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Clean Energy

Efficient energy cooling: Opportunity for Burkina Faso’s green growth ambition

The construction sector consumes up to 40% of energy and contributes up to 1/3 of the world's annual greenhouse gas emissions. The use of air conditioners and fans for thermal comfort accounts for around 20% of the total electricity used in buildings in the world. Among 35% of the world's

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Saving the Planet Opportunities

African startups? Apply for Pangea’s Blue Economy Accelerator ($500,000 USD)

Africa is recognized as one of the most blessed continents in the world when you consider its abundant natural, marine, and terrestrial resources. Yet, most of these riches, particularly the marine resources which contribute to the Blue Economy, are yet to be responsibly harnessed to drive Africa's sustainable economic and

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Opportunities

Africa Energy Fellowship for Young Energy Leaders opens Application

The Africa Energy Fellowship for Young Energy Leaders (AFYEL) has recently open calls for application. It is an education venture initiated by the Renewable Energy Technology Training Institute in Partnership with RETTI Virtual University, government agencies, top academic institutions, and private sector companies. The fellowship makes an investment into the

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Saving the Planet Recycling

Rwanda & Luxembourg embark on ‘Waste to Resources’ project in Kigali

It is safe to say that people who live in cleaner countries tend to have longer life expectancies than those with dirtier surroundings. No doubt, clean water, better air quality, better handling of waste, and sanitation are important factors that affect human health in no small measure. Countries in Africa

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Opportunities

African startups can apply for Climate Adaptation & Resilience Accelerator

Startups in Africa and Asia that are addressing the effects of climate change, including heatwaves, flooding, drought, storm surges, or sea-level rise, are invited to apply for the Adaptation & Resilience Accelerator. Why you should apply The effects of climate change are increasingly being felt all around the world affecting

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Saving the Planet

Cleanbuild.africa & Creative Space to hold first cleantech and climate action stakeholders forum

The historic Paris Agreement on Climate Change, which went into effect in 2016, has enabled countries around the world to become more intentional about their responses to the growing threat of climate change. And as the 26th UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26) draws nearer, world leaders are

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Opportunities

African innovator? Apply now for the World Water Challenge 2021

Have you ever wanted a chance to pitch your creative/applicable solutions that can help address water-related challenges? If so, why not apply for the World Water Challenge 2021, an international contest for water solutions. The competition is a yearly event held in collaboration with the Korea International Water Week (KIWW)

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Opportunities

Apply! MFMC Grants Program to Support Low Carbon Economy

UNIFOR, a European non-profit organization, is inviting applications for the Minor Foundation for Major Challenges (MFMC) Small and Large Grant that is designed to support communication projects which advance the transition to a low carbon economy. Recognizing that emissions must decrease significantly over the next two decades, the foundation, starting

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Saving the Planet Sustainability

Benefits for Sub-Saharan Africa as PepsiCo plans to reduce water consumption

As essential as clean freshwater is to human life, about 1.1 billion people still lack access to water while over 2.7 billion live with water scarcity at least one month in a year. Even critical is the need for water to practice good hygiene- like handwashing- as the Covid-19 pandemic

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Opportunities

Applications are now open for global Ocean Impact Pitchfest 2021 ($50,000 prize)

The ocean which makes up 71% of the planet provides many services to humans from mitigating weather extremes to generating the oxygen we breathe, to producing the food we eat. Yet, the increasing greenhouse gas emissions threaten coastal and marine ecosystems causing changes in ocean temperature and melting of ice,

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