Africa Solar Outlook 2025
Africa deployed an additional 2.5 GW of solar in 2024, according to AFSIA‘s new “Africa Solar Outlook 2025” report. AFSIA’s figures, which do not include residential installations, take the continent’s
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Environmental flows in support of sustainable intensification of agriculture in the Letaba River Basin, South Africa
This study evaluates the socioecological consequences of the potential trade-offs between maintaining environmental flows (e-flows) and providing water for sustainable subsistence agriculture and livelihoods
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Southern Africa economic outlook 2023: mobilizing private sector financing for climate and green growth
The 2023 Southern Africa Economic Outlook, analyses the recent economic trends and developments in Southern Africa. In line with this year’s theme for the annual outlook: mobilizing private sector financing
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Children with disabilities in Eastern and Southern Africa: a statistical overview of their well-being
Nearly 29 million children with disabilities live in Eastern and Southern Africa. Each of them – like every child in the world – has the right to be nurtured and supported through responsive care and education,
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Unlocking the energy transition with financially sustainable electricity utilities in key G20 countries
In 2022, G20 leaders acknowledged the need to rapidly transform and diversify energy systems while implementing the Paris Agreement on climate change. The expansion of renewable electricity generation
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Climate change mitigation in the East and Southern Africa region: an economic case for the agriculture, forestry and land use sector
Achieving zero hunger by 2030 can be facilitated through green growth investments in the agriculture, forestry and land use (AFOLU) sector. Significant levels of finance are needed to support countries
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Risk mitigation and transfer for renewable energy investments: case studies in the Southern Africa Development Community
This report explores the role of risk mitigation and transfer (RMT) instruments for enabling renewable energy investments in Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) countries by examining empirical
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Building systems to anticipate drought in Southern Africa
This case study series presents the evolution in national capacities and systems for anticipating drought in Madagascar, Mozambique, and Zimbabwe. They outline key results from the first phase (2019-2022)
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Watts in store: Part 1- explainer on how energy storage can help South Africa's electricity crisis
South Africa has an electricity crisis where national supply is often unable to meet demand, leading to regular, planned power cuts. This report aims to explain how energy storage can provide a wide range
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Beyond poverty alleviation: envisioning inclusive growth in the BRICS countries
This paper presents a status report of the BRICS nations (Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa) on two crucial development parameters—inequality and poverty—that have a significant bearing on
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The state of South African energy 2023
South Africa-focused market report, providing a comprehensive overview of the state of play of the country’s energy sector. Serving to guide investors and project developers interested in South Africa’s