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Africa’s Mining Sector Takes Center Stage in Global Just Energy ...
2024年11月14日 · By Henry Neondo in Baku, Azerbaijan Zimbabwean President, Emmerson Munagagwa has said technology transfer and local critical mining processing are essential to enable Africa to lead in renewable energy value chains. Speaking at a high-level panel on critical mining and just energy transition at the ongoing 29th Session of the Conference
The Case for Continued Oil and Gas Exploration in Africa
2024年7月15日 · By Herman Opondo. In a few months, world leaders will be meeting in Baku in Azerbaijan for the the29th Conference of Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change and as usual, we expect the noise around oil and petroleum to ‘phase down’ and ‘phase out’ due to their potential to greenhouse gas.
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Southern Africa, Tanzania particularly fast becoming drier: UN
2024年12月9日 · Even as dramatic water-related disasters such as floods and storms intensified in some parts of the world, more than three-quarters of Earth’s land became permanently drier in recent decades, and the UN scientists warn that large parts of southern Africa could get worse in the high greenhouse gas emissions scenarios. Some 77.6%
Nairobi Declaration on Fertilizer and Soil Health Redefines Africa's ...
2024年8月8日 · By H.E. Amb. Josefa Leonel Correia Sacko From 7-9 May this year, more than 4,000 key stakeholders including 10 African Heads of State and Government and 30 Ministers of Foreign Affairs and Agriculture converged in Nairobi, Kenya to participate in the 2024 African Fertilizer and Soil Health Summit (AFSH24). The Special Summit, convened by […]
COP29: Africa’s Dual Climate Burden and the Fight for Equity
2024年11月19日 · By Imali Ngusale. Africa stands at the intersection of two profound challenges as the global climate crisis intensifies. On one hand, the continent bears disproportionate vulnerability to climate impacts—from extreme weather events to rising sea levels, while on the other, African-led initiatives to combat these challenges remain critically underfunded, stalling efforts to adapt and mitigate ...
USD 4 billion to restore soil health in sub Saharan Africa
2024年7月20日 · By Checky Abuje Subsaharan Africa is estimated to record an annual soil nutrient loss worth up to USD 4 billion. This is according to the latest findings by a pan-African organisation Biovision Africa Trust(BvAT) in collaboration with the Regional Multi-Actor Network (RMRN) Addressing soil experts, journalists and other stakeholders in the agricultural
African Union endorse 2024 Africa Fertilizer and Soil Health Summit
2024年5月9日 · African Heads of State and Government committed to revive the nutritional balance of the continent’s exhausted soils. Making what they called The Nairobi Declaration, the African leaders encapsulated the key discussions, with a focus on fostering multi-stakeholder partnerships and investments to drive policies, finance, research and development, markets, and capacity building for fertilizer ...
Carbon trade: Africa bashes 2024 Bonn Climate Change Conference
2024年7月5日 · By Henry Neondo A meeting in Zimbabwe, African carbon trade specialists bashed the lackadaisical outcomes of the Bonn Climate Conference and instead called for the urgent promotion of technologies and practices that could drive emissions reductions, rather than solely relying on mobilizing development or climate finance. The meeting, jointly organised by the African Group of […]