The Caribbean Can Now Engineer Its Reefs Back. But Who Will Fund It?
The Caribbean has the tools to rebuild its reefs as coastal defence, from 3D-printed tiles to biorock. The financing gap is now the regional challenge.
"Innovation is not simply inventing something new" - How AI-driven projects could change Bangladesh
University of Dhaka Vice-Chancellor Obaidul Islam wants artificial intelligence built for Bangladesh's own problems, not imported wholesale. A small campus robotics lab already backed by an international funder shows what that could look like, if the money follows.
Kenya Climate Innovation Centre to raise $55m to scale up climate solutions in 10 African markets
Africa receives about a quarter of the climate finance it needs each year. Kenya Climate Innovation Centre has spent 14 years incubating more than 3,500 climate enterprises, has opened that pipeline to outside investors through its new Founders Collective, and is raising $55 million to expand from three countries to at least 10 by 2030.
University of Ilorin builds science park as Nigeria targets $1 trillion economy
The University of Ilorin is developing a 200-hectare Science, Technology and Innovation Park on its campus in Kwara State, inside an area it designates as a free trade zone, and is asking companies to set up factories and research operations there. Partners gain access to the university's research base, including 52 patents, and to a campus of more than 70,000 students.