Tag: Africa

PUMPMAKERS launches world’s first platform for DIY Solar Pumps in AFRICA

March 16, 2016/PM Pumpmakers PUMPMAKERS (www.PumpMakers.com) from Austria have launched the Pumpmakers Platform, a virtual marketplace that helps people help themselves by providing individuals, local companies, NGO’s and volunteers with free access to the easy-to-use Do-It-Yourself Solar Pump and a global network to implement projects for everyone where there is […]

Inaugural Global Science Forum in Africa Concludes with Pledge to Bring Young Scientists Out of the Shadows, Invest in Basic Sciences

Next Einstein Forum Announces New Initiatives to Further Strengthen Africa’s STEM Research Opportunities March 10, 2016/Next Einstein Forum With science taking center stage, the Next Einstein Forum’s Global Gathering, Africa’s premiere global science and technology forum, wrapped up today with a clear path forward on how best to drive development […]

AfDB receives Green Climate Fund accreditation to increase low-carbon and climate-resilient development in Africa

March 9, 2016/AfDB The African Development Bank announced its accreditation on Wednesday, March 9 as a multilateral implementing entity and intermediary to the Green Climate Fund (GCF), further enabling it to scale-up financing necessary to address the impacts of climate change. The GCF is a fund within the framework of […]