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Xiaomi India Joins United Way India to Empower Rural Communities With Sustainable Energy
The primary objective is to equip these villages with reliable, sustainable energy through solar photovoltaic (Solar PV) Infrastructure.
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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Abu Dhabi Fund for Development Approves a $30 Million Loan for Water Supply in Kiffa, Mauritania
The funding will support the implementation of the Kiffa Water Supply Project in the south of the country.
- Categories
- WASH
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
- Tags
- lending, rural development, water
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Commerzbank and Investec Mobilise €178 Million for Rural Water Ivory Coast
The Ivorian government has received new funding to improve access to drinking water in rural areas.
- Categories
- Technology, WASH
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
- Tags
- water
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PepsiCo to Convert Waste into Fertiliser and Electricity in South Africa
A food waste-to-energy plant is being built at Simba Chips, PepsiCo's Johannesburg site in South Africa.
- Categories
- Agriculture, Energy, WASH
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Kenya: Mavoko Drinking Water System Finally Comes on Stream after Five Years
Belgian company Aspac International carried out the work under an engineering, procurement and construction (EPC).
- Categories
- Technology, WASH
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
- Tags
- water
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Unilever Seals $2 Million Partnership Agreement on Plastic Waste Collection
Expressing concerns over the increasing plastic waste, Unilever Nigeria and Bridges Outcomes Partnerships have entered a partnership to help social enterprise Wecyclers.
- Categories
- Social Enterprise, WASH
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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African Development Bank, European Union, and France Invest $300 Million in Tanzania’s Hydropower Project
Kakono Hydropower Project to serve four million inhabitants and spur economic activity in the Kagera Region of Tanzania.
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Viewpoint: Be Excited About Extended Producer Responsibility, Even if It’s Not a Silver Bullet
The bottom line is that a money flow is needed to improve recycling rates, and extended producer responsibility contributes to that.
- Categories
- Environment, WASH
- Region
- Global
- Tags
- circular economy, recycling, waste
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