Kenya’s flower industry set to measure carbon footprint Development of a new customised calculator enables the industry to measure its carbon emissions and maintain a competitive edge in international cut flower markets.

Opportunities for mitigation and development planning in Rwanda Gracia Munganga considers whether a stakeholder-driven scenarios modelling process can assist Rwanda in realising its developmental and environmental goals.

Interviews with Lighting Africa Nigeria stakeholders Conversations with stakeholder involved in the ICF / World Bank Lighting Africa Nigeria programme.

Lessons from the private sector for building resilience A new report distils lessons learned from 100 initiatives where public- and private-sector organisations have joined forces to strengthen resilience against climate disasters, and presents exemplary case studies to show how others can follow suit. By Christina Becker-Birck of Meister Consultants

Developing a Regional Renewable Energy Roadmap for Central America The report assesses the status of renewable energy technologies in Central America and analyzes the conditions for their advancement in the future. The name of the study is The Way Forward for Renewable Energy in Central America.

Directing climate finance to where it’s needed Counterproductive subsidies, forthcoming regulations and verification methods must be taken into account if more private-sector investments are to be mobilized for climate finance initiatives. Simone Albus of the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH reports

New study sheds light on the Nigerian off-grid solar market A recent workshop in Lagos presented an exciting first glimpse into the findings of the Lighting Africa market intelligence research on the opportunities and challenges for off-grid solar in Nigeria.

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Electric taxi pilot programme to launch in selected Ethiopian cities The second edition of the Ethiopian Environmental Protection Agency's CRGE Highlights newsletter leads with a feature on dVentus, an Ethiopian engineering firm piloting an electric taxi programme in selected cities with government assistance.

New climate fund FONERWA a game changer in Rwanda The Government of Rwanda signs an historic agreement with the UK, capitalising its new climate fund, Fonds National de l’Environnement (FONERWA), with £22.5 million support from DfID, making it the largest demand-based climate fund in Africa.

Is channelling green climate funds to national and local governments risky or smart? Annelieke Douma and Anouk Franck of Both ENDS provide an NGO perspective on this week’s debates on the Green Climate Fund

Close to home, learning from subnational initiatives for climate compatible development Mairi Dupar and Ali Cambray report on a CDKN-ICLEI programme to learn about climate compatible development at city and subnational level.