Climate experts from Africa met in Kenya to discuss collaboration and technology transfer. Representatives from government, private sector, finance and research institutions gathered in Nairobi, Kenya.
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Approximately 70% of the Namibian population lives in rural areas, with 60% concentrated in the northern regions. Climatic variability is a common phenomenon in Namibia, exhibited by persistent droughts and unpredictable rainfall and temperatures. There is a need for water harvesting technologies to be installed that will help build the resilience of droughts and agricultural production under the worsening drought conditions.
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Ghana, Kenya, Mauritius and Namibia are preparing for a transformational change towards sustainable cooling appliances. By working with the Climate Technology Centre to identify the most suitable green refrigeration and air conditioning technologies, and develop supportive policy measures and technology roadmaps, these countries are utilizing their economies of scale to mitigate ozone depletion and greenhouse gas emissions while fostering sustainable industrial development.
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Adequate policy measures to support the refrigeration and air conditioning (RAC) sector on its pathway towards green cooling is crucial for countries to comply with international climate standards: Over 30 representatives from Namibia as well as from the Green Cooling Africa Initiative partner countries gathered in Windhoek to discuss policy recommendations on the national and regional level.
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The Climate Technology Centre and Network (CTCN) together with Ministry of Environmental Affairs and Tourism (Namibia) and the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR, South Africa) held a workshop on the identification and prioritization of technologies to address water scarcity and climate change impacts in Windhoek, Namibia. The workshop is part of CTCN's technical assistance, requested by the Namibian government, to facilitate financing for addressing water scarcity.
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Nearly 200 countries adopted the Kigali amendment to phase out hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) during the 28th Meeting of the Parties (MOP) to the Montreal Protocol in Kigali, Rwanda last week. The amendment sets a timeline for the phasing out HFCs, used in air conditioning and refrigeration. HFCs are considered to be 1,000 times more potent than carbon dioxide in trapping heat within the atmosphere, accelerating global temperature rise.