A gas flare in Nigeria:The effects of gas flaring impacts on global warming in Africa.
A gas flare in Nigeria:The effects of gas flaring impacts on global warming in Africa.
East Africa: Food Security in Region 'Within Reach'
SciDev.Net, 13 November 2009
East Africa will face both crop gains and losses as a result of climate change, but food security is an achievable goal if new farming technologies are embraced, says a study. Read more »
Africa: Continent Can Help Mitigate Climate Change
AfricaFocus, 29 October 2009
On the eve of the climate change summit in Copenhagen this December, momentum for action still falls far short of that needed to avert catastrophe. Africa will suffer consequences… Read more »
Africa: Govts Partner Alliance for Green Revolution on Food Security
Vanguard, 11 November 2009
A groundbreaking partnership that will link African governments' commitment to agricultural development with concrete programs in seeds, soil health, policy, and markets was… Read more »
Kenya: Floods Threaten Refugee Camps
UN News, 6 November 2009
The United Nations refugee agency is appealing for $2.8 million to provide essential supplies and respond to possible disease outbreaks among more than 300,000 refugees in two… Read more »
Kenya: Unicef Begins Relief Efforts After Floods Strike North-Eastern Region
UN News, 3 November 2009
The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) is leading UN relief efforts in north-eastern Kenya, where recent torrential rainfall has brought flooding at the same time as much of… Read more »
Africa: Copenhagen 2009 - Averting Dangers of Climate Change in Africa
Leadership, 20 November 2009
On the eve of the climate change summit in Copenhagen this December, momentum for action it does appear, still falls far short of that needed to avert catastrophe. Read more »
Kenya: 70 Percent of World Disasters Climate-Related
Nation, 17 November 2009
Climate change is a big contributor to world disasters, an international humanitarian agency said on Tuesday. About 70 per cent of disasters are now climate related -- up from 50… Read more »
Uganda: Climate Change Compensation No Solution to Pollution
Monitor, 16 November 2009
The recent past saw Africa's commitment to a common stand in the forthcoming UN Climate Conference in Copenhagen (COP15). In Addis Ababa, African ministers agreed on $67 billion… Read more »
South Africa: No Climate Deal Better Than a Weak One, Says Sonjica
Business Day, 6 November 2009
Environment Minister Buyelwa Sonjica is "cautiously optimistic" about a deal on climate change being hammered out at the forthcoming Copenhagen conference. But no deal would be… Read more »
Mozambique: About 260,000 People May Require Food Aid
AIM, 5 November 2009
The Technical Council of Mozambique's relief agency, the National Disasters Management Institute (INGC), estimates that about 260,000 people may suffer from food insecurity in… Read more »
Tanzania: World Bank's Sh40 Billion Boost to Famine War
Citizen, 5 November 2009
The World Bank has issued $30 million (Sh40 billion) to Tanzania to help it deal with the imminent food shortage facing 40 districts on the Mainland and the Isles. Read more »
Kenya: Salt Firms in Major Losses After Floods
Nation, 4 November 2009
Salt manufacturers in the North Coast are counting their losses as the El-Nino rains subside in the area after causing great destruction. Read more »
Africa: Natural Disasters Are Hurdles on the Road to Achieving MDGs
Commonwealth, 4 November 2009
On the shores of Lake Victoria two years ago, Commonwealth leaders agreed a comprehensive action plan on climate change, which reaffirmed the collective vision of member countries. Read more »
Kenya: Fresh Appeal for Villagers to Flee
Nation, 3 November 2009
Government has issued a fresh flood alert to thousands of people near River Tana. Read more »
Africa: New Book Predicts Continent's Future in a Carbon-Constrained World
IIED, 3 November 2009
Impacts of climate change on Africa's development and prospects for the continent's growth in a new low-carbon economy are among the subjects covered in a new book by the director… Read more »
Cameroon: Climate Change - UK Promises Support to Cameroon's Effort
Cameroon Tribune, 3 November 2009
The British High Commissioner to Cameroon, Bharat Joshi was received in audience last Friday by Minister Pierre Hele. Read more »
Nigeria: VP Tasks Environmentalists On Climate Change
Leadership, 2 November 2009
Vice President Goodluck Jonathan has said that Environmentalists in the country need to work closely with the Federal Ministry of Environment to gain technical support and better… Read more »
Nigeria: Climate Coy Takes Projects to Rural Communities
Daily Trust, 2 November 2009
The climate-based Greenwatch Initiative (GI), one of the implementing partners in Building Nigeria Response to Climate Change (BNRCC), has broken a new ground in its pet project to… Read more »
Nigeria: Still On Early Warning System in Nation
Daily Champion, 2 November 2009
Advancement in technology has eased the tasks of meteorologists in providing near accurate predictions on weather conditions and environmental changes in given societies. Read more »
Nigeria: Greenhouse Gas Reduction A Must in Oil Industry
Daily Trust, 2 November 2009
Environment is now a focal point when ever experts gather in the oil producing region like Nigeria. This is as a result of the green house gases that emanate from the gas flare and… Read more »
Uganda: Time to Heed the Warning Call On Climate Change
New Vision, 1 November 2009
THE news is bad, and it is coming in fast. Turn tens of thousands of scientists lose on a problem for two decades, and the results will seem pathetic for the first few years,… Read more »
Namibia: Understanding Weather - Not Predicting -
Namibia Economist, 30 October 2009
Away from our skies, weather patterns around the hemisphere continue to emphasize the clash between a normal or regular framework and the intervention of systems responding to the… Read more »
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