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New Waste to Energy Plant in Ethiopia
"Waste management is one of the biggest challenges confronting many African countries. The issue of collection, management and disposal of solid waste still features highly in major towns and cities across the region. Failure to correctly manage waste disposal has...
How to ensure sustainability in rural water systems
Register for the upcoming webinar - Tuesday March 27, 11 am EDT Engineering for Change: https://www.engineeringforchange.org/webinar/construction-support-rural-water-systems/
Upcoming Webinar: A Practitioner’s Guide to Gender Data
Wednesday, February 21 at 10:00 a.m. EST (4:00 p.m. CET) Yamini Atmavilas, Senior Program Officer, The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Albert Motivans, Head of Data and Insights, Equal Measures 2030 Papa Seck, Chief Statistician, UN Women Kelli Rogers, Associate...
Food for thought when innovating…
Or when thinking that "feedback" would be useful: Read more...
International training course “Market-led SMARTechs for water and agriculture” 19th to 23rd of March 2018 in Mzuzu, Malawi
International training course Malawi March 2018
Potential Disruption to Traditional Financing
Blockchain could alter the landscape for small business all over the world. It may be years or decades before this happens, but things do tend to change fast in this world! Read More...
The Importance of small-scale agriculture in Africa
Article on the importance of supporting small-scale farmers by reducing barriers " limiting their access to inputs; foster the adoption of environmentally sustainable approaches and technologies; increase access to credit and markets; facilitate farm mechanisation;...
Financing is critical to power availability
https://www.spotlightnepal.com/2018/01/25/twenty-two-percent-nepali-have-no-access-electricity-ppoe-2017/
Breakthrough Energy Ventures – 5-point strategy
BEV is a billion-dollar fund to finance breakthroughs in energy technology. Speaking in Paris recently Bill Gates described their strategic focus. Bill Gates: “Energy transitions take a long time, but there’s more urgency than ever to prevent the worst impacts of...