The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) is providing emergency food assistance in response to the urgent needs of 134,000 people affected by severe food insecurity during the current harvest season in Burundi’s northern province of Kirundo
Infrastructure
Azuri’s solar irrigation to benefit Ugandan farmers
GrowFast, the pay-as-you-go solar irrigation solution from Azuri Technologies, has been named a winner of the Uganda renewable energy fund, benefitting more than 200,000 people across Uganda with clean energy solutions including Azuri’s GrowFast solar irrigation system
German delegation visits Namibia, focus on sustainable forest management
Five members of the Budgetary Committee of the German Federal Parliament visited Namibia from 24-26 February 2019, focusing on forest protection, sustainable forest management, bioeconomy and private sector entrepreneurship
Falcon Eye Drones launches sustainability practice in the Middle East
Falcon Eye Drones, Dubai-based drone-powered solutions company, has introduced a sustainability practice, aiming to address the growing importance of sustainable business and industry practices across construction, oil and gas, agriculture, mapping, surveying, utilities, energy and other sectors
Ethiopia inaugurates water supply and waste management project
Ethiopia has inaugurated model water supply and waste management project in Oromia Region, with an aim to provide sufficient clean drinking water and sanitation facilities to the population of the Welenchiti town and surrounding rural areas