Posts by AfriCatalyst
How Africa can move closer to a greener future in 2024
As 2023 drew to a close, Africa found itself standing at a crucial crossroads in its pursuit of sustainable development. Over the preceding years, African communities, spanning from the vast…
Read MoreHow can Africa mobilize funding for methane action – Our CEO Daouda Sembene speaks to CNBC Africa
Methane emissions across Africa increased at an annual rate of 2 percent on average from 1990 to 2022. Currently, these greenhouse gas emissions constitute 14 percent of total global methane…
Read MoreHow Africa can overcome its methane financing challenge
The last decade has been characterized by a heightened push to reduce carbon emissions globally. In Africa, concerted efforts to combat climate change have automatically been directed to reducing carbon…
Read MorePress Release: AfriCatalyst calls for establishment of an African Methane Abatement Bond framework to finance methane action
Dakar, 19th January – AfriCatalyst, a leading Dakar-based global development advisory group, has urged African leaders to develop a framework for issuing African Methane Abatement Bonds (AMAB). This urgent appeal…
Read MoreAfrican Countries Need A New Economic Model
Many countries across Africa are experiencing an economic malaise. What began as a slump for commodity exporters in 2014 became a more general slowdown with the shocks of the COVID-19…
Read MoreCan ‘debt-for-climate’ swaps be the climate finance game-changer Africa has been waiting for?
In this podcast, Arnold Segawa engages Paolo Zacchia, on strategies, challenges, andopportunities in rolling debt-for-climate-swaps in Africa. https://www.buzzsprout.com/2285032/14139882
Read MoreUN says dubious credit ratings from Big 3 cost Africa $75bn a year
During the margins of the IMF/World Bank Spring Meetings ,Africatalyst, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Brooking Institution held an event centered on a UNDP report that purports to…
Read MoreFinancing methane Action in Africa webinar.
The panel discussion explored the intricacies of advancing methane finance in Africa, addressing the critical need for bolstered funding through inventive strategies, potential public-private partnerships, and robust stakeholder collaboration.
Read MoreWhat should Africa expect from COP28
The most important event on climate change is about to begin. World leaders, heads of multilateral institutions, civil society advocates, top private investors, and representatives from special interest groups are…
Read MoreAfrican experts call for new paradigm to unlock methane action financing
As global methane emissions continue to rise, African policymakers, ahead of COP28, are calling for a transformative approach to finance methane reduction initiatives across the continent.
Read MoreAfrica needs a transformative methane strategy at COP28
To accelerate methane action, Africa needs a transformative strategy that will reduce perceptions of risk associated with investment projects, introduce sustainable financial models, and foster cooperation with multidevelopment institutions. The…
Read MoreAttracting private sector finance to spearhead Africa’s development
For years, the private sector has been acclaimed as the critical engine of Africa’s development. It accounts for over 80% of total production and two-thirds of total investment. It also…
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