Race to Resilience

DARAJA: Transforming Weather Information into Urban Resilience in East Africa

Partner: DARAJA, Resurgence Implementers: Kounkuey Design Initiative (KDI) in Nairobi, the Centre for Community Initiatives (CCI) in Dar es Salaam, Resurgence, the Kenya Meteorological Department (KMD), the Tanzania Meteorological Authority (TMA) and array of key local community partners and leaders. Country & Region:Kenya, Tanzania, Ethiopia, Sudan and Uganda – Africa Impact System: Human Settlements /Early Warning Systems […]

Africa Climate Week 2023

Waste to Fertiliser: Increasing Yield Changing Lives with Safi Organics

Safi Organics is an organic fertilizer venture from Kenya. They use technology to decentralize fertilizer production by using locally available resources, making it feasible to implement fertilizer production plants in local villages. The Climate Champions are joined by Joyce Kamande, who explains how they are serving 10,000 smallholder farmers. Watch the video. Find out more […]

Africa Climate Week 2023

Biking by Battery in East Africa with Ampersand

Ampersand is an e-mobility venture operating in Rwanda and Kenya, providing 2-wheeled electric vehicles and EV charging infrastructure. Joining the Climate Champions, Brady Grimes explains how Ampersand is revolutionizing the motorcycle taxi market in East Africa. Watch the video. Find out more about our participation in Africa Climate Week 2023.

Africa Climate Week 2023

The Power of Waste in Nigeria with Phoenix Edison

Phoenix Edison is a project in Nigeria, aiming to provide a 24 megawatt (MW) waste-to-power plant processing 270,000 tons of solid waste annually. Spotlighting this, the Climate Champions are joined by Noble Ekajeh. Watch the video here. Find out more about our participation in Africa Climate Week 2023.

Road Transport

E-transport on the move in Lagos with Oando Clean Energy

Ademola Ogunbanjo, Executive Vice President at Oando Clean Energy joins the Climate Champions to talk about how they are launching a 12,000 electric bus fleet in Lagos, Nigeria, by 2030. Sending a strong signal of change, Mr. Ogunbanjo explains what this means for the road transport sector in Nigeria, and how other corporations both in […]

Race to Resilience

Environmentally responsible agave: The case of Jalisco, Mexico

Tequila production is one of the main economic activities in Jalisco. In 2020, production records were broken in Mexico, with 73% of production taking place in Jalisco. However, this has significant environmental and social impacts, such as deforestation and degradation of Jalisco’s temperate and tropical forests.