Category Archives: africa12 September 2007
Source: SciDev.Net
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Below is a round up of news from or about Sub-Saharan Africa for the period 27 August–10 September 2007.
East African researchers build better tsetse fly trap
Scientists from Kenya and Uganda have built a better tsetse fly trap, allowing for cheaper, simpler monitoring of the insect, the source of sleeping sickness […]
Anthony Nyong
1 August 2007
Source: SciDev.Net
Rain-fed agriculture will be severely affected by climate change
African leaders need to stop ignoring climate change and incorporate mitigation and adaptation policies into development, argues Anthony Nyong.
African governments need to be more proactive in dealing with the negative consequences of climate change on the continent.
Almost every published report on the issue […]
Patrick Luganda
1 August 2007
Source: SciDev.Net
Faced with a changing climate, projects to help Africans adapt are springing up across the continent, reports Patrick Luganda.
Across the continent of Africa, the landscape is changing. The snowy caps of Mount Kilimanjaro, Kenya and Elgon are melting. The shorelines of […]
In our effort to cut our carbon footprint, we in the developed world are planting trees in Africa to “off set” our emissions. Does this sound rational? Read the story of Mark Honigsbaum as he sets out to see for himself. Here is the article from The Observer Magazine
Source: Climate Crisis Coalition
G8 End Meeting with $60 Billion Pledge for Africa. By Madeline Chambers and Gernot Heller, Reuters, June 8, 2007. “World powers on Friday pledged $60 billion to fight AIDS and other killer diseases ravaging Africa but development campaigners complained the Group of Eight had pledged little fresh cash for the poor. German […]
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