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A gateway to data and information on Africa's social, economic, territorial and environmental development, developed by the Joint Research Centre of the European Commission.
This platform features Joint Research Centre (JRC) data, tools, partnerships, and stories developed in-house or with African and international partners. It provides a single entry-point to the wealth of European Commission knowledge on Africa and aims to support the European Union (EU) objective of deepening the partnership with Africa.

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Regional Centres of Excellence for the Green Transistion Program

This platform serves as the Knowledge and Information hub for the Regional Centers of Excellence program. It underpins its Transversal component helping foster knowledge exchange and strengthen the science-policy interface, covering the priority topics linked to the Green Transition:

Biodiversity & Forest
Water
Agroecology
Ocean
Climate Change Resilience
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Biodiversity & Forest
RCMRD officially launches mandate as a Subregional Technical and Scientific Cooperation Support Centre
The Regional Centre for Mapping of Resources for Development (RCMRD) officially launched its mandate as a Subregional Technical and Scientific Cooperation Support Centre.
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Biodiversity & Forest
From Data to Decisions: Building the Governance Backbone of Africa’s Natural Systems
RCMRD is releasing two complementary policy briefs which, taken together, set out a single strategic ambition: to build a transnational governance framework for ecosystems based on...
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Climate Change Resilience
ECMWF Request for Expression of Interest for the SEWA Regional Pilots launched
The Request for Expression of Interest focusses on African–European partnership for co-designing regional pilots that demonstrate impact-based forecasting (IbF) services and tools. These...
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Geothermal Energy - Levelized Cost of Cold
"This map shows, for each grid cell, the Levelized Cost of Cold [c$/kWh] generated by the following systems: Cooling Absorption System; Refrigeration Absorption System; The maps refer t...
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Geothermal power capacity
"This map shows, for each grid cell, the Capacity installed [MW] by potential Binary ORC and Flash Power Plants. The maps refer to: base case scenario; upside scenario; up up side scenario. T...
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Geothermal heat capacity
"This map shows, for each grid cell, the Capacity installed [MW] by potential Direct Use Systems and High Temperature Heat Pumps. The maps refer to: base case scenario; upside scenario; up up si...
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Geothermal cooling capacity
"This map shows, for each grid cell, the Capacity installed [MW] by potential Cooling Absorption System and Refrigeration Absorption System. The maps refer to: base case scenario; upside scenario...
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Geological map Egypt
Geological map of Egypt, developed by the Egyptian National Authority for Remote Sensing & Space Sciences (NARSS) This layer is part of the Geothermal Atlas for Africa developed within the L...
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Geothermal Play Types
This layer maps the distribution of diverse geothermal play types categorized by: Location: Precise spatial boundaries of geothermal provinces. Geodynamic Setting: Classification by tectonic...
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Sustainable Development Goals
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SDG Goal 1

End poverty in all its forms everywhere.

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SDG Goal 2

End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture

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SDG Goal 3

Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages.

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SDG Goal 4

Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for…
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SDG Goal 5

Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls

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SDG Goal 6

Ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all

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SDG Goal 7

Ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all

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SDG Goal 8

Promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and…
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SDG Goal 9

Build resilient infrastructure, promote inclusive and sustainable industrialization and foster…
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SDG Goal 10

Reduce inequality within and among countries

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SDG Goal 11

Make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable

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SDG Goal 12

Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns

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SDG Goal 13

Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts (Acknowledging that the United Nations…
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SDG Goal 14

Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development
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SDG Goal 15

Protect, restore and promote sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems, sustainably manage forests…
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SDG Goal 16

Promote peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development, provide access to justice for…
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SDG Goal 17

Strengthen the means of implementation and revitalize the global partnership for sustainable…