Explores the management and conservation of Africa’s natural assets, emphasizing sustainable practices and environmental stewardship.
Staff Reporter UNESCO in partnership with executing entities in Lands, Agriculture, Fisheries, Water, and Rural Resettlement recently launched a project called “Be Resilient Zimbabwe” under the theme “Strengthening Local Communities’ Adaptive Capacity and Resilience to Climate Change Through Sustainable Groundwater Utilisation in Zimbabwe” worth USD 5 million will be implemented in the next four years […]
Andrew Gibbens in France UK Minister for Development and Africa, Andrew Mitchell, recently made an announcement (22 June) at the Summit for a New Global Financing Pact in Paris. He will reveal that UKEF is in talks with 12 partner nations in Africa and the Caribbean to incorporate Climate Resilient Debt Clauses (CRDCs) into its […]
Angela Simmons in New York Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations and Executive Director of the UN Environment Programme, Inger Andersen has urged civil society organisations around the globe to join forces against plastic pollution to create a healthy environment for all. This call from the UNEP boss comes at a time where plastic pollution is drowning […]
H.E. Dr. Omar Alieu Touray, President of the ECOWAS Commission signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) worth One Million four hundred and ninety six thousand euros (€1,496,000) with the Spanish Agency for International Development Cooperation of the Kingdom of Spain on support to ECOWAS Specialised Agencies, namely: the ECOWAS Centre for Gender Development (ECDG), the […]
Climate change is deepening hunger in 10 of the world’s worst climate hotspots: Afghanistan, Burkina Faso, Djibouti, Guatemala, Haiti, Kenya, Madagascar, Niger, Somalia and Zimbabwe. These countries – which had the highest number of UN appeals driven by extreme weather events – have repeatedly been battered by extreme weather over the last two decades. Today, […]
Kinshasa, 19 July 2022 – the world’s largest oil and gas companies are urged by Greenpeace to sit out a major oil and gas auction in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) at the end of July. In letters sent to oil companies worldwide, Greenpeace warns of an ominous auction at the expense of biodiversity […]
Bulawayo, Jul 11 2022 (IPS) – Nature has diverse values for different people, but it is poorly evaluated, and this is driving the global biodiversity crisis, top scientists say in a new report. The Assessment Report on the Diverse Values and Valuation of Nature found that the way nature is valued in political and economic […]
Extractive industries are an important wealth creating instrument for developing countries. The critical role of mining and economic growth in Zimbabwe is well documented and amplified with the sector having been contributing an average of 9% to the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) between 2014 and 2020. The highest contribution of 13% to GDP was recorded […]
The Horn of Africa is being hit by the worst drought in four decades, putting up to 20 million people at risk of famine, according to the UN. Consecutive seasons of below-average rains are severely impacting food security in areas already beset by multiple other challenges. By now it should be more than obvious that […]
Children and young people are raising their voices and demanding urgent action on the issues that matter to them in a series of global and local events to mark World Children’s Day, UNICEF’s global day of action for children, by children. From headlining at the world expo, to meeting with presidents, leading public debates, and […]
