World Green economy strategies discussed
afrol News, 8 April - More than 600 delegates at the 30th Annual Conference of the International Association for Impact Assessment (IAIA), hosted by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), will look at the five sectors that have been identified as key green investment opportunities – agriculture, industry, tourism, cities and transportation – many of which are open in the developing countries.
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Africa | World Africa’s green energy under-exploited
afrol News, 4 March - Africa is lagging behind the rest of the world in developing renewable energy projects with initiatives aimed at producing clean and ‘green’ energy remaining largely under-exploited, a new report released by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) has warmed.
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Nigeria Devise local strategies to fight climate change
afrol News, 16 February - The World Bank country Director for Nigeria Onno Ruhl has urged the country to device strategies on how best it would utilise the $200 billion at its disposal from clean technology fund. The fund has not yet been spent because the World Bank could not find any project available.
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