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Cities and coastal erosion: how resilient are they in West Africa?

GHANA: the World Bank releases $260m to help the energy sector recover

GHANA: Jospong to distribute electric vehicles from Vietnamese VinFast

WEST AFRICA: Ring Capital launches €50m fund to drive sustainability

Madagascar, Somalia, Ghana: the GCF pledges $309m in climate investments

AFRICA: the World Bank releases $40 million for climate research in six countries

Analysis

Financing development: what can the EBRD bring to Senegal and Ghana?

WEST AFRICA: two new tools to combat cocoa deforestation

GHANA: climate change amplifies air pollution in Accra

GHANA: 434 communities better served with drinking water in the Volta region

Plastic pollution: 76 WTO member states advocate sustainable trade practices

Floods, plastics pollution, solar energy… five news highlights this week

Retrospective

GHANA: in Kumasi, steelmaker Rider goes green with rooftop solar power

GHANA: the first lithium mine to be developed at Ewoyaa for the EV market

33,000 electric taxis in Dakar, Abidjan and Accra by 2033

COP28: in Dubai, the OECD calls for “reimagining transport in African cities”.

GHANA: USAID pledges $100m over 5 years for drinking water and sanitation

SAHEL: in Marrakech, the World Bank and OCP join forces for sustainable agriculture

Energy transition: Ghana to invest $550 billion between now and 2060

Treaty on the High Seas: Congo, Ghana and 73 other countries sign the text at the UN

GHANA: Kumasi, Takoradi and Tamale start treating faecal sludge

Education systems faced with the challenge of climate change: where does Africa stand

GHANA: two wastewater treatment plants come on stream in Accra

GHANA: Kumasi gets a medical waste treatment plant

AFRICA: Wecyclers and Miniplast obtain $12.7m for plastic recycling

GHANA: 95 communities connected to drinking water in Adaklu

GHANA: strengthening water, sanitation and hygiene policies

GHANA: plastic producers soon to be obliged to manage their waste

Reducing interest on debt, increasing bank capital… innovation in Paris

SENEGAL/GHANA: Gravita obtains a €34m facility for industrial recycling

GHANA: CIF grants $28 million for electrification via solar mini-grids

GHANA: Sunyani water supply extension to start in 2023

ECOWAS: EBID to finance green projects to support sustainable growth

GHANA: A nuclear waste storage centre to prevent pollution

WEST AFRICA: IOF’s call for projects to support the SDGs in nine cities

GHANA: At least 628,000 hectares of land reforested in six years

GHANA: Meteorological Agency to Begin Climate Forecasts in March 2023

GHANA: Accra Receives $4.8m For Reducing CO2 Emissions Through REDD+

GHANA: the country relies on the IAEA’s expertise to manage its radioactive waste

GHANA: World Bank mobilises $1.5m to reduce marine pollution in Accra

WEST AFRICA: IDA lends $246m for coastal resilience

SAHEL: BOAD and CILSS agree on climate-smart projects

GHANA/SIERRA LEONE: SEFA finances studies for 2 biomass plants

GHANA: Mana and Cargo join forces to tackle the EV market

GHANA: food waste costs $65 billion a year

AFRICA: Bayport secures $12 million from WaterEquity for water and sanitation

GHANA: Accra City to recover waste to reduce methane emissions

AFRICA: Oil company Shell buys solar energy provider Daystar

AFRICA: Starsight and SolarAfrica merge to provide solar to businesses

GHANA: In Accra, a TotalEnergies station will recharge electric vehicles

GHANA: Sargassum seaweed invasion threatens the population of Nzema

GHANA: ATI insurer to guarantee renewable energy deployment

AFRICA: Bboxx to enter solar kit market with PEG takeover

GHANA: A new plant turns solid waste into fertiliser in Damongo

GHANA: Kaleo solar PV plant goes into operation

GHANA: In Kumasi, authorities raise awareness on solid waste recycling

GHANA: the Tono drinking water plant comes into service and will serve 350,000 people

