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The latest environmental news from Africa, brought to you by UNEP/GRID-Arendal.
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Looking Back and Looking Forward: The Year of Environmental Challenge Makes Way for a Year of Opport...
Financial damage and loss of life caused by climate-related natural disasters made 2008 one of the most devastating years on record.
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No Takers for Funds for Water Projects in southern Africa
Nearly nine million dollars of donor aid intended to support transboundary water management projects in southern Africa was diverted elsewhere after governments in the region failed to submit proposals for funding.
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Forecasting the future in an erratic climate
Now many traditional methods are becoming increasingly unreliable predictors of the weather due to climate variability, and African farmers already facing fluctuations need scientific data to help them adapt, farmers and climate experts say.
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Climate change could affect food production
Following the recent climate change talks in Poznan Poland, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon called for global solidarity on Climate Change but this happens not to be a situation in Uganda since we have failed to recognise climate change as a priority, yet we are vulnerable due the fact that we depend on natural resources.
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Adaptive capacity, a logical response to climate change ? Study
A study has identified natural resources, environmental management and increased adaptive capacity as logical response to the complex threat of climate change.
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Environmentalists oppose degazetting urban forests
Environmentalists have opposed the Government proposal to degazette 15 urban forest reserves around the country. This, they say, will have adverse effects on the climate and the public.
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Climate change: Between realities and politics
The UN Chief Climate Officer, Mr Yvo De Boer, says that climate change remains one of the greatest and most complex challenges facing humanity today and in the years to come.
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Gas flares: The unending environmental saga
Environmental protection is seemingly one of the measures that all nations must treasure and adopt to drive any meaningful development in policies and programmes; hence, a secured environment is associated to sustainable growth and development.
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Local governments are in unique position to tackle climate change
Central governments have vital role to play in providing a favourable environment for local governments to adapt and build resilience to climate change.
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Act now before Uganda becomes desert
A report by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) issued in September 2008 warned that 80% of Uganda will become desert within 100 years. This warning should be taken very seriously. Already, there are some parts of the country where desert conditions are evident, especially during the dry season.
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2008: A mixed grill for the environment sector
The year 2008 witnessed a lot of eventful occasions-both good and bad-in the environment sector whose mention here and eventual execution, by the policy makers will certainly help reduce some natural and manmade disasters in the country.
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Climate Change Threatens Livelihoods in Southern Africa
Climate change will affect the Zambezi River basin more severely than any other river system in the world, according to Kenneth Msibi, Water Policy and Strategy Expert for the
Southern African Development Community (SADC). Increased floods, drought and increased levels of disease threaten lives and livelihoods all along the river?s length.
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Recommendations of Addis Ababa ecological agriculture conference
Participants of a Conference on Ecological Agriculture: Mitigating Climate Change, Providing Food Security and Self-Reliance for Rural Livelihoods in Africa called for the promotion and implementation of ecological agriculture in the continent.
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More than 350,000 Mozambicans facing food shortages
More than 350,000 people in Mozambique are in need of food aid with hamstrung aid relief agencies saying the onset of the annual flood season in Mozambique will also jeopardise other food interventions for vulnerable children, home-based care recipients and people living with HIV/AIDS.
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Anti-bush fire campaign ends in The Gambia's Western Region
A week long campaign on anti-bush fire measures has ended in the Western Region. The campaign was an annual event which started in 2005 and conceived by the Regional Task Force on Anti-bush Fire headed by Bakary Dembo Badjie, chief of Foni Bondali.
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Food crisis looming in Malawi and Zambia in early 2009
Zambia and Malawi may face a food crisis in early 2009, a regional food security study has warned, as Zambia announced it was importing maize as a pre-emptive measure.
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African Carbon Trading Proposal Yet to Gain Foothold
Africa's bid to expand carbon-trading mechanisms and create rewards for sustainable farming practices on the continent made little headway at the recently concluded
climate change conference in Pozna?, Poland.
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Groundwater key to managing southern Africa's water resources
Groundwater must be included in all management initiatives for regional water resources, and should be managed through a multi-stakeholder framework.
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Addressing Food Security and Increasing Food Prices
Namibia produces about a third of its food requirements, and imports the rest to meet the remaining two-thirds.
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Africa commits to water development to fight hunger
The pan-African ministerial conference which ended in Libya yesterday has pledged to promote water development throughout the continent and to fully exploit Africa's agricultural and hydroenergy potential as key to eradicating hunger and poverty.
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