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Ecological improvement of lime production

Economically viable lime production, using environmentally-friendly procedures based on a system for heating limestone through the recovery of agricultural waste (cashew nut shells – cashews)

FISP Climat - GREENHEAT: Energy creation using solid matter from wastewater and faecal sludge from latrines and septic tanks

The projects aims to transform and value solid matter from wastewater and faecal sludge from latrines and septic tanks.

Developing a model to use sugar cane chaff as a renewable energy source on Mauritius.

On Mauritius, almost 50% of electricity is produced by three cogeneration power plants. One of these plants, operated by Terragen Ltd, is leading a project supported by the FFEM which aims to make bet...

Kick-starting a private investment dynamic for low-power renewables in Cameroon

Despite the best intentions of the public authorities for several years, to date no private investment project in low-power renewable energies has seen light of day in Cameroon. In supporting the crea...

A community solar-powered lighting installation to facilitate access to electricity in Casamance

Although Senegal has great solar potential, in 2016 only 56.5% of the population had access to electricity. With financial support from the FFEM, Sunna Design has installed community solar-powered lig...

Extending access to energy and solar technologies in the rural environments

The rural populations of Vanuatu and Indonesia frequently lack basic access to electricity, in particular for lighting, phone charging or electrically-powered crop mills. In supporting this project to...

FISP Climat - Energy optimisation of the Laiterie du Berger processing plant

Supporting Paramint Energy Africa in order to provide an energy solution that covers the electricity and thermal needs of the Laiterie du Berger processing plant as part of its yoghurt production indu...

Desalination of seawater using solar energy

Water supply is a major problem for small island communities. To address this, the solar-energy seawater desalination technology developed by Mascara allows drinking water to be produced at low cost a...

Making coffee growers more resilient (PUR CAFE)

To restore degraded ecosystems and improve the resilience of small coffee growers to climate change, since 2019 the FFEM has been supporting an agroforestry project led by the “PUR Projet” enterprise....

Support and fortify fishing activities in Senegal

An activity essential to socio-economic balance in Senegal, fishing suffers the full impact of climate change. With the support of the FFEM, Valorem plans to test out a solar-powered cold room solutio...

Leverage the prickly pear to adapt to climate change

Aridity is a major challenge for farmers in Morocco. Confronted with this issue, the prickly pear offers great potential as it only needs a little water. Atlas Inclusive Partners has benefited from FF...

A network of community solar lighting systems to facilitate access to electricity in Casamance

Despite Senegal’s significant solar potential, only 56.5% of the population had access to electricity in 2016. With financial support from the FFEM, the company Sunna Design installed community solar...

Ensure access to renewable electricity and essential services through a floating tidal stream turbine

600 million people in Africa have no access to electricity. To combat this energy insecurity while reducing greenhouse gas emissions, the FFEM is supporting a pilot project to install a tidal stream t...

Setting up workshops for locally manufacturing green products in Africa

The French company Lagazel manufactures quality solar products in Africa, particularly lamps, enabling large-scale development and distribution of “green” equipment. The project is supported by the FF...

Conservation and innovative financing of high forest cover

The Amazon forest contains “vital reserves”, areas rich in both irrecoverable carbon and biodiversity. The FFEM’s support to four Amazon countries aims to encourage the emergence of innovative and sus...

FISP Climat : Production of renewable energy and organic fertiliser from purification

The project aims to demonstrate the feasibility of an industrial production of biogas, by fermentation of latrine sludge. 

Restoring forests and landscapes and sustainably managing land in the Sahel

The populations of Burkina Faso and Niger rely on land subjected to intense biophysical and human pressure due to ecological, economic and social reasons. By supporting a project combating the degrada...

Supporting community conservation to reconcile local development and biodiversity conservation in northern Ken...

Hailed as one of the most mega-biodiverse nations in East Africa, Kenya is home to over 6,500 plant species along with over 1,000 birds and about 350 mammals. Despite its rich biodiversity, many of Ke...

Promote a new pedagogy to raise awareness about climate change in classrooms

Raising awareness among new generations about climate change starts at school. With the support of the FFEM, the Office for Climate Education (OCE) is pushing for primary and secondary education to ad...