Global Data Barometer and Land Portal publish benchmarks on state of open land data including climate action in more than 100 countries
The Data for Development Network, Latin American Open Data Initiative, and the Land Portal Foundation have launched the land module as part of the Global Data Barometer project, a global index study that helps the land and open data communities to identify countries where land...
Zimbabwean authorities urged to establish wildland fire-fighting stations to minimise black carbon emissions affecting climate
Zimbabwean authorities have been urged to establish wildland fire-fighting stations in order to respond to, monitor and rehabilitate the environment from sporadic fire incidents throughout the country which are contributing to severe black carbon emissions with negative impacts to climate and health. According to Wilson...
Harare City developing an integrated solid waste management plan to address growing waste challenges
The City of Harare has developed its integrated solid waste management strategic draft plan running from 2021 to 2036 to address challenges related to solid waste management. Various stakeholders met in Harare in September 2021, to review and finalise the plan. The plan has been...
African Countries Urged to Formulate Energy Codes for The Building Sector to Reduce Emissions
African countries have been urged to formulate energy codes for the building sector to enable reduction of emissions. The call has been made as part of Africa’s roadmap towards transforming its building and construction sector. According to the Global Alliance for Buildings and Construction, the...
African Airlines Kenya Airways Begins Initiatives to Develop Low Emitting Electric Vertical Aircraft Models
Kenya Airways and its partners have started initiatives to establish the co-creation of a foundation of concepts and procedures to safely scale electric vertical aircraft (EVA) throughout the country in the coming years. Eve Urban Air Mobility Solutions (“Eve”) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU)...
Zimbabwe to implement sustainable food systems transformation mechanisms as per UN obligations
Zimbabwe has initiated processes to implement sustainable food systems transformation mechanisms according to United Nations obligations. On 3 June, 2021, the country held its first stage food system national summit dialogue convened by the ministry of Lands, Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Rural Resettlement with...
Zimbabwe’s artists to establish educative environmental art wall
Local environmental artists in Harare are working on an initiative to establish an environmental art wall at Borrowdale suburban area. According to Miracle Missions Trust, a picture mosaic is being developed by a group of environmental artists with an aim of communicating environmental messages. It...
Zimbabwe’s national energy efficiency policy zero draft to undergo validation
Zimbabwe’s Ministry of Energy and Power Development Energy Conservation and Renewable Energy department has produced the country’s national energy efficiency policy zero draft which is expected to undergo stakeholder validation soon. This is according to communication released by Mr Isaac Chiridza, the Principal Energy Development...
Carbon offsetting supports emission reduction in Zambia
Through its carbon offsetting programme BP Target Neutral, BP has supported emission reduction projects around the world. One such project includes the Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD)+ Forest protection project in Zambia. This project is helping to conserve over 40 000 hectares...
Zimbabwe to develop effective climate database management system
Inadequate quality and capacity in climate data management has been identified as one of the remaining gaps as Zimbabwe intensifies interventions to scale up climate change mitigation projects. According to the Ministry of Environment, Climate, Tourism and Hospitality Industry, climate change is increasingly manifesting itself...
