https://www.bizcommunity.com/417/640.html Rest of Africa news 15 Sustainable Development news - Rest of Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/res/img/logo.gif https://www.bizcommunity.com/417/640.html en-us Wed, 15 Apr 2026 09:55:16 +0200 https://www.bizcommunity.africa/Article/410/640/232834.html Persistently high temperatures and related heat stress are a big problem for people living in cities, especially in slums and informal settlements. It's a problem that is expected to continue. 1-232834 Tue, 25 Oct 2022 11:02:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Sustainable Development Rest of Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/1/704/221503.html According to the Renewable Energy and Jobs: Annual Review 2021, renewable energy employment worldwide reached 12 million last year, up from 11.5 million in 2019. The report, released by the International Renewable Energy Agency (Irena) in collaboration with the International Labour Organization (ILO), confirms that Covid-19 caused delays and supply chain disruptions, with impacts on jobs varying by country and end use, and among segments of the value chain. 1-221503 Tue, 26 Oct 2021 14:13:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Sustainable Development Rest of Africa https://www.bizcommunity.africa/Article/410/640/214994.html The African continent is fast on its way to becoming one of the world's largest urban hubs. This has spawned growing interest in African urbanisation by both researchers and policymakers. But a great deal of the knowledge - and policy that stems from it - doesn't adequately respond to the challenges faced by those who govern and are governed on the ground. 1-214994 Tue, 20 Apr 2021 09:05:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Sustainable Development Rest of Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/1/640/213139.html One of the big contributors to climate change is right beneath your feet, and transforming it could be a powerful solution for keeping greenhouse gases out of the atmosphere. 1-213139 Wed, 17 Feb 2021 10:50:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Sustainable Development Rest of Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/1/640/210306.html Designing buildings so they can easily be taken apart and the materials reused provides a feasible and commercial pathway for minimising waste and greenhouse gas emissions. Our research shows one such Curtin University building, the Legacy Living Lab in Fremantle, reduces construction waste and cuts emissions to almost a tenth of what a conventional building process would produce. 1-210306 Thu, 12 Nov 2020 08:16:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Sustainable Development Rest of Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/492/195781.html More than half of the world's population currently lives in cities while projections show an increase to two thirds by 2050. Many people living in small areas means large amounts of waste, high resource consumption and loads of energy use. We can combat these issues with the ideas behind the circular economy. 1-195781 Thu, 19 Sep 2019 13:15:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Sustainable Development Rest of Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/640/190438.html Recent devastating flooding in parts of South Africa as well as the second massive cyclone to batter neighbouring Mozambique and Zimbabwe in just two months has raised alarm bells about the effect of climate change on the region. 1-190438 Mon, 06 May 2019 06:27:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Sustainable Development Rest of Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/640/188145.html The University of Cape Town's (UCT) Dr Dyllon Randall has been awarded the Institution of Chemical Engineers (IChemE) Warner Prize, becoming the fifth recipient to win the global award. 1-188145 Wed, 06 Mar 2019 10:42:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Sustainable Development Rest of Africa