Media Monitoring, Wednesday 20 March

Climate Change: African Guarantee, Nordic Development Funds launch Green Finance Conference (Vanguard)

Big problems for little animals when floodwaters rise, study finds (Mongabay)

South Sudan shutters all schools as it prepares for an extreme heatwave (Mailerlite)

Back-to-back climate disasters leave millions of Malawians in deepening need (The New Humanitarian)

Tanzania Embraces Bamboo for Economic Growth and Environmental Protection (Africa24)

South African Biodiversity Investment Portal has secured its first investments to promote biodiversity conservation and community well-being (Biofin)

Ethiopia: The ADF grants $46m to finance water and sanitation in Borana (Afrik21)

Urban Sanitation: AWF obtains $6m to support African cities (Afrik21)

Climate change already hitting our companies, say African executives (African Business)

Bridging the Gap: Transforming Food Aid into Sustainable Food Security (The Elephant Info)

Empowering youth for the future of farming in Africa (Yara)

South Africa eyes key role in global shift toward battery-powered future (Bizcommunity)

Maltento aiming to bolster sustainability efforts (Engineering News)

IBM to invest $45 million in climate adaptation focused social impact program (ESG Today)

76% of Africa’s energy could come from renewable sources by 2040: here’s how (The Conversation)

Ghanaian government accused of climate hypocrisy with new emissions tax (Open Democracy)