Food processing: Investing in progress
Ensuring that Africa can build up indigenous food-processing capacity will improve food security and help build flourishing local companies. The sector has now become a major areas of interest for development finance institutions, commercial investors and governments. Read the full story here. Published in The Africa Report. Photo courtesy of TechnoServe. Continue reading Food processing: Investing in progress
Carbon future: what does the future hold for Africa?
Africa may only have limited exposure to the Clean Development Mechanism, but with the scheme under threat, what does the future of carbon trading hold for the continent? Read the full story here. Published in This Is Africa on 30 March 2011. Photo courtesy of freefoto.com Continue reading Carbon future: what does the future hold for Africa?
Veolia’s travails in Gabon
A recent study found that Gabon’s water concessionaire is falling short of expectations and will not meet its infrastructure investment targets. The report fails to represent the whole picture, argues Veolia’s Patrice Fonlladosa. The government of Gabon has asked Société d’Eau et d’Energie du Gabon (SEEG), the company in charge of the country’s electricity and water production and distribution, to produce a five-year investment plan … Continue reading Veolia’s travails in Gabon
Nigeria state sets REDD pace for entire continent
The state of Cross River in Nigeria has managed to preserve large swathes of endangered rainforest despite lucrative – and sometimes intimidating – from loggers. It’s also laid the groundwork for a national-scale programme designed to earn carbon credits by saving trees, thus securing its spot in an elite network of states moving forward as UN talks stalk. Read the full story here. Published in … Continue reading Nigeria state sets REDD pace for entire continent
Cancer in Africa: time to act
Cancer kills more people globally than HIV-Aids, tuberculosis and malaria. In Africa, it is becoming a growing burden yet few donors have cottoned on to the need for action. Read the full story here. Published in the Guardian. Continue reading Cancer in Africa: time to act
Ending the neglect: tackling Neglected Tropical Diseases
Tackling neglected tropical diseases could help achieve several of the Millennium Development Goals, but greater awareness and a comprehensive funding strategy is needed. Read the full story here. Published in This Is Africa. Photo courtesy of Pfizer. Continue reading Ending the neglect: tackling Neglected Tropical Diseases
The battle to prevent blindness
The WHO strategy to eliminate blinding trachoma in poor countries by 2020 has delivered encouraging results so far. Read the full story here. Published on www.guardian.co.uk. Continue reading The battle to prevent blindness
Tapping spirituality to solve water conflicts
Aaron Wolf is a professor of geography at Oregon State University and a trained mediator in conflict resolution, two professions he has melded together when working on the Arab-Israeli conflict as well as numerous disputes in central and southeast Asia and Africa. In this interview, he explains where his quest for spirituality comes from and how we could all learn to listen a little bit … Continue reading Tapping spirituality to solve water conflicts
Can REDD work in the Congo Basin?
The Congo Basin is rich in forests and poor in cash, which makes it hard to resist offers of easy money from loggers. Carbon credits could, in theory, help save the forests, but the region’s historically low rates of deforestation (and governance) make it difficult to prove you’re saving trees. Published in Ecosystem Marketplace. Continue reading Can REDD work in the Congo Basin?
Water PPPs deliver in Uganda
Local private water operators in Uganda have more than proved themselves over the past decade. Now the government is looking to reward them with more responsibilities. Read the full story here. Published in Global Water Intelligence. Continue reading Water PPPs deliver in Uganda