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    Climate Africa Forests renewable energy
    Climate
    Africa
    Insights
    August 30, 2023

    What to Watch at the First Africa Climate Summit

    • adaptation finance
    • climate finance
    • Energy
    • Finance
    • renewable energy
    • Forests
    • Cities
    • COP28
    Rooftop solar panels in Kenya
    • adaptation finance
    • climate finance
    • Energy
    • Finance
    • renewable energy
    • Forests
    • Cities
    • COP28
    Climate
    Africa
    Technical Perspectives
    September 1, 2022

    5 Lessons from South Africa’s Just Transition Journey

    • renewable energy
    • Climate
    • Climate Equity
    • climatewatch-pinned
    An aerial shot of Cape Town, South Africa, against the backdrop of hills and mountains
    • renewable energy
    • Climate
    • Climate Equity
    • climatewatch-pinned
    Forests
    Africa
    Insights
    September 11, 2020

    New Location, New Perspectives: Hearing from African Voices in the Restoration Movement

    • restoration
    • landscapes
    • Forests
    • Climate
    • restoration
    • landscapes
    • Forests
    • Climate
    Business
    Africa
    Insights
    September 25, 2019

    For Sustainability in Cocoa Production, Both Countries and Companies Need to Commit

    • commodities
    • deforestation
    • Business
    • International Climate Action
    • Forests
    Cacao farmer in Colombia. Flickr/World Bank Photo Collection
    • commodities
    • deforestation
    • Business
    • International Climate Action
    • Forests
    Climate
    Africa
    Insights
    January 24, 2017

    Awash in Green and Gold: The Emerging Restoration Economy in Kenya

    • Forests
    • Business
    • deforestation
    • agriculture
    • restoration
    seedling in a Kenyan nursery
    • Forests
    • Business
    • deforestation
    • agriculture
    • restoration
    Forests
    Africa
    Insights
    December 6, 2015

    African Countries Aim to Restore 100 Million Hectares of Degraded Land

    • restoration
    • Climate Resilience
    • Finance
    • Forests
    Forest landscape restoration in Ethiopia
    • restoration
    • Climate Resilience
    • Finance
    • Forests
    Africa
    Latin America Africa Asia
    Insights
    December 1, 2015

    New Platform Reveals How Much Carbon Is Locked in Tropical Forests – and How Much Was Lost

    • Climate
    • International Climate Action
    • Forests
    • forest monitoring
    • deforestation
    • climate change
    • NDC
    • international climate policy
    • mapping
    • UNFCCC
    GFW Climate will help measure emissions from tropical deforestation. Photo credit: <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/cifor/14626255095/in/album-72157645614284212/">M. Edliadi for the Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR)</a> <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/">cc</a>
    • Climate
    • International Climate Action
    • Forests
    • forest monitoring
    • deforestation
    • climate change
    • NDC
    • international climate policy
    • mapping
    • UNFCCC
    Climate
    Asia Africa Latin America
    Technical Perspectives
    December 1, 2015

    INSIDER: What’s Your Benchmark? Using the GFW Climate Platform to Identify Clearer Targets

    • Forests
    • forest monitoring
    • deforestation
    • Climate
    • Forests
    • forest monitoring
    • deforestation
    • Climate
    Climate
    Asia Africa
    News
    November 30, 2015

    STATEMENT: WRI Calls International Solar Alliance "A Shining Example"

    • renewable energy
    • renewable energy
    Climate
    Africa Asia Latin America
    Insights
    December 3, 2014

    Landscape Restoration—A Winning Strategy in a Warmer World

    • Forests
    • deforestation
    • climate change
    • restoration
    • international climate policy
    • UNFCCC
    Costa Rica has built its economy by rebuilding forests. Photo by Geoff Gallice/Flickr
    • Forests
    • deforestation
    • climate change
    • restoration
    • international climate policy
    • UNFCCC
    Climate
    Africa
    Insights
    November 18, 2014

    How to Calculate Policies’ Effects on Greenhouse Gas Emissions

    • International Climate Action
    • Energy
    • climate policy
    • GHG emissions
    • GHG Protocol
    • renewable energy
    Tunisia launched its renewable energy program, PROSOL ELEC, in 2010 to scale up solar photovoltaic systems in buildings throughout the country. Photo by World Bank/FLICKR.
    • International Climate Action
    • Energy
    • climate policy
    • GHG emissions
    • GHG Protocol
    • renewable energy
    Climate
    Africa Latin America North America Europe
    News
    September 4, 2014

    STATEMENT: Global Forest Watch Wins UN Big Data Climate Challenge Prize

    • International Climate Action
    • Forests
    • data
    • deforestation
    • mapping
    • International Climate Action
    • Forests
    • data
    • deforestation
    • mapping
    Climate
    Asia Africa
    Insights
    September 2, 2014

    5 Reasons To Watch NYC’s Climate Summit

    • International Climate Action
    • Energy
    • Food
    • Forests
    • Cities
    • Finance
    • Equity & Governance
    • Climate Resilience
    • Business
    • Climate
    • Paris Agreement
    • climate policy
    UN headquarters in New York City (Photo credit United Nations)
    • International Climate Action
    • Energy
    • Food
    • Forests
    • Cities
    • Finance
    • Equity & Governance
    • Climate Resilience
    • Business
    • Climate
    • Paris Agreement
    • climate policy
    Climate
    Africa
    Insights
    August 20, 2014

    Securing Rights for People and the Climate in Africa

    • Food
    • Forests
    • Equity & Governance
    • Finance
    • agriculture
    • restoration
    • GHG emissions
    • Climate
    • climate change
    Way back to Lukolela View on the way back to Lukolela, Democratic Republic of Congo. Photo by Ollivier Girard for CIFOR Center for International Forestry Research
    • Food
    • Forests
    • Equity & Governance
    • Finance
    • agriculture
    • restoration
    • GHG emissions
    • Climate
    • climate change
    Climate
    Africa
    Insights
    August 19, 2014

    Food Security and Climate Change in Africa: A Question of Political Will

    • Food
    • Forests
    • agriculture
    • restoration
    • Climate
    • climate change
    • food security
    One-quarter of Africa’s projected food gap can be addressed by supporting a drive to achieve replacement level fertility by 2050. Better food security could be achieved by reducing food loss and waste. Photo Credit: Mark Jordahl/Flickr
    • Food
    • Forests
    • agriculture
    • restoration
    • Climate
    • climate change
    • food security
    Climate
    Africa
    Insights
    May 27, 2014

    Lessons from South Africa: Mobilizing Investment in Renewable Energy

    • Energy
    • Finance
    • Climate
    • climate finance
    • climate investment funds
    • renewable energy
    • low carbon development
    When it comes to renewable energy, South Africa has considerable, unrealized potential. Some estimate that wind power generation potential in South Africa could reach 80.54 TWh, which could be realized with an installed capacity of 30.6 GW. Photo credit: Lollie-Pop/Flickr
    • Energy
    • Finance
    • Climate
    • climate finance
    • climate investment funds
    • renewable energy
    • low carbon development
    Climate
    Africa
    Insights
    January 30, 2014

    4 Insights on Unlocking Finance for Clean Energy Access in Africa

    • Energy
    • climate finance
    • electric grid
    • renewable energy
    Lighting for the base of the Pyramid. | Photo Credit: Frank van der Vlueten, Flickr 2009
    • Energy
    • climate finance
    • electric grid
    • renewable energy

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