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Cape Town has found a permanent solution to water scarcity: Wastewater
Already happening in Egypt and Namibia, Cape Town is embarking on a wastewater recycling project to build a long-term sustainable water...
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Nov 22, 20223 min read
Why waste? FoodForward SA is saving food, saving lives, and protecting the environment
FoodForward SA is reducing hunger and fighting climate change by recovering quality surplus food from retailers, manufacturers, and...
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Nov 22, 20222 min read
‘This is our challenge’: Ezekiel Nyanfor is stirring up Africa’s youth to climate activism
Through his 'Africa Climate Ambassador Toolkit', young people across Africa and the US are learning to engage in climate activism and...
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Nov 22, 20225 min read
Nigeria's floods leave the country awash with stories. Most are cautionary.
Flooding in all 36 states puts climate and the need for a response, under the spotlight. by Azu Ishiekwene for bird story agency In the...
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Nov 22, 20223 min read
The sports enthusiast scoring goals for climate action (YOUNG CLIMATE ACTIVIST SERIES)
22-year-old Menia Chaphamtengo plays hockey and tennis - and doubles up as a sports ambassador in her district. She is using her...
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Nov 22, 20225 min read
No Day Zero
With Johannesburg suffering water shortages, Biénne Huisman looks at how another South African city learned from narrowly escaping "Day...
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Nov 22, 20224 min read
OpEd: Dangote’s Lagos refinery pits climate concerns against economic imperatives
Aliko Dangote’s huge Lagos oil refinery pits economic imperatives against climate concerns. by Azu Ishiekwene for bird story agency When...
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Nov 22, 20225 min read
Electrifying Africa’s fossil-powered cars
The conversion of fossil fuel-powered cars to electric vehicles (EVs) is quietly picking up steam in Africa as soaring fuel prices drive...
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Nov 22, 20224 min read
Nairobi is bustling and booming
Nairobi's bustling and booming, but is the hustle sustainable? By Mbugua Ng'ang'a, bird story agency The Waiyaki Way-Raphta Road...
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Nov 22, 20224 min read
Keeping it simple: How to nail recycling
Keeping it simple, transparent and efficient - and backing it all up with AI - is helping this recycling company make money. by Kate...
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Nov 22, 20226 min read
How COVID helped this man fight climate change
Tafadzwa Ufumeli, bird story agency On a Saturday in Waterfalls, a suburb five kilometres south of Harare's Central Business District,...
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Nov 22, 20223 min read
Today's toolkit for a cleaner world (YOUNG CLIMATE ACTIVIST SERIES)
Determined to keep litter off the streets and beaches, Anas Seko, 27, is using every modern method in the book to engage other young...
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Nov 22, 20223 min read
A campus-based climate activist takes to the streets (YOUNG CLIMATE ACTIVIST SERIES)
A shared enthusiasm for music, the environment and social sharing helped this young woman grow a climate action group on campus. Now, she...
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Nov 22, 20225 min read
The re-greening of a 'hood by the sea
A massive green-belt cleanup project is testament to what can be achieved if environmental groups and responsible businesses collaborate....
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Nov 22, 20223 min read
The climate victim who became a climate champion (YOUNG CLIMATE ACTIVIST SERIES)
Ibrahim Muhammad Shamsuddin is leveraging a scholarly background and his own inventions to spread climate action awareness, take agency...
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Nov 22, 20225 min read
How a flood created climate activists
Tongaat knows hard times. From colonialism and the near-slavery of indentured labour to now being the ground zero of climate change in...
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Nov 22, 20223 min read
The community using ancient tradition to conserve a river
How a rural community in a fast-urbanising region along the west African Tano River is using traditional knowledge handed down over...
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Nov 22, 20224 min read
What do you do with gadgets when they die? Recycle them, of course
In Nigeria's Rivers State, engineering company Egoras is successfully refurbishing e-waste into affordable appliances, creating a new...
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Nov 22, 20225 min read
Eco Mama's: Uganda's eco-village shaping the future of sustainable agriculture
As the world reels from global food supply chain disruptions and extreme weather, this eco-village in Uganda is helping inculcate the...
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Nov 21, 20224 min read
Young Kenyan on mission to save Africa’s largest freshwater lakeRahmina Paullete with fellow youth
16-year-old Rahmina Paullete is inspiring community members - young and old - residing on the shores of Lake Victoria to stop pollution...
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