Tag: UNIDO
From waste to energy: Turkey looks to biomass to achieve “green growth”
Currently, Turkey relies heavily on imported fossil fuels to meet its domestic energy demand. But by embracing the massive growth of its renewable energy market – including biomass and circular waste-free approaches...
Young Tunisian entrepreneur unlocks opportunities in the natural and organic cosmetics industry
Demand for natural and organic cosmetics is booming. Consumers are increasingly aware of the ingredients they put on their skin and want to know how cosmetics are made and by whom. In...
Cleantech Entrepreneurs Driving a Green Recovery in Barbados
Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Eastern Caribbean island nation, famed for its beautiful landscapes, pristine white-sand beaches and temperate climate, attracted around a million tourists each year.
But with travel restrictions across...
Global Call for Innovative Solutions in Cleantech and Sustainable Land Management
Registration is now open for the Global Call for Innovative Solutions in Cleantech and Sustainable Land Management. The international competition aims to identify and promote readily deployable and scalable solutions and innovative technologies...
New Research Shows Food System is Responsible for a Third of Global Anthropogenic Emissions
The world’s food system is responsible for a third of global anthropogenic greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, according to new research by a team led by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization and...
What’s So Important About Mini-Grids?
To power a drill, run a lathe, turn a mill or work a pump, a thriving business needs electricity. Without it, the work must be done by hand.
Six hundred million people living...
South Africa: Industrial Energy Efficiency Project Wins International Award
South Africa’s largest energy efficiency initiative: Industrial Energy Efficiency Improvement in South Africa through Mainstreaming the Introduction of Energy Management Systems and Energy Systems Optimization, has won the highest international accolade for...
Industrial Energy Efficiency Focus of a Workshop in South Africa
Energy efficiency lies at the core of sustained industrial and economic growth in South Africa, and industries and businesses must prepare more sufficiently for inevitable energy price hikes, while government should be...
Eco-Industrial Parks: Creating Shared Prosperity and Safeguarding the Environment
Eco-Industrial Parks (EIP) foster economic and social progress and help to protect the environment. This future-oriented eco-industrial development concept integrates industry and nature to offer businesses prospects for growth, improve eco-systems and...
New Project in South Africa to Produce Renewable Energy from Organic Waste
PRETORIA, South Africa – A project aiming to transform organic waste from agriculture and agro-processing industries into renewable energy and organic fertilizer, which in turn will accelerate the development of the biogas...
UNIDO and China strengthen the global innovation network on inclusive and sustainable industrial development
The China International Centre for Economic and Technical Exchanges (CICETE) will fund a new project to strengthen the global innovation network on inclusive and sustainable industrial development, which is the mandate of...
First bike-sharing scheme in Morocco launched in time for COP22
The Government of Morocco, in close cooperation with the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) and the Global Environment Facility (GEF), launched a bike-sharing scheme called “Medina Bike” in Marrakech, which is...
Landlocked developing countries count on UNIDO to accelerate sustainable energy innovation, entrepreneurship and cleaner production
International cooperation and partnerships are essential to accelerate universal access, renewable energy and energy efficiency development in Landlocked Developing Countries (LLDCs), said participants at a high-level seminar held in Vienna this week.
The...
Helping Kenya introduce county-level energy planning based on renewable resources
Participants from 33 counties attended a training course on sustainable energy, organized by the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) at the Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology in the capital...
Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency in the Hindu Kush Himalayan Region under Development
The United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) and the International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD), with financial support from the Austrian Development Agency, are preparing to establish a Himalayan Centre for...
Green Industry for Sustainable Cities
Titled “Green Industry for Sustainable Cities,” the fourth Green Industry Conference (GIC) is currently taking place in Ulsan, Republic of Korea from the 28th until the 30th of June. The Conference is...