GHANA: 10 solar-powered water supply systems to serve Nandom and Lambussie

GHANA: New plant to supply drinking water to Dawa Industrial Zone

AFRICA: Starlinger to supply PET recycling systems to two companies

AFRICA: Accra to host clean cooking forum in October 2022

11-13 October 2022, Accra, Ghana

GHANA: In Bono, a plant will recycle solid waste from August 2022

WEST AFRICA: Persistent invests in SolarTaxi’s electric vehicles

GHANA: €133m investment plan to meet water demand in Bono

GHANA: Parliament approves €74m funding for drinking water in Tarkwa

GHANA: Electronic waste recycling centre to be inaugurated in October 2022

AFRICA: Vodafone recycles used phones in Nigeria, Ghana and Cameroon

GHANA: 2 projects on circular economy and plastic waste launched in Accra

GHANA: Shein pledges $15m for the development of sustainable fashion by 2025

AFRICA: Masdar and Infinity to Buy Wind Power Producer Lekela

WEST AFRICA: $20 million in Canadian climate funding

GHANA: Government Secures $70m For Off-Grid Solar Electrification

GHANA: Recyclers recycles waste rubber in new plant

GHANA: Solar kit provider Bboxx moves in and buys PEG for $300m

GHANA: Coliba to manage Engen oil supplier’s plastic waste

GHANA: A plant converts waste into electricity and fertilizer in Gyankobaa

GHANA/KENYA: EDFI lends $3 million to Redavia to solarize businesses

GHANA: 50 girls at Vodafone’s recycling and innovation school

GHANA: Norfund and IFU invest $27.9 million in CBI’s low carbon cement

GHANA: with the support of Zoomlion, Kwahu focuses on plastics circularity

GHANA: €44 million AFD and EU grant for 35 irrigation schemes

GULF OF GUINEA: $450m for climate resilience and conflict prevention

GHANA: TIEC completes rehabilitation of Tono Irrigation Dam

GHANA: Transport Sector Could Lose $4 Billion to Climate Hazards

GHANA: €2.5 million EU grant for solid waste management in Kumasi

GHANA: New water retention system helps cope with drought

GHANA: Meinergy partners with Huawei for 1 GW/500 MWh of solar power and storage

GHANA: Rann Luuk launches the rehabilitation works of the Vea irrigation dam

GHANA: New manual promotes ecotourism

GHANA: ADF finances electrification via green mini-grids with $27 million

WEST AFRICA: PAFAO launches a call for family farming projects

AFRICA: Oikocredit lends €5 million to Ecoligo to provide solar energy to SMEs

GHANA: Budapest lends €70m for the construction of 13 wastewater treatment plants

AFRICA: 3 cities honoured for their green innovations against Covid-19

GHANA: GWCL rationing water distribution in Sekondi as dry season begins

GHANA: Towards the inscription of 17 sites in the UNESCO biosphere reserve network

GHANA: GCF and Hatof train civil society on climate issues

GHANA: Ram Charan to supply units to Masri to convert waste into energy

GHANA: $45.5 million from USAID for water and sanitation in the north

GHANA: The “1 million garbage cans” initiative for efficient waste collection

GHANA: World Bank Lends $74 Million for Sanitation and Water in Kumasi

GHANA: Bui Power to install 8 solar power plants (259 MWp) in the north by 2022

Green Hydrogen: Research and Development Advances in Africa 

GHANA: A new plant recycles solid waste in the city of Accra

GHANA: mobilizing $4.3 billion to eradicate plastic pollution

GHANA: Accra starts its “water for all” program through a new commission

GHANA: GIZ supports a training program on solar powered irrigation

GHANA-SIERRA LEONE: Eiffel supports productive solar with a €3 million loan

AFRICA:Zola Electric raises $90 million for its technology to facilitate energy acces

