Tag: Africa
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Lake Turkana wind farm – Kenya on a green road to 2022
President Kenyatta cuts the ribbon On 19th July, Kenya began full operation of its Lake Turkana wind farm in the arid Marsabit county, 545 kilometres north of Nairobi. Construction began in 2014, and since 2017 the plant had been operating at 64% of its capacity. 365 turbines and total power output of 310 megawatts make […]
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Combatting illegal fishing in West Africa – the potential of blockchain
Government ban on fishing On 1st April, a one-month ban on fishing and exportation by foreign fishing corporations came into effect in the small West African state of Sierra Leone. The aim is to prevent the exhaustion of fish stocks, caused by widespread Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated (IUU) fishing. Estimates by the Sea Around Us […]
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Ends don’t justify the means – Backlash of sustainability in the DRC
Do you know how your phone is made? Two major advances have dominated the tech scene in the last decade – the mass adoption of mobile phones and the progressive shift towards electric mobility, which respectively, have induced a structural reconfiguration of social norms and urban planning. Cell phones have become indispensable in enabling worldwide […]
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Lake Chad – less water, more insecurity
Lake Chad’s progressive dessication fragilises the primary water supply of 40 million people.
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