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This report examines the potential for Direct Air Capture (DAC) and other carbon dioxide removal (CDR) technologies in Africa, with a particular focus on Kenya and the East African Rift region. It highlights the region's competitive advantages in geothermal energy and basaltic rock formations for permanent carbon storage, while outlining the technological, financial, and regulatory innovations needed to scale these systems.

This report by GreenCape identifies business opportunities for adding value to livestock waste streams, specifically manure and abattoir waste, within the Western Cape of South Africa. It details the regional distribution of waste sources, current disposal methods, and the regulatory and technical barriers to implementing value-addition technologies like anaerobic digestion and composting.

This report by GreenCape identifies business opportunities for value addition from industrial organic wastewater in the Western Cape, South Africa. It highlights the potential for recovering resources like biogas, starch, and whey from the agro-processing sector, while noting significant barriers related to wastewater volumes and capital requirements.

This briefing by GreenCape outlines the potential for processing and reusing builders' rubble in South Africa, highlighting road construction as a primary opportunity and emphasizing the necessity of regional operations to manage logistics costs.

The Water: Market Intelligence Report 2016 by GreenCape identifies business opportunities within the green economy of the Western Cape, South Africa. It details the region's water-stressed status, the institutional framework of water management, and specific technological opportunities in desalination, water reclamation, and resource recovery. The report emphasizes the need for integrated water resource management to prevent water demand from surpassing supply by 2019 in the Western Cape Water Supply System.

This industry brief by GreenCape explores the economic and environmental opportunities of diverting waste foundry sand (WFS) from landfills in South Africa, specifically focusing on the Western Cape and the City of Cape Town. It details how WFS can be repurposed as a secondary raw material for industries such as brickmaking and road construction, provided that strict legal classifications and hazard management protocols are followed.

The 2016 Market Intelligence Report by GreenCape analyzes the energy services market in South Africa, focusing on energy efficiency and embedded generation. It identifies key drivers such as rising electricity prices and energy security concerns, while highlighting significant growth in rooftop PV and opportunities within the public sector, particularly in municipal wastewater treatment and public buildings.

This report outlines the critical cooling and cold chain needs in Kenya across the agriculture, health, and built environment sectors. It identifies significant food losses, electricity gaps in health facilities, and urban heat risks, while highlighting opportunities for sustainable cooling investments and passive design to improve public health and economic productivity.

This research paper examines how existing nature-based solutions (NBS) initiatives can better integrate and scale climate adaptation to protect vulnerable populations and enhance ecosystem health.