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The Regional Centre for Mapping of Resources for Development (RCMRD) officially launched its mandate as a Subregional Technical and Scientific Cooperation Support Centre.
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...
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...
A new StoryMap by the Regional Centre for Mapping of Resources for Development (RCMRD), presents the purpose, progress, and impact of the ArcX initiative as it works to strengthen...
Hot off the Press! It took a while, but the Atlas of African Protected Areas is now available for on-line consultation on the Africa Knowledge Platform. A massive effort by the...
The OPERA project, as part of the ArcX Ocean component, is calling on scientists, innovators, youth leaders, and ocean lovers from Europe and around the world to share real-world actions...
The meeting aimed to chart a transformative roadmap for the sustainable management of the continent’s vast environmental resources and rich biodiversity (including forests, water bodies...
The Africa Knowledge Platform team presented an overview of the platform and the energy-related decision support systems such as the Clean Energy Access (CEA) tool during the 5th...
The main objectives of the Tropical Summit (4-8 November 2024, Lisbon) were to promote the transfer of knowledge, stimulate multidisciplinary collaboration and the involvement of...
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"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...
"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...
"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...
"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...
This layer maps the distribution of diverse geothermal play types categorized by: Location: Precise spatial boundaries of geothermal provinces. Geodynamic Setting: Classification by tectonic...
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...