CONTENTS 3/2022
EDITORIAL 4-5 Climate action: Finding solutions, moving forward, delivering change SPECIAL FEATURE 6-41 Climate change: Turning plans into action 6-13 Stepping up to a new level: The OPEC Fund’s new Climate Action Plan 14-17 Professor Andreas Klasen: “The just transition is the real challenge” 18-21 The heat is on: Geothermal energy in Iceland to the developing world 22-25 Raúl Alfaro-Pelico: Energy transition partnerships in the Global South 26-27 Power to the people: Transmission and microgrids 28-31 Sustainable Transport: A solution on many roads 32-35 “Urban air sets you free”: City solutions to climate change 36-37 How drones are revolutionizing agriculture 38-41 Kristen P. Patterson: “We cannot address climate change in a silo”
IN THE FIELD 42-43 A lifeline for Mauritania’s small and medium-sized enterprises The OPEC Fund’s partnership with Banque Populaire de Mauritanie DEVELOPMENT NEWS 44-49 44 Supporting farmers and businesses in Paraguay 45 Improving food security and climate resilience in Zimbabwe
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Geothermal energy
PHOTO: Málfrídur Ómarsdóttir
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Interview with Kristen P. Patterson
OPEC Fund supports infrastructure development in Papua New Guinea Making Liberia’s fishing industry sustainable and efficient
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Promoting food security in Côte d’Ivoire Strengthening Chad’s higher scientific education
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PHOTO: Irene Abdou
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SPOTLIGHT 50-53 The OPEC Fund and COP27 Op-ed by Minister Rania Al-Mashat and our work in Egypt EVENTS 54-55 2022 EBRD TFP Trade Finance Forum, Istanbul: Trade finance in tumultuous times OPEC FUND 56-58 56-57 New development funding 58
Fishing in Liberia
PHOTO: KONGKOON/Shutterstock.com
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Vienna Energy Scholar Programme
Vienna Energy Scholar Programme
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