Flood and drought risk

Biodiversity

AFRICA: World Bank pledges $5bn for the Great Green Wall in 5 years

Flood and drought risk

SAHEL: AfDB pledges US$ 6.5 billion for the Great Green Wall initiative over 5 years

Town and country planning

CHAD: Shakal plants 3,000 trees in Bahr El Ghazal to counter the advancing desert

Flood and drought risk

MOZAMBIQUE: The State creates a “green” park in Beira to fight against floods

Flood and drought risk

EAST AFRICA: ARC offers insurance against climate risks

Waste & Recycling

KENYA: Nzambi Matee rewarded for her plastic waste recycling project

Climate Finance

BURUNDI: AfDB provides $20 million for climate resilience of farmers and pastoralists

Waste & Recycling

CONGO: EU allocates nearly €20m to fight floods and waste

Preservation of the resource

NORTH AFRICA: an AFD and OSS initiative to reduce hydric stress

Drinking water

SAHEL: UN mobilises $1.7bn for needs such as drinking water

Flood and drought risk

AFRICA: UN fears worst as climate disasters increase

Flood and drought risk

NIGER: €4 M from ADF for drought risk management

Flood and drought risk

MAURITANIA: ADF Funds Climate Change Resilience with $2.1 million

Flood and drought risk

CAMEROON: After severe floods, Douala hosts WMBD 2020 activities

Climate policy

AFRICA: Climate solutions to prevent security crises

Collective sanitation

TUNISIA: Insat wins “Enactus Tunisia 2020” with its project of waste filter

Climate Finance

SUDAN: $26 million from GCF and UNDP for climate change resilience

Flood and drought risk

CAMEROON: Douala sinks due to climatic stress

Waste & Recycling

NIGERIA: Government opens waste recycling center in Abuja

Sustainable cities

BENIN: AFD allocates 58 million euros to improve urban resilience

Flood and drought risk

GHANA: 2.7 million dollars to drain Nsukwao basin for flood control

Agricultural and forest areas

MALI: NGOs sound alarm at 82 per cent forest loss