Ethiopia
Natural sciences | Nature | Science
It's confirmed: New ocean to split Ethiopia
afrol News, 5 November - Since a gigantic rift broke open the desert ground in Ethiopia in 2005, scientists have speculated the rift was the first step in a process that will split eastern Ethiopia and Somalia from the African continent by a new ocean. Now, they have found proof it indeed will.
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Africa | World
Diplomacy | Policy
Africa plays it tough at climate talks
afrol News, 3 November - The group of African countries won a major diplomatic victory at the UN climate talks in Barcelona today after announcing their boycott of the talks due to too low CO2 cuts by industrial countries. Bigger cuts are now back on the negotiation table.
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North Africa
Development | Energy | Finance
Giant Sahara sun power project kicks off
afrol News, 2 November - Untill now laughed upon as an environmentalist wet dream, Germany's main power companies now invest real money in a project that could change the face of the Sahara desert. A giant solar energy project in the desert is to provide Europe with 15% of its electricity needs.
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Tanzania
Affairs | Affairs | Conservation | Economy | Ecotourism | Law | Management | Mining | Nature | People | Policy | Policy | Policy | Tourism | Tourism | Water | Wildlife
Natron community vows to protect the lake
afrol News, 26 October - Villagers around Tanzania’s Lake Natron have vowed to protect the lake and its treasure of Lesser Flamingos Phoeniconaias minor from industrial development, pointing out that their own future depends on the sustainable use of the lake. Read more
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Africa
Affairs | Disasters | Economy | Events | Food Security | Management | People | Policy | Policy | Policy | Social Services
Africa told to enhance actions to reduce disaster risk
afrol News, 23 October - Climate change will lead to ever greater numbers of people being uprooted in Africa, the top United Nations humanitarian official said yesterday, calling for enhanced and swift actions to reduce disaster risk and step up mitigation. Read more
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Africa | World
Development | Energy | Management | Policy | Policy | Policy | Telecom | Telecom | Trade
ITU approves new universal mobile phone charger
afrol News, 23 October - The United Nations communications technology agency has given its stamp of approval to a new energy-efficient one-size-fits-all mobile telephone charger, the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) has announced. Read more
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Affairs | Conservation | Development | Economy | Events | Finance | Management | Nature | Policy | Policy
DRC and Morocco elected to new forest financing programme
afrol News, 20 October - Signaling their commitment to a unique partnership to combat climate change through forest management, six developing countries will join five contributor countries on the newly elected governing body of the Forest Investment Program (FIP), a programme of the Strategic Climate Fund under the Climate Investment Funds of the multilateral development banks. Read more
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Africa | Ethiopia
Affairs | Conservation | Cooperation | Development | Economy | Events | Law | Management | People | Policy | Policy
Africa's climate change negotiators meet in Ethiopia
afrol News, 19 October - Negotiators and experts from Africa, the continent said to be most vulnerable to global warming, have converged in Ethiopia for their last United Nations-backed meeting before the December’s summit in Copenhagen, Denmark, where nations are set to conclude negotiations on a new climate change agreement. Read more
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Africa | Ethiopia
Affairs | Affairs | Conservation | Cooperation | Development | Education | Events | Law | Management | People | Policy | Policy
African countries conclude gender and climate change training
afrol News, 19 October - Delegates from 26 African countries, plus Canada, Jamaica and Philippines, today in Addis Ababa concluded a three-day sensitisation training on gender and climate change, resolving to put necessary pressure on political leaders and African lead negotiators to integrate gender issues in climate change negotiations ahead of the 15th Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change. Read more
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Chad | West Africa
Affairs | Affairs | Conservation | Cooperation | Economy | Management | Policy | Policy | Water
Shrinking of Lake Chad could spell regional catastrophe
afrol News, 16 October - Lake Chad, once one of the world’s largest water bodies, could disappear in 20 years due to climate change and population pressures, resulting in a humanitarian disaster in central Africa, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) has warned. Read more
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Africa | Kenya
Affairs | Affairs | Conservation | Cooperation | Development | Economy | Events | Management | People | Policy | Policy
Kibaki appeals for unity ahead of global summit
afrol News, 15 October - Kenyan President, Mwai Kibaki, has appealed for Africa’s common stance in pushing Africa’s agenda in the upcoming global Climate Change conference scheduled for Copenhagen later this year. Read more
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Africa | World
Affairs | Conservation | Cooperation | Events | Law | Management | Nature | People | Policy | Policy | Social Services | Wildlife
Conservation expert calls for protection of Africa's forest gardeners
afrol News, 13 October - A United Nations conservation expert has called for the protection of gorillas and elephants to be included in global climate negotiations in Copenhagen in December as a major factor in sustaining healthy African forests, a central element in temperature control. Read more
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Uganda
Affairs | Cooperation | Development | Development | Diseases | Management | People | Policy | Policy | Policy | Social Services | Social services | Water
Uganda set new sights to reach safe water targets
afrol News, 8 October - A new set of maps illustrating levels of clean drinking water, sanitation facilities, and poverty in Uganda will help guide national development planning. Read more
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Uganda
Conservation | Development | Economy | Finance | Management | People | Policy | Pollution | Social Services
Uganda commits to reforestation
afrol News, 7 October - Uganda has become the first country in Africa to undertake a reforestation project that will help reduce global warming emissions under the Kyoto Protocol. Read more
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Ethiopia
Conservation | Development | Development | Famine | Finance | Livestock | Management | People | Policy | Poverty | Social Services | Social services
USAID awards $387,000 for indigenous health in Ethiopia
afrol News, 7 October - A $387,000 grant by the US Agency for International Development (USAID) will help Northwest-based nonprofit Global Team for Local Initiatives (GTLI) implement clean water and sanitation programmes in Ethiopia. Read more
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Africa | World
Affairs | Affairs | Cooperation | Development | Development | Disasters | Events | Infrastructure | Management | Nature | People | Policy | Policy | Policy | Science | Social Services
Indian Ocean nations to test tsunami warning system
afrol News, 6 October - Eighteen countries around the Indian Ocean Rim will participate in a United Nations-backed tsunami exercise on 14 October to coincide with World Disaster Reduction Day, the first time that the warning system set up following the devastating disaster that struck the region in 2004 will be tested. Read more
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