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World Air Quality Map 2015
An estimated 92% of the world’s population lives in areas where air pollution exceeds safety limits, according to the World Health Organization (WHO), which has released new research showing where the worst – and least – affected places are. Interactive maps highlight the magnitude of the problem: swathes of the world are coloured yellow, orange, […]
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Water Filter Challenge
Do you have an idea for a water filter that could be used for household water treatment in emergencies? OR do you already have a filter prototype that needs testing? Apply to this challenges now. Deadline 17 Feb 2017.
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2016 in Review
Between the social, political, and economic upheavals affecting our lives, and the violence and forced displacement making headlines, you’d be forgiven for feeling gloomy about 2016. A look at the data reveals some of the challenges we face but also the progress we’ve made toward a more peaceful, prosperous, and sustainable future. Here are 12 […]
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Solar Power Helps Raise Income Levels In Kenya
Solar powered lights are changing the way people do business in Kenya. In the town of Embu, which is located in central Kenya northeast of Nairobi, Violet Karimi is a farmer who can now take advantage of the evening hours to sell her produce, thanks to the arrival of solar lights in her town. Now […]
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First Clean Energy Refugee Camp
The Azraq camp for Syrian refugees will be the first refugee camp in the world to be powered by clean energy. Established in April 2014, the Azraq camp is home to more than 50,000 Syrian refugees and had been relying on diesel generators for electrical power. The camp is jointly run by UNHCR and the […]
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China donates aid materials to Tanzania for disaster relief
China on Tuesday 15th Nov handed over aid materials worth about 160,000 U.S. dollars to the Tanzania Red Cross Society (TRCS) to strengthen its disaster preparedness. Chinese Ambassador to Tanzania, Lu Youqing, said at the handing-over ceremony that the TRCS has played an important role in disaster management and contributes to social development of the […]
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Canada announces $54M for disaster relief and long-term aid in Haiti
Canada will give $54 million to Haiti over the next five years, including more than $2 million in immediate aid, International Development Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau said last Nov 18th. The funding announcement came on the final day of Bibeau's three-day trip to the country, where she is seeing first-hand how Canadian aid money is being […]
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Solar Energy for the Health Sector in Sub-Saharan Africa
Health facilities cannot function without sufficient and reliable power. Roughly one in four clinics in Sub-Saharan Africa have no access to electricity. The remaining ones struggle through significant power shortages and rely on dirty, noisy, unreliable, and CO2 spewing diesel generators. Health clinics, maternity wards, surgery blocks, medical warehouses, and laboratories rely on electricity to […]
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Renewable energy growth forecast
The International Energy Agency said today that it was significantly increasing its five-year growth forecast for renewables thanks to strong policy support in key countries and sharp cost reductions. Renewables have surpassed coal last year to become the largest source of installed power capacity in the world. The latest edition of the IEA’s Medium-Term Renewable […]
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Response to 750,000 people affected by Hurricane Matthew
As Hurricane Matthew strikes the southeast coast of the United States, the storm has left a path of death and destruction in Haiti, Cuba, the Bahamas, and the Dominican Republic. According to the latest news reports, more than 300 people have been killed, mostly in Haiti, and the number is expected to rise. With more […]
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