Ecobank and Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa have signed a memorandum of understanding aimed at strengthening agricultural value chains across Africa, as financial institutions and development agencies increase…
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Kenya Launches National Carbon Registry to Strengthen Climate Finance and Expand Access to Global Carbon Markets
AfricaBiodiversity & NatureBusinessCarbon MarketsClimate & EnvironmentClimate FinanceClimate Science (Africa-focused)East AfricaGlobal Policy & AfricapolicyPolicy & GovernancepollutionPollution & WasteSustainabilitySustainability reportingSustainable developmentSustainable Finance & ESG by External Source 1.2K views 5 minutes readKenya has launched a National Carbon Registry aimed at strengthening transparency, accountability and investor confidence in the country’s growing carbon market, as African economies increasingly position climate-linked natural assets as sources of…
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Kenya Faces Pressure to Fast-Track Carbon Credit and Methane Laws as Climate Investment Opportunities Grow
AfricaAfrican BusinessesAgricultureCarbon MarketsCarbon offsetingClimate & EnvironmentClimate Action & AdaptationClimate FinanceClimate Science (Africa-focused)corporate sustainabilityEconomic ResponsibilityEnvironmental ResponsibilitypollutionPollution & WasteSustainability by External Source 692 views 5 minutes readClimate and agricultural stakeholders in Kenya are urging the government to accelerate the development of regulations governing carbon credit trading and methane financing, warning that policy delays are slowing investments…
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Kenya has taken a significant step toward overhauling its national weather and climate monitoring infrastructure after the Kenya Meteorological Service Authority signed a Statement of Intent with Meteo France International…
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Organizations across the United States and other major economies are reassessing how they manage workplace conflict, diversity and institutional accountability as growing polarization around Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) policies…
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Côte d’Ivoire has launched a five-year, US$33 million fisheries and aquaculture development programme aimed at reversing declining domestic fish production, strengthening food security and reducing the country’s growing dependence on…
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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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Africa’s agricultural future may depend less on expanding farmland and more on restoring the soil beneath it, as policymakers, agribusinesses and development institutions increasingly recognise degraded soils as a structural…
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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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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…