AFRICA: AlphaMundi finances the growth of solar energy provider Redavia

GHANA: Meridian Port Services obtains the “Green Terminal” label from Bolloré Ports

GHANA: Ecoligo acquires C&I assets of solar energy provider Namene

GHANA: A new solid waste recycling initiative in Accra

AFRICA: Trine invests €5m in solar energy provider Solarise

GHANA: in Ashanti, a new project for sanitation and reforestation

GHANA: Lindt chocolate company finances 69,000 solar kits for cocoa farmers

GHANA: Tono drinking water plant to be commissioned by end of August 2021

AFRICA: USAID awards $49 million to Tetra Tech for biodiversity.

GHANA: UNDP supports innovation for waste management in schools

AFRICA: 3 projects awarded the “AFD-GDN biodiversity and development” prize

GHANA: New facilities boost drinking water supply in Salaga

AFRICA: Six companies awarded for low-carbon projects

AFRICA: Rolls-Royce invests in Kowry Energy’s off-grid solar systems

GHANA: Noé to restore 300,000 hectares of forest land

AFRICA: 6 cities commit to FAO’s “green cities” programme of action

AFRICA: Pacja and Paneltech commit to the circular economy of plastics

GHANA: Zoomlion boosts its operational performance with 101 refuse trucks

AFRICA: The continent is tackling the tide of waste that fouls the environment

AFRICA: water, at the heart of the continent’s environmental challenges

World Environment Day 2021 : Feature “Restoring Ecosystems in Africa”

In partnership with SUEZ

GHANA: LEAN project for biodiversity conservation

GHANA: AEHPMP to reduce mercury pollution and e-waste

AFRICA: Towards the creation of a water resources management platform

GHANA: McDavid Green Solutions to convert waste to electricity in Dawa

GHANA: IFC supports the development of the green bond market

WEST AFRICA: How does the Nestlé Cocoa Plan measure up on deforestation?

GHANA: UMaT proposes a strategy to clean up water bodies

GHANA: Dispose Green to collect solid waste on demand nationwide

GHANA: Berlin subsidises renewable energy and energy efficiency

GHANA: Zoomlion engages the media for effective waste management

GHANA: EMO Launches Expansion of Accra Sewerage Plant

AFRICA: AECF to fund innovative and green solutions in 7 countries

GHANA: CrossBoundary installs solar power plant at Guinness brewery

GHANA: The country has a centre dedicated to the management of electronic waste

AFRICA: The five countries that stand out in water management

Urban sanitation, a major challenge for sustainable cities in Africa

WEST AFRICA: World Bank funds off-grid with $22.5m

GHANA: Government signs with Zoompak for medical waste management

GHANA: Deutsche Bank opens a €85m credit line for drinking water in Keta

GHANA: Mining project in the Atewa forest, Leonardo Dicaprio is back in charge

GHANA: Marine Bunkers to reuse oil waste in Tema port

GHANA: €50m from Budapest to complete the construction of three wastewater treatment

GHANA: Farmers Hope to recycle cocoa waste in Kumasi

AFRICA: $20 million from FinnFund and Norfund for Starsight solar energy projects

WEST AFRICA: Daystar Power raises $38 million for its solar off-grid projects

GHANA: the government acquires 3 ships for waste collection in Oti

GHANA: Germany is financing a sanitation project worth €5.8m

GHANA: BPA connects a floating solar power plant in the basin of the Bui dam

GHANA: Nana Akufo-Addo inaugurates 45 kW Tsatsadu mini-hydro power plant

GHANA: Ezekiel Chibeze wins prestigious Goldman Environmental Award

GHANA: Accra and Bern to cooperate on green technologies and clean energy

GHANA: Government launches water and sanitation project in Accra and Kumasi

GHANA: CleanApp Ghana application to improve solid waste management

GHANA: Funded by OeKB, Strabag rehabilitates the drinking water plant of Daboase

GHANA: Grino installs a solar-powered desalination system in Cape Coast

GHANA: Rainforest supports the fight against deforestation in Sefwi-Wiawso

GHANA: Green ENS installs a 25 kWp solar PV system at Takoradi University

GHANA: after the north, Savannah and Volta are equipping themselves with waste treatm

