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Can Cities in East Africa Achieve Zero-Waste? An entrepreneurial partnership between TakaTaka Solutions and Chanzi Ltd is demonstrating an innovative and value-adding model for waste management. Chanzi is leading the scaling of the model from Kenya to Tanzania, proving its efficacy and impact for waste management and upscaling. Over the past 18 months, the partnership has piloted an integrated waste management system in Nairobi that processes >90% of municipal waste. The model includes sorting, recycling, composting, and innovative Black Soldier Fly (BSF) farming and biochar production. Under SMEP, an additional pilot is underway in Mombasa. Following the success of the partnership, Chanzi replicated the approach in Arusha, Tanzania, establishing Okota Waste Management as an aggregator. Within just 6 months of operation, 13% of the city’s landfill-bound waste has been diverted! Key milestones include: 👏 Processing over 40MT/day of municipal waste in Arusha. 💸 Creating 66 full-time jobs. 🪰 Scaling BSF farming to combat organic waste, producing 10MT/month of insect protein. ♻️ Developing solutions for hard-to-recycle plastics, like converting multilayered plastics into building materials. Andrew Wallace, co-founder of Chanzi, estimates that expanding this model to 11 additional cities in Tanzania will need $12.25M in funding. This would service 5 million citizens. We believe the economics of this model (relative to waste-to-energy, for example) show favourable potential not just commercially but in terms of economic and social value, while alleviating pressure on landfills and supporting environmental sustainability. The model can scale incrementally, which allows for phased investment. We welcome you to read more about this transformative project and how it’s redefining waste management in East Africa. To read more on this innovative model: https://lnkd.in/d_3Vpv9J To learn more about the SMEP Programme pilot sites in Nairobi https://lnkd.in/diuYVjgu #ZeroWaste #CircularEconomy #Sustainability #WasteManagement #EastAfrica Lorraine Dimairho Maria Durleva Staci Warrington Henrique Pacini Zablon Wanyama Wekesa

Excited to see the Climate and Development Knowledge Network Ghana work being featured by the IPS Inter Press Service during #COP29. Read more about how the team used storytelling and songs as powerful tools for awareness and advocacy for women's groups in Ghana's Upper West region. SouthSouthNorth International Development Research Centre (IDRC) Prince Ansah (MPhil, PhD) Valerie Kplorm Aku Nutakor

Water management and scarcity are critical global challenges exacerbated by the impacts of #ClimateChange.    A number of #CLimateAdaptationResilience (CLARE) projects include a common focus on innovative approaches to water resource management.    Explore the work of these CLARE Programme projects, co-funded by Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office - Research, Science and Innovation and International Development Research Centre (IDRC), by filtering for “water” via the “topics” drop-down: https://lnkd.in/eE37YFcQ

Job Opportunity: SSN seeks a highly analytical and detail-orientated Data Analyst. Apply before midnight (SAST) on 30 November 2024. Click here to apply: https://lnkd.in/dmqZpWqs #vacancy #jobvacancy #jobopportunity

Job Opportunity: SSN seeks a Junior Finance Analyst who will support the CLARE Programme Research for Impact (R4I) Hub in managing various aspects of programme finance. Apply before midnight (SAST) on 1 December 2024. Click here to apply: https://lnkd.in/dGS4WAjk #vacancy #jobvacancy #jobopportunity

🌍🌱On Biodiversity Day at #COP29, gain insights on how EbA supports both climate and biodiversity goals. Ecosystem restoration can strengthen resilience, reduce loss & damage and promote equity in transitions. 👉 Read more in Nadia Sitas's latest blog: https://lnkd.in/dhpv7-cE

On #GenderDay at #COP29, we emphasise the need for gender-inclusive climate policies. The GLOW Programme demonstrates how women are at the forefront of #LowCarbonTransitions in 12 projects across 17 countries. 🌍 🌱 Key takeaways from our findings 👇 💭 Women are leaders in adopting low-carbon technologies, driving sustainable change. 💭 Climate action must be rights-based and locally appropriate to achieve long-term impact. 💭 Women’s leadership in policy and decision-making is essential for creating effective climate solutions. Read more: https://lnkd.in/duFWQcxq

We are thrilled to announce that the Climate and Development Knowledge Network Ghana has been honoured at the Ghana Philanthropy Awards which celebrates the work of NGOs and individuals doing nonprofit work in the country.  Huge congratulations to our CDKN colleagues Prince Ansah (MPhil, PhD) and Valerie Kplorm Aku Nutakor 🎉

Amplifying what is likely to be a useful webinar on the question of #ExtendedProducerResponsibility in informal Economies hosted by be Waste Wise. Zoë Lenkiewicz, Director of the Global Waste Lab, will be exploring the social justice considerations of EPR in Global South contexts with three subject experts: Melanie Samson, Sergio Bon and Shobha Raghavan While in Europe there may be a small number of organisations collecting and preparing materials for recycling, in markets where waste management services are not formalised this work is done by tens of thousands of people – often in poor conditions and for excruciatingly little income. So where brands are paying into #EPR systems, but the workers are not feeling any benefit yet, what needs to change? When: Nov 26, 2024 | 2:00 PM UTC For webinar registration and more information: https://lnkd.in/drwQMywh

The COP Resilience Hub hosted a session titled "The Path to Resilience: Transforming Climate Finance for Indigenous and Local Community-Led Action." This session highlighted the challenges Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities face in accessing climate finance and the need for equitable, flexible, and community-centred financing. “Getting climate finance to local communities and Indigenous People is about enabling the agency and self-actualisation of local actors, and we need the funding architecture to facilitate that outcome, not hinder it with additional bureaucracy and risk management. We need to be tracking more than just the money, but also how decisions are made, what knowledge is used and who is accountable”. Says Charlotte Scott, from South South North Find this and other recordings on the Resilience Hub YouTube channel: https://buff.ly/3Oep2Kf Engage in the conversation and advocate for equitable climate finance. #COPResilienceHub #ClimateFinance #CommunityLedAction