Category: Environment
ICEA Lion plants seedlings in bid to add 1 million trees within two years
ICEA Lion Group, in a collaboration with Kahawa Garrison and Miti Alliance, has taken significant strides in reforestation with a major tree-growing i [...]
Hold your horses: There is no toggle switch for Africa’s fossil fuel dependence
In the course of this week, your writer caught the last few minutes of a local talk show in which two of South Africa’s largest asset managers receive [...]
Aon reports disasters costing more than average at start of 2024
The first quarter of 2024 saw several notable disaster events, which drove total year-to-date economic losses above $45bn, according to the latest cat [...]
South Africa has itself a Climate Change Bill, but so what
South Africa’s Climate Change Bill cleared its second-from-last hurdle recently following the adoption of the Bill by the country’s National Council o [...]
WAICA adds its voice to the Nairobi Declaration on Sustainable Insurance
The West African Insurance Companies Association (WAICA) is the latest insurance association to sign the Nairobi Declaration on Sustainable Insurance [...]
Biofuel policies threaten food security as vegetable oil prices become more volatile
South Africa was among the countries studied as research from ESSEC Business School has shown biofuel policies cause price volatility of vegetable oi [...]
New fund set to unlock funding for climate-aligned infrastructure projects across Africa
Two former BNP Paribas bankers have raised almost US$100 million for a new fund which aims to unlock billions of dollars of funding for climate-aligne [...]
IDF aims to facilitate resilient infrastructure investment
The Insurance Development Forum (IDF) plans to facilitate insurance sector investments in resilient infrastructure to enhance the resilience of vulner [...]
HDI Global launched climate risk reporting service in response to regulatory requirements
In the face of climate change, businesses are increasingly confronted with location-specific physical climate risks that threaten their business succe [...]
Africa’s reinsurers plot a course for long-term resilience and sustainability
Africa-focused reinsurers are rising to the challenge of the increasingly evolving risk landscape, even as persistent high inflation and slowing e [...]