Deep in the Chalbi Desert of northern Kenya, the village of Kargi has lived under a slow-moving catastrophe for decades. Residents describe cancer as the leading cause of death in a community…
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Egypt has introduced a temporary export tax on nitrogen fertilizers as governments increasingly move to protect domestic agricultural inputs amid rising global prices and mounting supply chain disruptions linked to…
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A European Union-backed agricultural programme in Zambia’s Eastern Province is accelerating the transition from subsistence farming toward climate-resilient agribusiness systems, as more than 54,000 smallholder farmers adopt sustainable farming practices aimed at…
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Allianz Trade, the trade credit insurance arm of the Allianz Group, has expanded the integration of environmental, social and governance (ESG) risk analysis into its underwriting, procurement and investment operations,…
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African climate negotiators and policymakers opened the 7th Africa Climate Talks with calls for a shift from global climate pledges to measurable implementation, as the continent seeks to strengthen its…
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Demand for weather and climate information in Kenya is rising sharply as improved forecast accuracy and expanded access to meteorological services drive wider use of data in agriculture, disaster management…
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Ghana puts women at the centre of climate action
by Rose NgangaAfricaAfrican BusinessesBiodiversity & Natureblue economyClimate & EnvironmentClimate Action & AdaptationClimate FinanceClimate Science (Africa-focused)Conferencescorporate sustainabilityEconomic ResponsibilityEnvironmental ResponsibilitySDGs & National Development Planssustainability events by Rose Nganga 1.4K views 4 minutes readOn May 1, 2026, at the Cedi Conference Centre of the University of Ghana in Accra, something quietly significant happened. The 2026 Women in Sustainability Africa (WiSA) International Festival brought together government…
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Sustainability data is being absorbed into core banking risk systems, with regulators increasingly requiring that environmental, social and governance metrics meet the same standards of accuracy, timeliness and governance as…
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Global Land Degradation Crisis Puts 23 Trillion Dollars at Risk as Africa Eyes Investment in Scalable Restoration Solutions
AfricaAfrican BusinessesClimate & Environmentcorporate sustainabilityEnvironmental ResponsibilityinnovationpollutionPollution & WasteResourcesSDGs & National Development PlansSocial ResponsibilitySociety & DevelopmentSustainable developmentSustainable Finance & ESG by External Source 1.2K views 4 minutes readUp to 40% of the world’s land is already degraded, threatening ecosystems that support roughly half of global GDP and exposing the global economy to losses projected at $23 trillion…
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A disruption to oil flows through the Strait of Hormuz has cut global supply by more than 10 million barrels per day and pushed prices above $100 a barrel, triggering…