GHANA: effluent and waste treatment plants to serve the north

GHANA: Kpong hydroelectric power station (160.5 MW) is operational again

GHANA: Government launches construction of 3 sanitation facilities in Tema

GHANA: Oeke and Commerzbank AG to provide a $96 million loan for water in Sekondi-Takoradi

GHANA: Government inaugurates a drinking water supply system in the Upper West

GHANA: Elecnor delivers a 6.5 MWp photovoltaic solar power plant in Lawra

GHANA: A waste treatment plant will be built in the Upper East

GHANA: Stragag continues to expand drinking water installations in the Volta River

GHANA: Zoomlion will soon have a waste treatment plant in Wiawso

GHANA: IDA finances drinking water and sanitation in Accra and Kumasi

GHANA: BPA to support the Bui Dam with a 250 MWp PV solar farm

GHANA: Belfius and Credendo open a €30m water credit line to Bono

GHANA: Axcon launches construction of a 5 MWp solar power plant in Appolonia City

GHANA: Ukef lends $35.5 million to supply drinking water to 225,000 people

GHANA: Zoomlion to set up two waste treatment plants in the North

GHANA: The government is commissioning two water pumping stations in Amedzofe

WEST AFRICA: MPs unite to address drinking water challenges

GHANA: Absolicon to build solar thermal collector factory for Pelktec

GHANA: $49 million line of credit for drinking water projects in Damongo

GHANA: 2.7 million dollars to drain Nsukwao basin for flood control

GHANA: Exim Bank of India finally opens $30 million water line of credit to Yendi

GHANA: University of the Environment will train its first batch of students

GHANA: Nek aims to produce 1,000 MW of wind power to boost the grid

GHANA: Adherence to UN Water Convention to become effective in September

GHANA-KENYA: Redavia contracts loan from NDF to provide solar energy to enterprises

KENYA-GHANA: Redavia’s Covid-19 resilience lease benefits 4 companies

GHANA: Discarded refrigerators recycled into egg incubators

GHANA: A Rocha, setting up organic shea butter production centre

GHANA: EU supports ‘GrEEn’ project creating 5,000 “green” jobs

GHANA: An initiative for community plastic waste recovery

GHANA: Achiase District launches water extension project against Covid-19

GHANA: Wangara grants $500,000 to Cleanearth Scientific Limited for drinking water

GHANA / KENYA: Redavia launches “Covid-19 Resilience Lease” for enterprises

GHANA: Government to power airports with solar energy

GHANA: Biogas capacity building project launched

GHANA: Switzerland invests €6.1 million for sustainable recycling of electronic waste

GHANA: Redavia connects small-scale solar power plant for KKTR sawmill

GHANA: Construction of the Pwalugu multipurpose dam will start in April 2020

GHANA: Stella to install solar power plant on Miniplast rooftop in Accra

GHANA: Two solar power plants financed by KfW go into construction

GHANA: Redavia installs solar powered carport for SGS

AFRICA: Filatex to supply 150 MWp of solar energy in four countries

GHANA: 50 MWp solar park combined with Pwalugu hydroelectric power plant

AFRICA: Famous comedian Mamane is the new climate ambassador for the Sahel

GHANA: GRIPE and BRRI use plastics waste to design toilets

GHANA: BPA commissions a mini hydroelectric power plant in Hohoe

GHANA: Government sets authority and fund for sanitation

GHANA: Government approves IDA funding for drainage in Accra

AFRICA: Speak Up Africa aims to train journalists on sanitation issues

GHANA: Ecoligo and Yingli connect a mini solar power plant to the Central University

