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Africa:
Climate Change Agreement - Views From Paris
Thomson Reuters Foundation, 12 December 2015
Ministers and officials at U.N. talks in Paris have received the final version of a landmark global accord to tackle climate change. Read more »
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Africa:
Cop 21 - 195 Countries Adopt Paris Climate Agreement
Algerie Presse Service, 13 December 2015
The representatives of 195 countries adopted Saturday early evening in Paris a global agreement to fight against global warming, the source of climatic changes and increasing… Read more »
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Africa:
134 Countries of G77 'Satisfied' With Draft Agreement On Climate
Algerie Presse Service, 12 December 2015
The 134 emerging and developing countries that make the G77 expressed, Saturday, "satisfaction" with the draft agreement on climate proposed by the France, which chaired this… Read more »
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Africa:
Merkel Says Climate Deal Roadmap to 'Reason'
News24Wire, 13 December 2015
German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Sunday praised the climate deal agreed by world leaders in Paris as providing an opportunity for the future of humanity. Read more »
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Africa:
Soil Project Seeks to Soak Up Excess Carbon
SciDev.Net, 11 December 2015
France is leading a worldwide push to increase the amount of carbon locked in soils through better farming practices. Read more »
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Africa:
Africa/Global - Beyond the Paris Climate Talks
AfricaFocus, 10 December 2015
As the climate talks in Paris draw to a close this week, the countries present are still far from full agreement. Among the latest surprises was the announcement by the Marshall… Read more »
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Africa:
Cop21 - Who Will Pay for Climate Change Disasters?
IRIN, 11 December 2015
As the clean up continues after devastating floods in Chennai, India's environment minister says developed countries should pay for damage caused by climate change. Read more »
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Africa:
Cop21 - Briefing On Climate Financing
IRIN, 11 December 2015
A vital gauge of success at the Paris climate talks will be the funding made available to implement action. Read more »
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Africa:
UN Environment Programme Chief Heralds Paris Agreement
UNEP, 12 December 2015
UNEP Executive Director Achim Steiner heralded a historic agreement in Paris today that saw 195 countries arrive at a universal climate agreement. Read more »
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Uganda:
How Ugandan Tea Growers Won Climate Change Award
Monitor, 12 December 2015
The Kayonza Growers Tea Factory, Kanungu District in Uganda, has received the Equator Prize 2015, an award by United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) on the sidelines of the… Read more »