When the Mountain Falls: A Changing Himalaya and the Rising Risk Downstream

The catastrophic collapse of ice and rock in Nepal has exposed a deeper climate challenge: how do communities, rivers and infrastructure adapt when the mountains…

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Africa’s Transport Future Hinges on 12 Turning Points

Passenger transport often dominates conversations about electric mobility, but Africa's transport future is on how goods move the continent.

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More Than Half of Nigeria’s Cocoa Farmers Could Lose EU Market Access as Deforestation Law Nears

cocoa entering the EU traceable to the specific plot of land it was grown on, and proven free of deforestation dating back to 31 December…

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Africa Turns to Homegrown Solutions to Close Livestock Productivity Gap

Africa holds about one-fifth of the world's livestock, yet produces only five per cent of global milk, while spending billions on food imports

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The $15 Return: Why Clean Air Is the World’s Best-Kept Investment Secret

In a village kitchen in Southern Africa, a woman crouches over an open fire to cook the evening meal. The smoke that fills the room…

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If There’s No Water on the Land, There’s No Food on the Table

IWMI Director General Mark Smith offered a similar reframe from a water perspective: "Water is an enabler and an unlock for food systems"

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Africa’s carbon markets face their first real test under Article 6

Africa is still waiting for its own project to cross that line as delegates convene in Kigali October 13-15 for Carbon Markets Africa Summit

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From Roots to Results: Five-Year Journey of GMEI Community-Led Climate Action

From roots in local action to results backed by data, GMEI shows that climate resilience is not built overnight, but sustainably over time

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Wangari Maathai was well-known as a political, social, and environmental activist. In 1977 she started a grass-roots movement aimed at countering the deforestation that was threatening the means of subsistence of the agricultural population.

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When the Mountain Falls: A Changing Himalaya and the Rising Risk Downstream
When the Mountain Falls: A Changing Himalaya and the Rising Risk Downstream

The catastrophic collapse of ice and rock in Nepal has exposed a deeper climate challenge: how do communities, rivers and infrastructure adapt when the mountains themselves are becoming less predictable? In the space of minutes, the landscape of Nepal’s…

Africa’s Transport Future Hinges on 12 Turning Points
Africa’s Transport Future Hinges on 12 Turning Points

Passenger transport often dominates conversations about electric mobility, but Africa’s transport future is on how goods move the continent.

More Than Half of Nigeria’s Cocoa Farmers Could Lose EU Market Access as Deforestation Law Nears
More Than Half of Nigeria’s Cocoa Farmers Could Lose EU Market Access as Deforestation Law Nears

cocoa entering the EU traceable to the specific plot of land it was grown on, and proven free of deforestation dating back to 31 December 2020

Africa Turns to Homegrown Solutions to Close Livestock Productivity Gap
Africa Turns to Homegrown Solutions to Close Livestock Productivity Gap

Africa holds about one-fifth of the world’s livestock, yet produces only five per cent of global milk, while spending billions on food imports

The $15 Return: Why Clean Air Is the World’s Best-Kept Investment Secret
The $15 Return: Why Clean Air Is the World’s Best-Kept Investment Secret

In a village kitchen in Southern Africa, a woman crouches over an open fire to cook the evening meal. The smoke that fills the room will, over years, damage her lungs and her children’s lungs. It will also, according…

If There’s No Water on the Land, There’s No Food on the Table
If There’s No Water on the Land, There’s No Food on the Table

IWMI Director General Mark Smith offered a similar reframe from a water perspective: “Water is an enabler and an unlock for food systems”

Africa’s carbon markets face their first real test under Article 6
Africa’s carbon markets face their first real test under Article 6

Africa is still waiting for its own project to cross that line as delegates convene in Kigali October 13-15 for Carbon Markets Africa Summit

From Roots to Results: Five-Year Journey of GMEI Community-Led Climate Action
From Roots to Results: Five-Year Journey of GMEI Community-Led Climate Action

From roots in local action to results backed by data, GMEI shows that climate resilience is not built overnight, but sustainably over time

From Diesel to Daylight: How Solar Power Is Transforming Uganda’s Dairy Belt
From Diesel to Daylight: How Solar Power Is Transforming Uganda’s Dairy Belt

The bigger test is whether the finance can follow, and whether a solution proven at a few dairy centres can become a solution for African SMEs

1.5°C Is Slipping Away. This Is What Happens Next.
1.5°C Is Slipping Away. This Is What Happens Next.

This summer’s heatwaves scorched cities, wildfires raged across continents, and floods swept away homes and livelihoods. According to a new report from the UN Environment Programme (UNEP), these are previews of what’s coming, because global temperature rise is now…

Closing the Gap: Why Investors Are Looking Twice at the Sahel
Closing the Gap: Why Investors Are Looking Twice at the Sahel

At AFSF 2026, ministers and financiers made the case that the Sahel agriculture and livestock sectors are an investment opportunity

Africa Holds the Ore. It Doesn’t Hold the Price
Africa Holds the Ore. It Doesn’t Hold the Price

A tonne of raw concentrate and a tonne of refined metal command different values in the markets that matter.

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