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Indermit Gill’s Parting Thoughts as He Exits the World Bank
Outgoing World Bank chief economist talks debt and discord, while Germany slashes development aid and low- and middle-income countries search for bankable climate solutions.
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- Education, Energy, Environment, Finance, Health Care, Investing, Technology, WASH
- Region
- Global
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World’s Biggest Citrus Waste-To-Energy Plant Is Being Built in Brazil: 2.1-Million-Square-Foot Facility to Turn Orange Juice Waste Into 1.77 Million Cubic Feet of Biogas Every Day
Brazil is building the world’s biggest citrus waste-to-energy plant, a 2.1-million-square-foot facility designed to transform orange juice wastewater into renewable energy. The project is expected to generate 1.77 million cubic feet of biogas every day, replacing fossil natural gas while reducing emissions and turning citrus waste into a valuable energy resource.
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- Agriculture, Energy, WASH
- Region
- Latin America
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WHO/UNICEF Report Highlights Gaps in Health Facility Sanitation
The report calls on countries to strengthen routine monitoring and move beyond measuring whether infrastructure is present. Monitoring should increasingly assess reliability, safety, accessibility and cleanliness, as well as whether services meet the needs of patients and health workers.
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- Health Care, WASH
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- global development, hygiene, research, sanitation, water
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EcoNomad Solutions Secures £230K for On-Farm Waste-To-Energy System
"Small and mid-sized livestock farms face mounting pressure from rising energy and fertiliser costs, tightening slurry and waste regulations, and pressure to reduce methane emissions. Yet existing anaerobic digestion systems are engineered for large industrial-scale operations, making them uneconomical or operationally impractical for smaller producers."
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Analysis: Waste-To-Energy Plants Are a Disaster for the Environment but India Is Building More
The incinerators have high capital costs and usually receive financial support from international institutions and subsidies in India.
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- Asia Pacific
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- energy access, human rights, recycling, waste
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Ghana Launches National Union for Informal Waste Workers
According to GAYO, the union will provide a unified platform for informal waste workers to engage government, municipalities, industries and development partners.
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- Environment, WASH
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Analysis: Unlocking Waste-to-Energy for Energy Security and Regional Growth
Energy security has become a pressing global concern. Recent disruptions in energy markets have underscored the vulnerabilities of relying on centralized systems fueled by imported commodities. Mass-burn WtE facilities offer potential solutions here: stable, dispatchable electricity and heat from a fuel—municipal waste—that every city produces locally and continuously. For regions heavily reliant on volatile energy imports, that is no small thing.
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- Global
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Press Release: World Bank Group Support to Help Philippines Expand Resilient Water and Sanitation Services for Water Security and Jobs
The project is expected to generate 8,700 jobs within five years of completion, rising to around 46,500 jobs over a 25-year period.
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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