An Africa-wide study estimates annual water demand at 347 cubic kilometres in 2020, up 26% from 2010. Irrigation accounts for almost two-thirds of the total, but local pressures differ sharply across sectors and river basins.
Researchers argue that nature finance should be judged by ecological recovery and community wellbeing rather than fundraising alone.
A western United States study finds that heatwaves accelerate snowmelt at almost all affected monitoring stations, while river responses are less consistent.
An OAS technical outlook warns that a potentially very strong 2026 – 2027 El Niño could bring drought and flooding to different parts of Latin America and the Caribbean.
ECB executive board member Frank Elderson says climate and nature risks belong within central banks’ existing responsibilities because they affect growth, inflation and financial resilience.
Researchers have proposed three signals that could help identify journals needing closer scrutiny: rapid output growth, concentrated authorship and problematic-paper flags.
Olam Agri sustainability finance leader Nikita Asthana argues that resilience depends on changing how agricultural risks and transition costs are shared.
An Intralinks podcast featuring Bayes Business School researchers describes a more complex mergers and acquisitions due diligence process.
South Africa’s Information Regulator has fined FNB R1 million following failures involving customer information on its digital home loan platform.
Meta has settled with a second young plaintiff, leaving Snap as the remaining defendant in a Los Angeles trial over alleged social media harms.
The Private Infrastructure Development Group plans to invest at least $1 billion annually until 2030 across markets in Africa and Asia.
Cape Town is preparing a controlled trial of virtual power plants, with applications open for companies able to coordinate household energy assets.
Hydropower gives Ethiopia a major clean-electricity advantage, but heavy dependence on one resource also exposes supply to rainfall and operational risks.
Ethiopia’s expanding generation fleet has not yet translated into dependable electricity for much of its population.
Nigeria’s economic ambitions and emissions commitments cannot be delivered through separate planning systems.
Africa could install an estimated 17 GW of solar during 2026, according to Ember and African Tech Futures Lab. Their analysis suggests customer-side systems are expanding far faster than official records capture.
Nigeria could recover economic value from gas currently wasted through flaring, venting and leaks. An APRI brief proposes treating that loss as a mitigation opportunity, with energy access and employment as potential co-benefits.
Nearly one hundred mineral-related agreements feature in APRI’s mapping of Africa’s partnerships with external actors.
Africa’s continental free-trade framework could help green businesses reach larger markets and create work across manufacturing, installation, maintenance and digital services.
Long-term agreements help finance energy infrastructure by promising predictable revenues and supply. They can also transfer risks that remain hidden until a disruption makes the original bargain difficult to sustain.
Building renewable capacity is only part of the energy transition. Electricity systems must also coordinate batteries, appliances and smaller generators, changing how power is produced and consumed.
Britain’s battery industry has demonstrated that storage can attract investment without relying on dedicated deployment subsidies.
Africa’s bandwidth and data infrastructure are expanding, but connectivity is not translating evenly into productivity or export growth.
Food lost between farms and markets, or discarded in shops, restaurants and homes, carries a cost far beyond the meal.
Africa’s climate response needs sustained investment in independent local journalism. Communities require reporting that explains risks, tests solutions and follows public promises beyond disasters and diplomatic meetings.
The Sustainable Stories Africa editorial team and board review of Daré Awoyinfa’s paper: one conclusion stands out: Qatar 2022 accelerated national development, but it also deepened reliance on state-led mega-events.
At N525 a share, the Dangote Petroleum Refinery offer opens public ownership in a strategically important African industrial asset. It also asks investors to accept a valuation shaped by unusually strong recent margins, concentrated control and a vast expansion still to be funded.
Nigeria knows how to count buildings, debt, production and investment. It is less practised at counting the forests, wetlands, soils, watersheds and biodiversity that make economic activity possible.
Nigeria’s financial-sector recapitalisation has created a rare abundance of capital across banking, pensions and insurance. However, capital raised is not the same as capital productively deployed.
The Future Action Summit (FAS) Thailand 2025, organized by the global youth-led organization Echo Change, is a four-day international summit distinct from the UN's "Summit of the Future" that convened in September 2024. FAS Thailand is specifically designed as a launchpad for youth-led action, driving tangible progress towards the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
New York City hosts the UNGA High-Level Week and Global Goals Week, bringing together world leaders, civil society, business, academia, and youth with a unified focus on accelerating progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and fostering a more sustainable future.
ICSD 2025 brings together global experts to align research, policy, and practice around key SDGs. Focused on interdisciplinary solutions, with emphasis on education and capacity and building for sustainable progress by 2030.
The largest global climate convening of the year, aligning with UNGA 80 and Global Goals Week to accelerate climate solutions through over 900 events; with an am of shifting climate discourse from problem awareness to practical implementation, emphasising economic opportunity, innovation, and cross-sector collaboration.
A quadrennial global gathering of conservation leaders, policy‑makers, Indigenous Peoples, and innovators, convening to shape the global nature agenda through bold themes, science, equity, and collective action.
A premier annual gathering in Berlin, bringing together global leaders across politics, science, business, and civil society to shape the future of health under the theme “Taking Responsibility for Health in a Fragmenting World.”
A dynamic one-day festival uniting global innovators and leaders in Vienna to showcase and accelerate climate‑tech solutions—from startups to researchers—culminating in the Climate Launchpad 2025 Global Grand Final.
Bringing together Africa’s sustainability ecosystem. This hybrid gathering is tailored for policymakers, investors, corporate leaders, and NGOs, focusing on ESG frameworks, climate finance, and sustainable innovation to drive Africa’s green transition.
Summary and evidence-based insights into corporate, government, and organisational sustainability disclosures across Africa, highlighting achievements, uncovering gaps, and spotlight opportunities for progress.
