News Release | KOFI ANNAN WELCOMES COMMITMENT TO INVESTMENT IN CLIMATE-SMART AGRICULTURE Durban, South Africa, – In a keynote speech at the High Level Panel on Climate Smart Agriculture – Africa: A Call to Action, former UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan and Chairman of the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA), will welcome investment in climate-smart initiatives in…
DURBAN (4 December 2011)—A new wave of deforestation is sweeping across Africa, decimating wildlife and threatening the resilience of its ecosystems to withstand the effects of climate change—especially in the area of food security, experts said. “Deforestation rates in Africa… are accelerating,” said Helen Gichohi, President of the African Wildlife Foundation, during a keynote speech at Forest Day 5…
DURBAN, SOUTH AFRICA (4 December 2011)—With declining conditions in forests looming as a threat to climate health and the well-being of a billion impoverished people, the world’s largest consortium of agricultural researchers announced today an ambitious 10-year global research program devoted to forests and agroforestry. The new 10-year CGIAR research program on Forests, Trees, and Agroforestry aims to reinvigorate…
*DURBAN, SOUTH AFRICA* Bamboo, a plant not often associated with Africa, may be the key to combating soil degradation and massive deforestation on the continent as an alternative source of energy. A partnership among African nations and communities, the International Network for Bamboo and Rattan (INBAR) and China are working to substitute bamboo charcoal and firewood for forest wood…
*Africa ‘let down’ by Busan aid agreement says charity ActionAid*** *01.12.11: *Africa’s priorities were sidelined in a ‘global partnership’ launched today at the fourth High Level Forum on Aid Effectiveness, in Busan, says anti-poverty agency ActionAid. **** Donors did not agree a target for ending ‘tied aid’ – the practice where donor governments force countries to spend aid on…
Confederation of Tanzania Industries (CTI) has published a landmark report that presents gristly details of the huge financial and manpower losses the manufacturing sector bear due to intermittent power supply. Hard copies of the report titled “Challenges of Unreliable Electricity Power Supply to Manufacturers in Tanzania, ” will be available in Dar es Salaam, from today, December 1st 2011….
DAKAR, LAUSANNE, MUMBAI, December 1, 2011/ — The African Press Organization (http://www.apo-opa.org), the leading press release wire in Africa, announced today the signature of an important contract with France Telecom-Orange (http://www.orange.com), one of the world’s leading telecommunications operators. The APO will be responsible for the distribution of all press releases issued by the Orange group to their operating countries…
Dar es Salaam:The recent availing of budget information on the Ministry of Finance and Economic Affairs’ website empowers citizens to follow budget discussions and advise the government to address the citizens’ pressing needs, a statement issued in Dar es Salaam by Mr. Irenei Kiria, Executive Director of Sikika, has said. Text of the full statement \”. The recent availing…
Dar es Salaam: To mark the United Nations International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, British International Ministerial Champion and Equalities Minister, Lynne Featherstone said: “Violence against women and girls is a global problem that affects every country. Around the world one in three women and girls has been beaten or sexually abused in her lifetime, a…
By Wietze Lindeboom and Valerie Leach (REPOA): The elderly and children have been identified as especially vulnerable groups in society. This concern has grown partly because of the impact of HIV and AIDS, which has led to an increase in the numbers oforphaned children, some of whom are cared for by their grandparents. A REPOA policy brief titled ‘Poverty…