Environmental News from Africa

EarthWire Africa provides a daily overview of the environment in Africa as reported in the media. The web site is updated every day by a team of editors that reviews media sources for environmental news stories.

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Mauritians worried about new dam (Radio)
ips.org | 26 Apr 2012
The Midlands dam in Mauritius. Credit: Nasseem Ackbarally/IPSThe Mauritian Government has started the construction of 14-million cubic metres dam at Bagatelle, in the center of the island, to collect water that presently runs to the sea. But farmers in the area fear the new dam may damage their crops, particularly sugar cane and vegetables, and affect their livelihood.

ZIMBABWE: Dying rivers dry up livelihoods
IRIN News | 25 Apr 2012
MUREWA 25 April 2012 (IRIN) - Thousands of poor Zimbabweans have turned to illegal panning for precious minerals, but environmental and water experts say their activities are contributing to the drying up of rivers which many communities rely on for their livelihoods.

Zimbabwe | Environmental Impacts | Soil Degradation

Coopération environnementale : le Togo et le Bénin signent un accord
mediaterre.org | 20 Mar 2012
Le Togo et le Benin, deux pays frontaliers, ont décidé de créer un cadre de concertation en vue de résoudre les problèmes communs liés à l'environnement dans les deux pays.C'est dans ce cadre qu'une rencontre entre les acteurs de l'environnement de ces deux pays a eu lieu le vendredi 16 mars 2012 à Lomé afin de conclure un accord de coopération environnementale.

Benin | Togo | Access to Information | Climate Change Adaptation | Environmental Impacts

South Sudan (Republic of): Rarefying natural resources are main issue in South Sudan
feedproxy.google.com | 20 Mar 2012
Source: Agency for Technical Cooperation and Development Country: South Sudan (Republic of), Sudan (the) JUBA [ACTED News] - The village of Jamam, home to approximately 3,000 inhabitants, is now hosting over...

South Sudan | Environmental Impacts | Sustainable Forest Management

Côte d'Ivoire:Paysans formés à la maîtrise des conditions météorologiques
mediaterre.org | 12 Mar 2012
Des paysans ivoiriens ont pris part mercredi à Abidjan à un atelier de formation à la maîtrise des conditions météorologiques, à l'initiative des responsables de la Société d'exploitation aéroportuaire et météorologique (SODEXAM).Selon les organisateurs, il s'agit de lutter contre la baisse de rendement liée à la pluviométrie et au climat, et obtenir une meilleure production.

Côte d'Ivoire | Environmental Awareness | Education | and Public Participation

ZIMBABAWE: Not Prepared for Floods Amid Conflicting Weather Forecasts
ips.org | 08 Feb 2012
By Ignatius BandaThe Zambezi River Authority told villagers living downstream on the Zambezi (pictured) to evacuate their homes because of possible flooding. / Zukiswa Zimela/IPS BULAWAYO, Feb 8 (IPS) – Sibongile Dube knows the devastation heavy rain can leave in its wake. A villager in the...

Zimbabwe | Environmental Impacts | Floods

Intempéries : plusieurs habitations et établissements scolaires inondés à El Tarf
Algérie Presse Service | 31 Jan 2012
EL TARF - De fortes pluies se sont abattues durant la nuit de lundi à mardi sur une partie de la wilaya dEl Tarf, provoquant linondation dune vingtaine de constructions entre établissements scolaires, structures administratives et autres habitations, a-t-on appris auprès de la Protection...

Algeria | Environmental Impacts | Floods

Imtempéries : fortes chutes de neige dans la wilaya de Blida
Algérie Presse Service | 30 Jan 2012
BLIDA - Les perturbations atmosphériques enregistrées ces dernières 48 heures dans la wilaya de Blida ont été propices à de fortes chutes de neige sur l'Atlas blidéen et à un degré moindre sur la ville de Blida. La station climatique de Chréa, située à quelques 18 km de Blida a revêtu son épais...

Algeria | Climate Variability | Environmental Impacts

SOUTHERN AFRICA: Floods leave Angolan returnees stranded
IRIN News | 06 Jan 2012
JOHANNESBURG 06 January 2012 (IRIN) - Several thousand Angolan returnees from the neighbouring Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) are stranded by floods in northeastern Angola. They are among the first casualties of what promises to be a very wet rainy season in parts of southern Africa.

