Tag: world bank

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.

Menasol Dubai answers key financing questions for Middle East CSP solar projects

Key investors in renewable energy for the Middle East and North Africa regions will be on hand to discuss...

$9 billion in 2,000 MW solar investment streams into Morocco

The bone-dry plains of the Western Sahara may be no place to plant a garden, but their extreme solar...

High Flyers’ Legroom Generates More Emissions

No news that first-class passengers have deeper pockets than economy flyers.  Now the World Bank confirms their carbon footprint...

MENA Mayors Put Heads Together to Build Stronger Cities

Middle East city heads want to make their cities more sustainable. The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region is...

Direct Seeding Helps Moroccan Farmers Adapt to Climate Change

Farming is risky business in Morocco, where a 30 percent drop in precipitation since 1970 makes steady, predictable annual...

Award-Winning Egyptian Traffic App Hits the World Stage

  Cairo's traffic is the stuff of legends. It's easy to spend hours in total gridlock while trying to get...

“Irresponsible” World Bank Says Red-Dead Canal Feasible

It was about a decade in the making: without much fanfare the World Bank has released a report stating...

Jordan Drops Out of Red Dead Project, Citing Financial Woes

Sketch of the map of the Red Dead Canal commissioned by Jordan. While we don't celebrate the energy crisis and...

World Bank Warns Arab World About Action on Climate Change

Consequences of climate change especially acute in the Arab world, and traditional methods for coping with climate are severely...

COP18 and Four Degrees: Have We Passed The Point Of No Return?

More and more studies highlight the truly drastic action we need to take at Doha to avoid four degree...

How Arab World Buildings Use Energy (Infographic)

Tunisian buildings are the most energy intense in the Arab world.  Carboun has released a powerful infographic which details how...