Category: Environment
Climate-resilient project across east Africa needs private support
The Climate Resilient Agribusiness for Tomorrow (CRAFT) project has co-invested €2m in grants to 14 private sector companies working in the sunflower, [...]
Insurers worried by oil price crash and reducing demand for cover
Insurers are already voicing their concerns about a drop in demand for insurance related to oil risks as the price of crude crashes around the world, [...]
Climate change set to impact future pandemics
Climate is known to affect disease and its spread. Now, Dr Peter Sousounis, director of climate change research at AIR Worldwide, has published observ [...]
Likely surge in flooding could worsen Covid-19 impact
As the world grapples with the health and economic impacts of Covid-19, a potential threat multiplier is flooding. In 2019, floods caused US$45.9 bill [...]
Boost for sustainable farming and access to finance in west Africa
Nestlé has signed a memorandum of understanding with IDH Sustainable Trade Initiative, as part of the Grown Sustainably in Africa (GSA) programme and [...]
Boost for renewable energy projects across Africa
The African Development Bank-managed Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa (SEFA), has approved a $760,000 grant to Empower New Energy AS (EmNEW), to dev [...]
Key investments can build resilience to pandemics and climate change
As the coronavirus pandemic continues to wreak havoc, the world’s energies are rightly focused on efforts to contain the virus and manage the economic [...]
Measuring catastrophic-shock scenarios made easier for African insurers
Two major reports have been published to provide best practice tools for catastrophic-shock scenarios that trigger severe losses and adversely impact [...]
Parametric solutions picking up across Africa
As technology improves, parametric solutions are increasingly being used across Africa to provide insurance for thousands of farmers who would otherwi [...]
ARC launches new paper on impact of Covid-19
Africa Risk Capacity is undertaking an urgent exercise to model the potential impact of Covid-19 on Africa to inform and guide member states. As it pu [...]