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News
Regional Forum on greening industries and green entrepreneurship in rural Africa
17 November 2015
This knowledge sharing and learning event for Africa attended by 80 participants from 29 countries was held from 9 – 13 November 2015 in Accra, Ghana.
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Article
Bangladesh: Lighting the Way to a Greener World of Work
22 June 2012
Solar home systems can be an alternative source of energy in developing countries like Bangladesh, where half of the population, or about 85 million people, lack access to grid-based electricity. Solar panels bring clean energy and green jobs to rural areas, an issue that is high on the Rio+20 agenda. Allan Dow reports.