SOUTH AFRICA: Rural School Running on Methane Bio-Gas
ips.org | 01 Mar 2012
By Lee MiddletonZothe, the school caretaker at Three Crowns Rural School in Lady Frere District oversees the feeding of the bio-digester. / David Oldfield/IPS CAPE TOWN, South Africa, Mar 1 (IPS) – Tucked against the rolling hills of South Africas Eastern Cape province, a small rural...
 South Africa | Cleaner Technologies | Energy | Recycling

CAMEROON: Stepping Naturally Away from Plastic
ips.org | 06 Jan 2012
By Ngala Killian ChimtomBPA-free baby bottle. / Photostock YAOUNDÉ, Jan 6 (IPS) – Maya Stella, a restaurant manager in the capital of Cameroon, no longer uses plastic to wrap the corn-fufu that she sells to her customers. She now uses banana or plantain leaves instead, because these are...
 Cameroon | Cleaner Technologies | Economics and the Environment

Mali gains CIF backing to scale up renewable energy
African Development Bank | 23 Nov 2011
Malis USD 40 million investment plan to scale up renewable energy was approved in principle by the Climate Investment Fund (CIF) governing bodies during their annual meetings from 31 October to 4 November 2011 in Washington, D.C. As an implementing agent of the CIF, the African Development Bank...
 Mali | Cleaner Technologies | Energy | Renewable Energy

AFRICA: Wanted: Greener Cities
ips.org | 18 Nov 2011
By Kristin Palitza CAPE TOWN, Nov 18 (IPS) – In Africa, where urbanisation will be one of the major developments over the next few decades, it will be key for cities to figure out how to handle rapid urban expansion and much-needed economic growth, while creating more environmentally-friendly cities and reducing their carbon footprint at the same time.
 South Africa | Cleaner Technologies | Urban Environment | Urban Pollution

Make Your Voice Heard At COP17: Join Forces With SESSA Gears
Environment South Africa | 01 Nov 2011
The Sustainable Energy Society of Southern Africa (SESSA) is offering to add members' voices to its own at the upcoming 17th United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, commonly known as COP17. SESSA will be participating in the 2011 South African Climate Change Response Expo running in...
 South Africa | Cleaner Technologies | Energy | Renewable Energy

SA seeks to boost renewables industry
Environment South Africa | 01 Nov 2011
In a move geared towards reducing the countrys carbon footprint, South Africa will launch an ambitious project aimed at boosting the green economy during COP 17.The South African Renewables Initiative (SARi), which will be unveiled at the 17th Conference of the Parties (COP 17) to the United...
 South Africa | Cleaner Technologies | Economics and the Environment

AfDB urges investment in Africa's energy sector at high-level climate conferences
African Development Bank | 01 Nov 2011
The multi-billion dollar financing gap in Africas energy sector, coupled with the continents abundant untapped natural resources, creates an opportunity to attract private investment, accelerate growth, and embark on a sustainable and lower carbon growth path. This was the message Hela Cheikhrouhou, director of the AfDBs Energy, Environment and Climate Change Department, gave to two high-level conferences in Scandinavia in October 2011.
 Cleaner Technologies | Energy

South Africa moves towards cleaner energy
Environment South Africa | 20 Oct 2011
South Africa has signed a work plan with the International Energy Agency (IEA) that will see the country step closer to realizing its objectives on cleaner energy. This will help to contribute to South Africa's efforts towards a cleaner and more efficient energy future,said the Department of Energy.
 South Africa | Cleaner Technologies | Energy

Just Building a Million Latrines Won't Solve Sanitation Crisis
AllAfrica.com | 26 Jan 2011
The deadline for the world to meet its millennium development goals is now only four years away, yet in sub-Saharan Africa, there are still 570 million people without adequate sanitation, and it will be another 200 years before just half of the population of this region have access to a safe, private toilet. In Nigeria where I live - alongside one-fifth of the continent's population - sanitation coverage stands at just 32%.
 Nigeria | Cleaner Technologies | Economics and the Environment | Health and Environment | Sanitation

Mozambique: Controversial Bypass Under Way At Mozambique Smelter
Inter Press Service | 24 Nov 2010
Aluminium giant BHP Billiton's Mozal smelter has begun bypassing its fume treatment centres, emitting potentially dangerous fumes into the air without treating them first - despite a pending court case on the matter. The bypass was initially scheduled to begin on Nov. 1, but was postponed. On Nov. 16, Mozal released a communiqué stating that "after revisiting all data in light of stakeholder concerns Mozal remains confident that the by-pass will not harm the environment or human health."
 Mozambique | Air Pollution | Cleaner Technologies