Category: ENVIRONMENT

Small Island Nations Demand Urgent Global Action at SIDS4 Conference

The once-in-a-decade SIDS Conference opened in Antigua and Barbuda today, with a clear message: the world already knows the challenges that SIDS face—now it’s time for action. ANTIGUA, May 27 2024 (IPS) – “This year has been the hottest in history in practically every corner of the globe, foretelling severe impacts on our ecosystems and starkly underscoring the urgency of our predicament. We are gathered here not merely to reiterate our challenges, but to demand and enact solutions,” declared Antigua and Barbuda Prime Minister Gaston Brown at the opening of the Fourth…

CIBAFI Introduces Innovative GHG Measurement Tool to Advance Climate Action in Islamic Finance

The General Council for Islamic Banks and Financial Institutions (CIBAFI), the global umbrella of Islamic financial institutions, on May 21 st, successfully conducted a webinar titled “Unveiling the CIBAFI Greenhouse Gas Measurement Tool to Strengthen the Contribution of Islamic Financial Institutions to Climate Action”. Experts in climate action and Islamic finance discussed the crucial role of Islamic banks in advancing climate initiatives. This initiative aligns with the declaration made by the Islamic Finance Infrastructure Organizations during COP28 and CIBAFI’s commitment to sustainability. The webinar introduced a groundbreaking Greenhouse Gas Measurement Tool for…

Driving socio-economic transformation through technology: The young startup changing the face of Uganda’s automotive industry

KAMPALA, Uganda, May 14, 2024/ — In recent years, Uganda has witnessed a wave of technological innovation. In a country where access to traditional infrastructure and services can be limited, technology is emerging as a powerful catalyst for change, offering solutions to longstanding socio-economic issues. GITEX AFRICA, the continent’s largest tech and start-up event, taking place in Marrakech, Morocco from 29 – 31 May, will host a successful Ugandan startup that is proving that technology, along with a visionary mindset, is the perfect formula to meet the challenges facing the…

AIM Startup and Unicorns Track: Insights and Innovation Take Center Stage at 2024 AIM Congress

Abu Dhabi, 9th May, 2024: The 2024 AIM Congress, held at ADNEC in Abu Dhabi from May 7 to May 9, showcased a dynamic exchange of visionary ideas and strategic insights during the AIM Startup and Unicorns Track sessions. These sessions, featuring esteemed moderators and panelists, unveiled groundbreaking perspectives and transformative opportunities across various industries.  Middle East Unicorns Conclave: Unicorns and Mobility Industry Moderated by Mohamed Nagaty, the session illuminated the evolving landscape of unicorns and the mobility industry, with Mohamed Ezzat of Tech Logistics (Bosta), Salman bin Mohammed Al…

2024 AIM Congress in Abu Dhabi Sparks Conversation on Investment, with Focus on Asia and Europe

Abu Dhabi, 9th May, 2024:: The 2024 AIM Congress, held at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre (ADNEC) from May 7 to May 9 saw an huge convergence of industry leaders, policymakers, and visionaries. The  Congress sessions were held under the Investment Track, Regional Focus Forum Track,and Investment Destination Track, fostering dialogue, collaboration, and innovative solutions to global challenges. Investment Track The “Leader’s Panel: Geopolitical Tensions 2024: New Challenges and New FDI Destinations” session brought together speakers who discussed the landscape of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI). Participants underscored the significance…

Re-designing the African Rural Built Environment for Sustainability

By: Mohammed A. Abu The African rural built environment is where one still easily finds age-old residential buildings,mosques among others,constructed by using earthen and other forms of local materials. They constitute a somewhat near description of the contemporary day “Green Buildings” concept in their own right. The amazing durability of centuries-old mosques in Ghana’s northern sector including remnants of an ancient days security defense wall built with local materials to protect an ethnic kingdom from external aggression, has since attracted research interest from most especially, building engineering scientists in the…

Africa Climate Roundtable to unify African voices on climate resilience and adaptation.

The African Risk Capacity (ARC) will be convening leading partners in Africa’s climate and food security space.in Johannesburg, South Africa, from 7-8 May 2024,according to a recent  official statement issued in Johannesburg on the 9th  April. Ahead of COP29, which will take place this year in Baku, Azerbaijan, the statement said, the Africa Climate Roundtable will bring together leaders from across the continent, “It is an opportunity to forge a common and decisive African voice on matters of climate resilience and adaptation”, it noted. Africa, the statement noted, has a…

Ghanaian and Senegalese entrepreneurs to benefit from African Development Bank Youth Entrepreneurship and Innovation Multi-Donor Trust Fund (YEI MDTF) grant for green jobs in natural resources

ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast, April 8, 2024/ — The African Development Bank (www.AfDB.org), through its Youth Entrepreneurship and Innovation Multi-Donor Trust Fund (YEI MDTF) (https://apo-opa.co/3J81Cnx), has approved a $999,000 grant to support an initiative to foster green jobs for women, youth and people with disabilities. The Strengthening Women, Youth and People with Disabilities’ Micro-Entrepreneurship for Green Jobs (https://apo-opa.co/3U9MFqb) in Natural Resources (MicroGREEN) project aims to foster inclusive economic growth by providing up to 500 green job opportunities and business development services to marginalized groups in Ghana and Senegal. The target reach group…

Breaking News !!!!!!!!-Daniel Kontie Resigns from Adom Group to Focus on Growing ACECN

Mohammed A. Abu Daniel Kontie, the General Manager, Sales and Marketing of Ghana’s Construction industry giant, the Adom Group, has resigned his position. This was disclosed by Engr. Samuel Worwui, the CEO of GM Bamboo Eco-City Ltd in Accra, Saturday. The resignation of Mr. Kontie who also doubles as the CEO/Chief Administrator of Africa’s biggest Construction Industry Professionals Network, the Africa Continental Engineering & Construction Network(ACECN), Egnr. Worwui said, is to, enable him dedicate more time to serve the wider construction industry in order to rapidly transition the Conventional Construction…

Championing Sustainable Mining Solutions in Africa

First Published,February 8, 2024 Story by: Mohammed A. Abu Under identical conditions at a plant owned by a company in Burkina Faso, eco-friendly alternative gold leaching reagent SEYCHEM and Cyanide were compared and at the conclusion of the process 350g of gold was recovered using SEYCHEM while 330g was obtained via Cyanide extraction. The laboratory personnel attested to SEYCHEM’s non-reactive nature on their bodies in comparison to Cyanide which caused eye irritation. They were also able to submerge their hands freely into the prepared solution containing SEYCHEM, an action not…