GHANA: Climate Chance Summit calls for more action on climate change

GHANA: Budapest provides €20 million for 2 wastewater treatment plants in two cities

GHANA: Government calls for help to combat the use of mercury

GHANA: Sinohydro to launch work on Pwalugu Multipurpose Dam in November

GHANA: 2 start-ups awarded for innovative sanitation

GHANA: Kantanka will start manufacturing electric cars in December

AFRICA: PEG Africa mobilizes $5 million to develop solar kit supply

GHANA: Zoomlion’s endeavours rewarded by African Clean Up Initiative

GHANA: Denys will complete Tono’s drinking water project by 2021

GHANA: Aqua Africa will provide drinking water to 225,000 people in villages

GHANA: Germany provides funding for waste-to-energy power generation

GHANA: Deutsche Bank signs €276 million credit line for potable water in Tamale

GHANA: Atewa Forest Reserve under threat from bauxite exploitation

BURKINA FASO: Volta Basin Water Charter will soon come into effect

GHANA: Importation and manufacturing tax on plastics comes into force

GHANA: Redavia installs off grid for Movelle company, agri-food supplier

GHANA: Zoomlion to set up waste recycling plant in each region

GHANA: Biwater wins Tamale drinking water contract worth $272 million

GHANA: Government earmarks €233 million for Tamale and Damongo drinking water project

AFRICA: 21 scientists receive scholarships for climate-related studies

GHANA: Veolia secures wastewater treatment contract for Obuasi mine

GHANA: World Bank supports flood control project in Accra

AFRICA: Registrations for EDF Pulse Africa’s 3rd edition launched

GHANA: NGO initiates 18 projects for improved access to safe drinking water

GHANA: Jumeni start-up launches waste management application

AFRICA: AFD and ANRU create “smart cities” network for 12 African cities

GHANA: Exim Bank India allocates $180 million to government drinking water projects

GHANA: Zoomlion opens waste recycling centre and unveils ambitions

WEST AFRICA: Daystar Power Receives $10M from Persistent Energy and Verod Capital

AFRICA: Climate Chance-Africa Summit act 2 will be held in Accra, Ghana

October 16-18 , Accra Ghana

GHANA: Africa considers better access to climate finance

GHANA: Wastewater treatment plant under construction by JGC and Pureco in Kumasi

WEST AFRICA: Ghana and Ivory Coast publish Cocoa & Forests plan

GHANA: Siemens to supply solar energy to potential Takoradi industrial park

GHANA: CrossBoundary commissions solar off grid for bottling plant

GHANA: World Bank to invest $46 million for drinking water and sanitation

GHANA: Jiangxi Zhongmei commissions over 1,000 boreholes for drinking water

GHANA: ElectriFI invests in Redavia to develop the solar off grid

GHANA: Exim Bank of India to invest $30 million for drinking water project in Yendi

GHANA: Digital at the service of urban waste management

AFRICA: Three actors in energy sector awarded by EDF

AFRICA: African Climate Week to focus on international action

18-22 march, Accra

GHANA: GASSLIP project for sanitation in Accra, launched

GHANA: ResponsAbility and Redavia offer solar power plants for hire purchase

GHANA: Gomoa Onyaadze solar power plant now operational

GHANA: GYEM wants to mobilise the media to develop renewable energies

WEST AFRICA: Interplast launches Ingreen, a new irrigation system

GHANA: Zaacoal produces clean coal from coconut shell waste

GHANA: Two youths produce energy from cassava

GHANA: Torgorme irrigation project creates 12,000 jobs

GHANA: Stanbic Bank equips three of its branches with solar panels

GHANA: Total uses solar energy at its gas stations

WEST AFRICA: ECOWAS to supply off-grid energy in 19 countries

GHANA: Agrocenta recreates the link between consumers and small agricultural producer

GHANA : Nelplast recycles plastic waste into pavements for sidewalks

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