Irrigation

Drinking water

UGANDA: $13.6 million from WB for drinking water in Busia district

Drinking water

KENYA: Koru-Soin multi-purpose dam construction to begin in September 2020

Water management

MOROCCO: Government aims to build 50 dams by 2050

Irrigation

NIGER: Startup company launches solar-powered remote irrigation system

Solar energy

AFRICA: AFSIA webinar on solar energy use in agriculture

August 6, 2020

Green Economy

NAMIBIA: Green bond raises $4 million for clean energy

Solar energy

ZIMBABWE: Satewave installs solar pv systems of 60 kWp in 2 schools

Sustainable development and CSR

SUDAN: University of Khartoum partners with UNDP on sustainable development projects

Irrigation

EGYPT: IFC, NBE and MSMEDA to Finance Solar Irrigation Start-ups

Preservation of the resource

MALAWI: $157 million from the World Bank for remedial action on watersheds

Water & environment

KENYA: Construction work on the Lopeipuke water basin starts

Hydroelectricity

NIGER: IDA provides $150 million for the Kandadji water and electricity programme

Hydroelectricity

SENEGAL-MALI: CMEC to build Gourbassi hydroelectric dam

Irrigation

UGANDA: US$169.2 million from IDA for irrigation in response to climate emergency

Hydroelectricity

NIGERIA: Government approves $120 million for Kashimbila multi-purpose dam

Irrigation

ESWATINI: AfDB finances feasibility studies for several dams in the Kingdom

Water management

TOGO: New water reservoir in Natchibore for more than 300,000 people

Irrigation

ETHIOPIA: Country launches new dam project to boost agriculture

Preservation of the resource

EGYPT: Lining irrigation canals to save 5 billion m³ of water

Irrigation

EGYPT: $11.6 million to modernise several irrigation systems in the north

Irrigation

NAMIBIA: Salini Impregilo puts Neckartal irrigation dam into operation

Renewable energies

EGYPT: NREA examines projects for construction of power plants (6.34GW)

Employment, education & training

TUNISIA: UTAP will train 150 farmers in better water resource management