Tag: Africa

Seychelles’ UNESCO island under threat from luxury development and Qatari-linked terror funds

The fate of Assomption Island may determine not just the survival of its biodiversity, but the integrity of Seychelles’ commitment to sustainable development in the face of land grabs and neo-colonialism by powerful foreign interests.

How nations can avoid climate refugees

Millions of people were displaced during the Syrian civil war, a conflict created by drought. Hundreds of thousands died. In the best scenario the world won't move to Europe or America. People around the world will be able to adapt in place.

Africa’s emerging economic vision calls for ESG innovations of transformed mining industry

During the first week of March, Africa’s development finance leaders convened in Zimbabwe for the UNECA-hosted COM2024 summit amid a wavering continental growth agenda. Recognising that many SDG and African Union Agenda 2063 targets remain far out of reach, participants focused discussions on overhauling the global financial architecture to help generate the massive funding Africa needs to accelerate inclusive, sustainable growth.

Black eyed peas are a new protein alternative

Better Pluse hopes to offer another protein-rich solution for food resiliency and food security using black eyed peas.

How The Great NFTrees, Metaverse & Digiverse Can Change The Middle-East

I believe the Middle East and Dubai would be a perfect place for an incubator project he’s been developing, which is focused on nature based solution and restoration, as well as fit for what I call the DigiReal Multiverse.

The plants our ancient ancestors ate

Finding bones at an archeology site reveals the kind of animals our human ancestors would eat. But plants? Remains in the kitchens and pots of our ancients and their plant matter is much more elusive because plant remains disintegrate over time.

Africa’s Great Green Wall works!

Africa’s Great Green Wall (GGW) programme to combat desertification in the Sahel region is not only crucial to the battle against climate change but also makes commercial sense for investors, a new study led by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and published in Nature Sustainability shows.

Refugees code their way to assylum

A new project by the City of Tel Aviv is offering a coding course to selected refugees, giving them a jumpstart to a new career path. And in my eyes a chance to influence the machine. 

Greet, meet, and eat with African asylum seekers in Israel

If you live in south Tel Aviv in the Shapiro neighborhood by the central bus station you might come...

Waterways helps water tech make “soft” landing in Africa

Ask any African who lives off the land, and they’ll tell you that water is life. But when...

Israeli Sunshine Girl Gets United Nations Prize for Jewish Heart (video)

Seeing the enormous potential for Israeli clean technologies in solar energy and water for the developing world, Sivan Yaari-Borowich...

Solar PV Demand Rises Sixfold in the Middle East and Africa

HH General Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi (left), HH Sheikh Hazza bin Zayed...