by Brigit Helms | Asia, Global, Impact Economy, Latin America, North America, Scaling Solutions
Climate resilience, according to the Center for Climate and Energy Solutions, is “the ability to prepare for, recover from, and adapt to” the impacts of climate change. And the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) places energy at the heart of solutions to...
by Luni Libes | Africa, Editor's Picks, Impact Economy, Impact Investing, Scaling Solutions, SDG 1 - No Poverty, SDG 15 - Life on Land, SDG 9 - Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure
Millions of acres in Africa have been degraded by desertification, deforestation, intensive farming, and other human activities. Restoring that land to productive use and nature is a huge endeavor. Groups like AFR100 (the African Forest Landscape Restoration...
by Ayushi Baloni | Africa, Asia, Europe, Impact Economy, Middle East, SDG 1 - No Poverty, SDG 12 - Responsible Consumption and Production, SDG 2 – Zero Hunger
The discussion around millets has been gaining momentum in recent years. Millets are being hailed as ‘super crops’ globally. While the production and consumption of millets dates back centuries, it is only recently that the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has...
by Hynd Bouhia | Africa, Creative Economy, Impact Economy, SDG 11 - Sustainable Cities and Communities, SDG 8 - Decent Work and Economic Growth, SDG 9 - Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure, Systems Change, Tech for Social Good
In just the past decade, it is hard to underestimate the explosive impact in Africa of the mobile phone. The tiny device has already transformed finance (with e-payments), unlocked business networks (through chat groups), and opened marketing opportunities (fishermen...