Technique developed in Kenya offers a refined way to map tree cover
Scientists at the World Agroforestry Centre in Nairobi, Kenya, recently pioneered a new approach which uses satellite images and maps to...
US withdrawal from Paris Agreement will impact developing nations
The withdrawal of the United States from Paris Agreement will have massive implications on US support to the financing of climate actions...
Africa tops global hunger index, driven by war and climate shocks
Global hunger has fallen more than a quarter since 2000, but conflict and climate shocks are beginning to reverse these gains, an annual...
After Ebola, West Africa must brace for more deadly fevers: study
West Africa is most at risk of fatal haemorrhagic fever epidemics, including Ebola, researchers said on Wednesday, calling for greater...
South Africa: Minister Edna Molewa meets with EU Ambassadors On Environment
The Minister of Environmental Affairs, Dr Edna Molewa, on Tuesday 10 October 2017, met the Ambassadors of the European Union member...
Ghana: Farm Radio International honours Community Radio Presenter in Upper East
Farm Radio International has honoured Mrs Josephine Akariko, a Community Radio Presenter working with the “Gurune FM” in the Bolgatanga...
Plan Aims to Sharply Reduce Cholera Deaths Worldwide by 2030
Fifty leading United Nations and international agencies on Wednesday will roll out a global road map for reducing cholera deaths by 90...
Mapped: How UK foreign aid is spent on climate change
Many of the world’s richest nations have pledged money – known as climate finance – to help vulnerable countries adapt to climate change...
Zambia: More extreme weather coming in the next few years
In the aftermath of the storms that battered Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal‚ an expert in hydro-climatology from the University of Cape Town...
Protect indigenous people to help fight climate change, says UN rapporteur
Global leaders must do more to protect indigenous people fighting to protect their land and way of life if the world is to limit climate...