Angola | Congo | the Democratic Republic of the | Environmental Impacts

A world organisation for an equitable green economy
SCIDEV.NET | 05 Jan 2012
The proposed UN World Environment Organisation is badly needed to give poor countries a strong voice in green policy, says Zakri Abdul Hamid.

Environmental Impacts

World: Changing focus? How to start taking adaptive capacity seriously
feedproxy.google.com | 05 Jan 2012
Source: Overseas Development Institute Country: World, Ethiopia, Mozambique, Uganda ODI Briefing Papers 71, January 2012Authors: Eva Ludi, Lindsey Jones and Simon LevineChange is a...

World: The state of environmental migration 2010
feedproxy.google.com | 05 Jan 2012
Source: International Organization for Migration Country: World, Brazil, Chile, Haiti, Nepal, Pakistan, Russian Federation (the), Sudan (the) ...

Environmental Impacts

Une organisation mondiale pour une économie verte équitable
SCIDEV.NET | 05 Jan 2012
Pour Zakri Abdul Hamid, le projet de création d'une organisation mondiale de l'environnement au sein des Nations Unies est indispensable aux pays pauvres qui pourraient alors peser sur la politique ecologique.

Economics and the Environment | Environmental Impacts | International Environmental Conventions

KENYA: Inflation Deflates New Year Joy
ips.org | 02 Jan 2012
By Miriam GathigahOne of the many displaced families in Kenya. / Miriam Gathigah/IPS KENYA, Jan 2 (IPS) – Kenyans entered the New Year with less pomp and colour that has characterised previous new year celebrations. Due to the harsh economic situation and the fact that it is time for most...

Kenya | Environmental Impacts | Food Security | Poverty Reduction

SUDAN: No Clear Studies on Impacts of Merowe Dam
ips.org | 02 Jan 2012
By Reem AbbasThirty villages of the Manasir people were flooded during construction of the Merowe Dam. / David Haberlah/CC BY 2.0 KHARTOUM, Jan 2 (IPS) – The multi-billion dollar Merowe Dam on the Nile River more than doubled Sudan's electricity supply, but its environmental impacts still...

Sudan | Economics and the Environment | Energy | Environmental Impacts

World: Environmental Migration: Policy Gaps and Response Strategies
feedproxy.google.com | 01 Dec 2011
By 2050, 25 million to 1 billion people are expected to be migrating due to environmental factors. Though examining linkages between environmental conditions and migration have been on the international agenda at least since 1992, only in recent years have they become better understood. It is clear...

Uganda | Environmental Impacts

World: Conseil de sécurité: le portugal propose un cadre pour affiner la lutte contre la criminalité...
feedproxy.google.com | 24 Nov 2011
Source: UN Security Council Country: World CS/10457Conseil de sécurité6668e séance - matinFace aux menaces de plus en plus graves que la criminalité transnationale organisée, les changements climatiques et les...

Climate Change Impacts | Environmental Impacts

Débit record du cours d'eau alimentant le barrage de Foum El Guerza (Biskra)
Algérie Presse Service | 03 Nov 2011
BISKRA - Le débit de loued Labiod alimentant le barrage de Foum El Guerza (wilaya de Biskra) a atteint, à la suite des récentes précipitations, le niveau record de 1.200 m3/seconde, "un phénomène qui se produit une fois par siècle", a indiqué jeudi le Directeur de cet ouvrage hydraulique.Le...

Algeria | Environmental Impacts

HORN OF AFRICA: Human Trafficking on the Rise Amid Drought and Famine
ips.org | 01 Nov 2011
RIFT VALLEY, Kenya, Nov 1 (IPS) – Amina Shakir (not her real name) fled the drought and famine in Somalia for a better life in Kenya. But she did so illegally, placing her faith in the hands of a criminal network headed by Mukhalis or agents in Swahili. In the end her faith was misplaced as she was...

Somalia | Drought | Environmental Impacts | Food Security

The True Cost of Coal Revealed in new Greenpeace Report
Environment South Africa | 27 Oct 2011
Catastrophic climate change and uncontrollable debt are burdens South Africans will have to bear for their governments addiction to coal. On top of the escalating construction costs for Kusile, the monstrous coal-fired power plant, the country will have to pay up to R60.6 billion per year for the...

South Africa | Environmental Impacts

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