Green finance progress report
The G20 and other nations have taken huge strides over the last year towards mobilizing the trillions of dollars of public and private capital needed to make sustainable development and climate action
International Cooperation
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China-Pakistan energy project to benefit 10 million locals
With its two 660-megawatt units, the Sahiwal coal-fired power plant is expected to generate 9 billion kwh of electricity annually to address about one fourth of Pakistan’s current power deficit, supplying
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Mauritius to Host Conference On Challenges in Poverty Reduction
Mauritius will host the 2017 Africa-China Poverty Reduction and Development Conference, on the theme "Joining hands to meet new challenges in poverty reduction", in September 2017. Some 100 participants
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Kenya, Israel partner to protect forests
The Environment ministry has signed an MoU with the Jewish National Fund to share knowledge and expertise on planting forests in dry climates. Speaking in Jerusalem last week during the signing ceremony,
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Ghana Signs $10 Billion Bauxite Project Agreement With China
Ghana signed an agreement with China that may culminate in the development of a $10 billion bauxite venture that will include the construction of alumina refineries and railway infrastructure, according
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Korea Eximbank EDCF finances the establishment of University of Environment and Sustainable Development
The Ministry of Education and Korea Eximbank recently signed a Project Concept Paper (PCP) for the establishment of University of Environment and Sustainable Development (UESD) in Accra. The PCP outlines
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Nam, France sign environment sustainability agreement
WINDHOEK – Namibia and France this week signed a financial co-operation agreement to fund green and ecofriendly businesses. The agreement aims to finance projects geared towards the sustainable
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Multi-billion dollar Africa-India partnership aims to eradicate energy poverty
Pieces are falling into place for an important collaboration between India and Africa to end energy poverty. The stakes are high, as sub-Saharan Africa and India account for over 80 percent of the world’s
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Angola, Zambia strengthen cooperation in agriculture field
This was said Wednesday in Luanda by Zambian Agriculture minister, Dora Siliya, while speaking to Angop at International Airport shortly before leaving Luanda at the end of her three-day visit to Angola.
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Sudan, Belarus sign cooperation agreement on minerals
Sudan’s Minerals Ministry and Belarusian Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Monday signed a joint agreement on minerals investment and development. Sudan’s mineral minister Ahmed