How Africa Can Escape Chronic Food Insecurity Amid Climate Change?
Climate change and extreme weather are posing severe threats to farmers across Africa, especially in sub-Saharan Africa because of a lack of resilience to climate events, food import dependence, and excessive government intervention.
Seizing the Agri-Food Opportunity in Eastern and Southern Africa
According to the World Bank, the African continent, despite being confronted with a set of challenges threatening hard-earned development gains, remains resilient and endowed with rich creativity and innovation that has the potential to turn around food insecurity, generate jobs,... Read More →
How Project Finance Can Advance the Clean Energy Transition in Developing Countries
Project Finance In The Clean Energy Transition According to the Oxford Institute For Energy Studies, the world climate imperative requires a substantial increase in clean energy investments across middle- and low-income countries (“MLICs”), where energy demand growth and limited financial... Read More →
Takeaways From The World Economic Forum 2023
Held on the theme, ‘Cooperation in a Fragmented World,’ the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2023 took place in the Swiss mountain town of Davos between 16 – 20 January, 2023.
Opportunities and Challenges of Battery Energy Storage
As the world increasingly swaps fossil fuel power for emissions-free electrification, battery energy storage technologies are becoming a vital storage tool to facilitate the energy transition. In tandem with this drive is an increasing requirement for battery energy storage devices... Read More →
Africa’s Macroeconomic Performance and Outlook – January 2023
The African Development Bank, on the 19th of January, 2023, launched the 2023 Africa’s Macroeconomic Performance and Outlook.
Green Infrastructure for Climate Resiliency
Climate change is affecting the world now more than ever. According to the UN, the impacts of climate change, from shifting weather patterns that threaten food production, to rising sea levels that increase the risk of catastrophic flooding, are global... Read More →
Financing A World Scale Green Hydrogen Export Project
Green hydrogen remains a key investment for the energy transition as it holds significant promise to help meet global energy demand while contributing to climate action goals.
Air Pollution and Climate Change: A Deadly Duo for Africa
Air pollution and climate change are a deadly duo for Africa, as they both currently represent a great threat to human health, well-being, and productivity, and the continent’s development at large.
How can ‘Blended Finance’ help Fund Climate Action and Development Goals?
Blended Finance Investment According to the IMF, emerging markets and developing economies account for two-thirds of global greenhouse gas emissions, and many are highly vulnerable to climate hazards. These economies will need enormous financing in coming years to reduce emissions... Read More →
