Ensuring that Africa can build up indigenous food-processing capacity will improve food security and help build flourishing local companies. The sector has now become a major areas of interest for development finance institutions, commercial investors and governments. Read the full story here. Published in The Africa Report. Photo courtesy of TechnoServe. Continue reading Food processing: Investing in progress
A recent study found that Gabon’s water concessionaire is falling short of expectations and will not meet its infrastructure investment targets. The report fails to represent the whole picture, argues Veolia’s Patrice Fonlladosa. The government of Gabon has asked Société d’Eau et d’Energie du Gabon (SEEG), the company in charge of the country’s electricity and water production and distribution, to produce a five-year investment plan … Continue reading Veolia’s travails in Gabon
Local private water operators in Uganda have more than proved themselves over the past decade. Now the government is looking to reward them with more responsibilities. Read the full story here. Published in Global Water Intelligence. Continue reading Water PPPs deliver in Uganda
Africa needs $93 billion a year for the next 10 years to meet its infrastructure needs. A combination of public and private investments seems like the only solution, even if public-private partnerships have had a mixed record so far. Read the full article here. Published in The Africa Report, Oct-Nov 2010 Continue reading Mind the gap: financing Africa’s infrastructure
Water scarcity is forcing many countries across the continent to consider all available options to increase water supplies. Read the full story here. Published in The Africa Report. Continue reading Africa turns to the sea for water
The Middle East has relied on desalination to quench its thirst for the last 40 years. But it’s only just started to take a more active role in developing the technology. Published in Knowledge@Wharton. Continue reading Thirsty for innovation: keeping up with desalination in the Middle East
HIV is still on the march in the US: the only way to stop it once and for all is for the public and private sectors to join forces. Published in The Economist, 3 June 2010. Continue reading Altogether now: enlisting business to fight HIV in the US
It would take just 0.3% of the Middle East and North Africa’s desert sunshine to power the entire planet. But who will foot the bill to make the green dream happen? Published in Knowledge@Wharton. Continue reading North Africa’s sunny disposition
Economic nationalism is nothing new – but in Algeria, where international investors have been actively sought for the last decade, the sudden change of heart has caught a number of foreign investors unaware. British water company Biwater found out at its expense. Published in Global Water Intelligence. Continue reading Algeria’s creeping economic nationalism
Africa only accounts for 2% of carbon offsets on the regulatory market. It’s a poor performance compared to Asia or Latin America but it’s not all doom and gloom: the voluntary market has its perks too. Read the full story here. Published in The Africa Report. Continue reading Has Africa missed the boat for the carbon market?
