Blue Economy Movement Gains Traction in Africa
IPS
An increasing number of African countries are now embracing the blue economy for its potential to deliver solutions to their most pressing development needs-particularly extreme… Read more »
Fighting Global Warming, One Cow Burp At a Time
Thomson Reuters Foundation
Scientists are looking at how to breed animals that burp less and adjust their diets to reduce harmful methane emissions Read more »
Investor Group Opposes General Electric Plans for Kenyan Power Plant
Thomson Reuters Foundation
A group of investors in U.S. conglomerate General Electric (GE) has publicly opposed its plans to buy a stake in a Kenyan coal-fired plant, claiming the project would damage the… Read more »
Will Cape Water Restrictions Be Eased?
News24Wire
The Department of Water and Sanitation is expected to hold a high-level meeting on Friday to assess whether the severe water restrictions in Cape Town and surrounding areas can be… Read more »
Khayelitsha Residents Install Their Own Communal Taps
GroundUp
Residents of Siyahlala informal settlement, Khayelitsha, have started to install their own water pipes. Read more »
20% of Nigerians May Experience Flooding - Official
Premium Times
About 20 percent of Nigerians are "at risk from one form of flooding or another," the National Economic Council (NEC) was told on Thursday. Read more »
Group Commends U.S. Lawmakers Opposition to Lagos Water Privatisation
Premium Times
The 'Our Water, Our Right Coalition,' a civil society-led advocacy, has commended the 23 members of the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) and Congressional Progressive Caucus (CPC)… Read more »
For Drought-Slammed Farmers, Changing Old Ways Takes Time - and Cash
Thomson Reuters Foundation
In the parched, mountainous hills of Leliefontein, in South Africa's northwest Namakwa district, farmers have long made a living raising oxen and goats. Read more »
Better Tree Breeds Enhancing Reforestation
Ethiopian Herald
Have you ever heard about improved forest tree seeds? Of course, improved seeds are common in the food crop production area. Read more »
Sanitation, Hygiene Deteriorating in Nigeria
Daily Trust
Nigeria still faces challenges despite substantial progress made in developing policies and strategies for water supply and sanitation service delivery. Read more »
Grace Mugabe Loses Mazowe Dam, Citrus
Zimbabwe Independent
Former first lady Grace Mugabe's unbridled ambition to build a vast business empire in the scenic Mazowe area of Mashonaland Central province has suffered a major setback after the… Read more »
Planning for Future Water Security in a Water-Scarce Environment [analysis]
Daily Maverick
By 2050, one in five developing countries are set to experience water shortages. We need to create a critical mass of capacity and resources to achieve higher levels of both… Read more »
Fishy Fire in Serengeti Sparks Claims of Sabotage
Nation
A diplomatic row is simmering between Kenya and Tanzania over claims of sabotage. Tanzanians living around the Serengeti National Park are reported to have set the area on fire to… Read more »
Flood Kills 44, Destroys 500 Houses in Katsina
This Day
No fewer than 44 persons were feared dead and scores missing as flood wreaked havoc in 10 communities in Jibia Local Government Area of Katsina State on Sunday night. Read more »
Dodgy Skeleton Traders and Lion Slaughterhouses Exposed in Damning Report [analysis]
Daily Maverick
The Department of Environmental Affairs (DEA) has increased South Africa's lion bone export quota from 800 to 1,500 a year, despite being aware that some skeletons are being… Read more »
