Climate Change: Zambia raises over $84 million from Green Climate Fund
The Green Climate Fund (GCF) has approved $84.5 million to support two projects in Zambia in the energy and agriculture sectors, state media reported. The […]
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Africa: Conflict, climate change behind hunger of 224 million – UN
About 224 million people are suffering from malnutrition in Africa as effects of climate change and conflicts bite, the United Nations warned on Monday. According […]
Climate Change: Zambia to invest about $50 billion by 2030
Zambia’s government this week said it plans to raise about $50 billion in funding for climate change mitigation and adaptation programs. According to the plan […]
Climate Change: Hungry people in sub-Saharan Africa rose by 10%
The United Nations on Thursday said the number of hungry people in sub-Saharan Africa rose by 10 percent to 224 million in 2016 due to […]
Climate change could accelerate African migration – UNEP warns
The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) Regional Director for Africa, Juliette Biao Koudenoukpo on Sunday said Africa will face a surge in internal and cross-border […]
Marrakech to Host Africa Action Summit on November 16
Marrakech will be the venue of the Africa Action Summit on November 16, an event that will be held in parallel with the COP22 with […]
West-Africa: WB, France Ink Agreement to Strengthen Climate Resilience
The World Bank and the French government on Friday inked an agreement providing for supporting West African countries in strengthening the resilience of their coastal […]
World Bank unveils $16 bln to combat climate change in Africa
The World Bank on Tuesday unveiled a new plan that calls for 16 billion U.S. dollars to help African countries adapt to climate change. “The […]
Morocco Helps Cote d’Ivoire Launch a Farm Insurance System
Morocco will help Côte d’Ivoire launch an agricultural insurance system to protect farmers from natural calamities, mainly drought which is recurrent in Western Africa and […]