHG emissions by 32% by 2031

Climate Finance

SOUTH AFRICA: AFD lends $100M to FirstRand for climate change mitigation projects

Climate Finance

SOUTH AFRICA: Can Pretoria speed up the move away from coal?