Opinion Archives - Green Afrika

February 26, 2021February 26, 2021

Experts find West African fishing agreement “full of flaws.”

Alex Rose-Innes A decade ago, the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) identified nineteen climate hotspots in West Africa, the tropical region among others. With...

by greena

Experts find West African fishing agreement “full of flaws.”

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Nzimande calls for the adoption of renewable energy to stabilise earth’s climate

Thabo Mohlala Renewable hydrogen and green power-fuels are among some of the key instruments that South Africa can harness to revive its economy after...

by greena February 18, 2021

Nzimande calls for the adoption of renewable energy to stabilise earth’s climate

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World Bank’s latest blueprint calls for rapid climate action in Africa

Alex Rose-Innes Ousmane Diagana, the World Bank’s (WB) Vice President for West and Central Africa, in the WB’s latest blueprint, highlighted sustainable and innovative...

by greena February 12, 2021February 12, 2021

World Bank’s latest blueprint calls for rapid climate action in Africa

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Climate change and population growth at the heart of African poverty

Alex Rose-Innes The World Economic Forum (WEF) had published a document on how to address poverty in Africa, especially in the sub-Saharan region of...

by greena February 8, 2021

Climate change and population growth at the heart of African poverty

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Banks become partners in the fight against climate change

Alex Rose-Innes Marc Boshof, head of Strategic Initiatives for Nedbank Business Banking, said the climate crisis had now reached such proportions that banks had...

by greena January 28, 2021

Banks become partners in the fight against climate change

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AFRICA 2030: Roadmap for a Renewable Energy Future

Alex Rose-Innes The director-General of the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), Adnan Z. Amin, acknowledged that Africa, with a growing population and energy demands,...

by greena January 25, 2021

AFRICA 2030: Roadmap for a Renewable Energy Future

Opinion

The future of a green Africa in 2021

Alex Rose-Innes In a COVID world, with international policies and economies in constant flux, what exactly is the lowdown on achieving sustainable green development in Africa,...

by greena January 8, 2021

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What makes mosquitoes tick and how to keep safe from them this summer, advice from a UP malaria expert

Dr Taneshka Kruger Many people are already in holiday mode, spending their days and early evenings outside, often sitting with friends around a braai....

by greena January 7, 2021

What makes mosquitoes tick and how to keep safe from them this summer, advice from a UP malaria expert

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Sustainable living is a luxury – Auma Obama*

Alex Rose-Innes In an interview with the prestigious German publication, Deutsche Welle, the older half-sister of the former US President, Barack Obama, made no...

by greena January 6, 2021January 7, 2021

Sustainable living is a luxury – Auma Obama

Opinion

Water and sanitation private investment needed in SA

Alex Rose-Innes Dr Mao Amis, founding director of the African Centre for a Green Economy (*AfriCGE) and Adjunct Associate Professor at the Graduate School...

by greena January 5, 2021

Water and sanitation private investment needed in SA

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Research shows that community forestry can work in Africa – ICFR

Alex Rose-Innes Paolo Omar Cerutti, a senior scientist at the Centre for International Forestry Research (ICFR) in Pietermaritzburg in South Africa (SA), is of...

by greena December 10, 2020