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In Nairobi, Residents Redesign Public Spaces to Build Flood Resilience

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Nairobi residents redesign public spaces to build flood resilience
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Meenakshi Dewan tends to maintenance work on the solar street lighting in her village of Tinginaput, India. Huge pylons run across these hills, supplying power to the big cities – but rural areas like this are not connected to the main grid.
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1.2 Billion People Lack Electricity. Increasing Supply Alone Won’t Fix the Problem

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Pharmacy in Monrovia
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“Pay-As-You-Go” Solar Could Electrify Rural Africa

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Tanzania solar
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South Africa Pledges to Peak Its Greenhouse Gas Emissions by 2025

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South Africa is the first country to apply a carbon budget approach to determine whether its INDC represents a fair share of global emission reductions. Photo by Lollie-Pop/Flickr.
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