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Africa: Good Governance and Democracy Make for Better Land Use - Expert
allAfrica, 15 July 2015
On the sidelines of the recent meeting on climate science in Paris, AllAfrica spoke with Ephraim Nkonya, a senior research fellow at the International Food Policy Research… Read more »
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Africa: African Scientists Promote Solutions to Mitigate Climate Change
allAfrica, 9 July 2015
Leading African experts at the scientific conference in Paris which is preparing for the next round of global climate change talks in December have been discussing their work with… Read more »
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Africa: 10 Questions Decision-Makers Should Ask to Make Irrigation Work for Africa
Pathways to Resilience in Semi-Arid Economies, 8 July 2015
After a period of neglect, the international community is showing renewed interest in irrigation in Africa to tackle food insecurity, poverty and climate risk. But capital… Read more »
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Africa: Technical Solutions Alone Can't Fix Climate Change - Scientists
Thomson Reuters Foundation, 8 July 2015
Dealing with climate change and its risks will require not only technical responses like drought-resilient crops and higher sea walls but also reshaping economic and political… Read more »
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Africa: Charcoal Production in Sub-Saharan Africa Can be Sustainable
Our Common Future Under Climate Change, 8 July 2015
Henry Neufeldt will present at the session on Land-based mitigation: agriculture, forests, bioenergy on Day 2. Read more »
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Africa: Will Africa Be Heard At Climate Science Talks?
allAfrica, 8 July 2015
The global scientific community is meeting at a conference in Paris this week to strengthen the consensus on the science which explains changes to the planetary climate system in… Read more »
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Africa: Could Africa Blaze the Trail on Climate?
SAIIA, 3 July 2015
Ahead of the UN Conference of Parties (COP 21) meeting in December 2015, which it is hoped will deliver a universal, legally binding climate agreement to succeed the Kyoto Protocol… Read more »
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Africa: At High-Level Forum, UN Official Calls for Final Push Towards New Sustainability Agenda
UN News, 6 July 2015
The international community stands on the cusp of eradicating extreme poverty and reaching the world's most vulnerable people with "a chance to live a life of dignity," the… Read more »
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Africa: UN Hails Cooperatives As Vehicle to Make Sustainable Development a Reality for All
UN News, 4 July 2015
Cooperatives will play an "invaluable role" in the international community's roll-out of a sustainable development goals, said United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, who… Read more »
Will Africa Be Heard At Climate Science Talks?
African scientists need to contribute the evidence they can bring to global talks on the science around climate change, AllAfrica's Melissa Britz hears at an important conference on the issue in Paris.
