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Africa: Can Paris Climate Deal End Funding Drought to Help the Poor?
Thomson Reuters Foundation, 27 November 2015
African governments will push hard at U.N. climate talks over the next two weeks to right what they see as a global wrong that is now becoming starker: a drought of financial… Read more »
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East Africa: Region Braces Itself for Tough Negotiations At Climate Change Meeting in Paris
East African, 30 November 2015
As experts gather for the 21st edition of the Conference of Parties "COP21," in Paris this week, developing countries are digging in for protracted negotiations since some of the… Read more »
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Ethiopia: Innovation to Make a Difference
Ethiopian Herald, 28 November 2015
Engineer Daniel Asrat is an innovator and recently won first prize which was prepared by the Ethiopian Climate Innovation Centre. His project idea was manufacturing of energy… Read more »
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Africa: UN Agencies Weigh in On Climate Change Impacts Ahead of Paris Conference
UN News, 27 November 2015
In the weeks leading up to the United Nations climate change conference (COP21), which begins in Paris on Monday and aims to reach a new universal climate agreement, many of the… Read more »
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Ethiopia: Indigenous Trees to Withstand Climate Change
Ethiopian Herald, 28 November 2015
Public mobilization would be launched to reforest degraded areas through planting indigenous trees. Read more »
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Kenya: Uhuru in Paris for Climate Change Summit
The Star, 30 November 2015
President Uhuru Kenyatta arrived in Paris, France, on Sunday to attend the 2015 Climate Change Summit, better known by its acronym COP 21. Read more »
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Zimbabwe: Cop21 Opens Amid Us Railroading
The Herald, 30 November 2015
President Mugabe, who carries Africa's voice as African Union chairman, is set to join 195 other world leaders for the official opening ceremony at the Le Bourguet Complex. A pall,… Read more »
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Africa: World Bank Demands Climate Justice for Africa At COP 21
RFI, 29 November 2015
The Cop21 conference in Paris is crunch time for world leaders to reach a binding climate deal that would halt climate change and stop what scientists call a collision course with… Read more »
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Africa: Indigenous People Need Support to Reinforce Resilience Against Climate Change - Unesco
UN News, 27 November 2015
Building resilience "is deeply rooted in [the] lifestyles and social solidarity" of the more than 400 million indigenous people - from the Samis of northern Europe, Berbers in… Read more »