Despite the success in the control of importation and use of plastic bags, disposable water bottles still litter the streets of Zanzibar. The government has been trying to apply ... Read more »
Ugandan engineer and innovator Arthur Woniala is passionate about people, entrepreneurship and sustainable solutions to everyday challenges. In 2007 with the help of two friends, ... Read more »
Over three years, pesticide application increased by 47% and so did incidences of pesticide-related health impairments. The most frequently reported symptoms were sneezing, ... Read more »
Rwanda's weather agency has explained that the expected weather condition will result from high-pressure systems from the southern part of the Indian Ocean and urged people to ... Read more »
About three billion people in developing countries rely on firewood or charcoal for their daily cooking purposes, contributing to the death of 4.3 million people annually from ... Read more »
Ancient Madagascan grasslands are falling victim to a trend to afforest the world that has gripped political leaders from Madagascar to Ethiopia, and from Turkey to the United ... Read more »
Among its plans to create essential tools to implement the Paris Agreement to cope with climate change Rwanda is planning to invest U.S.$285 million in the use of solar water ... Read more »
According to the submitted new climate plan to fight climate change through 2030, the total estimated cost for mitigation measures is estimated at around $5.7 billion, and over ... Read more »
The water volume in Africa's largest fresh-water lake has risen to its highest level exceeding 1965's historic mark, according to an assessment conducted by the Lake Victoria Basin ... Read more »
East Africa continues to suffer the effects of flooding and landslides as more than 481,000 people are currently displaced and over 360 people have died. Already, Lake Victoria, ... Read more »
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