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
Infrastructure
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
Improving smallholder farmers in select areas in Uganda
A ‘Call For Proposal’ has been launched in Uganda aiming to improve tenure security of smallholder farmers in select areas in the country
Creating jobs for rural youth in developing countries
An impact fund with an innovative approach for attracting much-needed capital to the rural areas of developing countries will be launched at the annual meeting of Member States of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)