Environment

By Dianne Tipping-Woods Farmer Ndaula Liwela, from Machita settlement in Namibia’s Zambezi province, points to the scattered flowers of a baobab tree lying on the dry ground close to her homestead. “The fruit this year will be small and few,” she says, even though the iconic tree is known for its ability to store water

The Emerging Markets Climate Action Fund invests $25 million and EIB (www.EIB.org) Global invests $75 million in Alcazar Energy Partners II; The fund will finance renewable energy projects in the Middle East, North Africa, Eastern Europe and Central Asia; This joint commitment of EMCAF and EIB Global will support the development of onshore wind and

Alliance to raise up to $500 million of early-stage project preparation and development capital. Goal: boost project bankability and generate up to $10 billion in investment opportunities for the private sector. The African Union, the African Development Bank Group and Africa50—in partnership with several global partners—have launched the Alliance for Green Infrastructure in Africa (AGIA),

By Eyo Nsima Today, the 27th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP27) themed ‘Delivering for People and the Planet’  kicks off in Sharm El Sheik, Egypt. The event will host more than 45,000 registered COP27 participants representing Parties, the United Nations (UN), regional non-governmental and intergovernmental organizations, businesses, the scientific community, local communities as well as civil