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Creating access to clean cooking is essential for climate action and was underscored at the recent high-level summit on clean cooking for Africa, organized by the IEA in May 2024. Charcoal and firewood remain major contributors to deforestation and account for 60-80% of black carbon emissions across Africa, driving substantial net carbon emissions. Using briquettes […]
RISE Africa brings together thinkers, doers and enablers from across the continent and the world to inspire action for sustainable cities. The platform curates monthly engagements, photographic competitions, thought pieces and networking events, taking a whole-of-society approach to imagining African urban futures. Discover more
This webinar is an opportunity to explore the landscape of rural internet access in Africa through the Europe – Africa collaboration. We will delve into the essential aspects of this endeavour, ranging from the obstacles that hinder effective connectivity to the innovative solutions that are transforming lives.
In this webinar, we will focus on the essence to increase financial support to the sector and discuss the role of different stakeholders including local governments, financial institutions, international organisations and local e-mobility innovators in facilitating access to financing for the deployment of e-mobility. The webinar brings together speakers and representatives of local governments, international […]
According to the Tracking SDG7: The Energy Progress Report 2023, developed jointly by International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), International Energy Agency (IEA), World Bank, United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD), and World Health Organization (WHO), highlights that in 2021, more than 600 million people lacked access to clean cooking fuels and technologies in the Sub-Saharan African countries. […]
The SESA webinar on solar energy served as a platform for knowledge exchange and collaboration to drive the implementation of solar projects in Africa. By addressing economic, regulatory, and social barriers, the SESA project seeks to unlock the transformative potential of solar energy for sustainable development and increased energy access across the continent. Through partnerships […]
The WSIS Forum 2023 serves as a key forum for discussing the role of ICTs as a means of implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals and targets, with due regard to the global mechanism for follow-up and review of the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development (UNGA Resolution A/70/1). Discover more
Final Workshop of the IKI supported "Urban Pathways - Supporting Low Carbon Plans for Urban Basic Services in the context of the New Urban Agenda" project took place beginning of November 2022. For the last five years, the Urban Pathways project has taken a very practical and demand-driven approach working with countries and cities that […]
ICLEI ES and WS organised a session as part of Daring Cities 2022 conference.
Trip report from the public interest technology colloquium the series four the so-called PIT which is a common collaboration between Arizona State University full Wollongong university from Australia and IEEE on technology and society The main focus was on free access to information as a basic human right including the combination of energy and information […]
Trip report for the climate Academy 2022 the climate academies performed by the United Nations University, Munich Re Foundation, and the United Nations climate secretary and ICLEI secretary for fostering two focus areas, focus area one is the digital transformation for local governments and focus area two is digital as the driver for uptake for […]
African IGF the African Internet governments for on the 2022 took place in July 20, 2022. We had a specific session on African youth and teacher technologies where the focus is to see how digital is the enabler for both the uptake of renewable energy and the involvement of youth. So the combination of both […]
The last open WG meeting from EU Tech Chamber and the Africa Alliance. The Africa alliance of the African Tech Chamber had a workgroup meeting Inviting for an inclusive empowerment and value creation for rural Africa the meeting was joined by about 60 speakers professional Prof. Josef Noll was invited to give the keynote speech […]
The theme of the 9th Africities Summit is: “The Role of Intermediary Cities of Africa in the Implementation of Agenda 2030 of the United Nations and the African Union Agenda 2063”. These two Agendas call for the urgent need to develop resilient and sustainable urbanisation in Africa, cognisant of the fact that by 2050 the […]
0900 Seminar kick-offv/ Henrik Aase (https://henrikaase.no/)1000 Deltakerne presenterer seg1010 Siste nytt fra avd. for Fag (UDE) v/ Jan Tvedt, seksjonssjef avd. for Fag. - Spørsmål og debattMalin Orfjell - veileder elktrofagene; Else Breines - veileder dataelektroniker og automatisering; Karoline Kopperud; Ida Gløsen Josefsen1030 Pause1045 5G og IoT – Teknologi som driver samfunnet vårt v/Josef Noll, […]
The 7th EU-Africa Business Forum (EABF22) will take place online (with limited on-site presence for speakers and moderators only). Co-organised by the European Commission, the African Union Commission, as well as EU and African business organisations.Discover more
First Energy research projects in cooperation with Africa workshop hosted by CINEA - European Climate, Infrastructure and Environment Executive Agency.Discover more about CINEA