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,...
University of Pretoria’s academics call for the involvement of local communities to help South African cities adapt to climate change
Thabo Mohlala South Africa’s response strategies to deal with the potential impact of the climate change should not just focus on macro-policies but should...
Gabon receives millions to grow its green economy
Alex Rose-Innes Gabon had received funding to protect the country’s forests and accelerate the fight against climate change. It would see 23 million hectare...
From plastic to bricks – Young engineers in Kenya paves the way
Alex Rose-Innes Young engineers in Nairobi in Kenya are literally paving a new way by recycling plastic into bricks for paving. As the African...
PPS backs ‘Matrics in Antarctica’ scientific expedition
Johannesburg, 19 January 2021: Professional Provident Society (PPS), a financial services company that provides intelligent financial solutions to graduate professionals, is excited to partner...
Bio-based wood-product from coconut and bagasse waste brings multiple benefits
Isaac Brenya (27) from Ghana is a green entrepreneur whose start-up company, Ecovon Limited is changing the building industry. Brenya had always believed that...
Steel floating barges used to save giraffes from flooding in Kenya
Alex Rose-Innes Teams from Kenya’s Wildlife Service (KWS) and the Northern Rangelands Trust (NRT) co-ordinated a first-of-its kind rescue operation to save eight giraffes from the flooded...
Kibébé empowers refugees and poor Malawians
Alex Rose-Innes FOUNDED by a refugee from Burundi and his partner from Italy, Kibébé Ltd in Malawi had grown to a sustainable business with...
Ghana’s top entrepreneur is changing the cycling industry
Alex Rose-Innes Bernice Dapaan, today one of the World Economic Forum’s Young Global Leaders, launched the Ghana Bamboo Bikes Initiative to create local jobs...
Changes on the continent since the UN Policy Dialogue
Alex Rose-Innes In 2014, during a Regional Policy Dialogue between specifically identified African countries and the United Nation’s Environmental Outreach organisation, six countries undertook...