Environment
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Paris COP21: Young Africans Lead Initiatives To Increase Climate Change Awareness
Dec 9, 2015By Andrew Mambondiyani As part of an effort to reduce the negative impact of climate change in many African countries that has contributed to increase in hunger and unemployment on the continent, many young people... -
NIGERIA: Paris Climate Deal Must Be Legally Binding. MY SUGGESTION @OlumideIDOWU
Dec 1, 2015Nigeria is getting it right in the build up to the UNFCCC conference in Paris, France COP21. Why do we need to make sure this conference will not be the same as the other ones that... -
China-Africa Summit To Focus On Africa’s Growing Natural Resource Crisis
Nov 25, 2015By Wallace Mawire A China-Africa Advisory Group dialogue and safari on Wildlife and Wild Lands to be held at Kruger National Park and Johannesburg in South Africa on November 29 to December 3, 2015 is set to provide... -
Community Watch: Dreading Rain in Beira
Nov 18, 2015By Andrew Mambondiyani Sixty two-years-old Luciano Mangaeao of Paranora in Beira, Mozambique, could not hide his fear. He wiped his sweaty brow with the back of his hand on a hot afternoon and remarked dejectedly,... -
Zimbabwe’s GMO Dilemma – To Eat Or Not To Eat?
Oct 27, 2015By Andrew Mambondiyani Eighty-year-old Gogo Mutimba from Chitora about 50 kilometres south of the border city of Mutare in Zimbabwe stares blankly at the clear October blistering afternoon sun. With a frown she remarked dejectedly:... -
How Does Chinese Investment In Zimbabwe’s Renewable Energy Impact Climate Change?
Oct 21, 2015By Andrew Mambondiyani Mountains surrounding the eastern border city of Mutare in Zimbabwe are now standing forlornly naked having been stripped bare of all trees in the past decade. The lush vegetation once associated with... -
Connecting The Dots Between Environmental Well being And Women’s Sexual Health
Oct 14, 2015“When I first started, it was really an innocent response to the needs of women in rural areas. When we started planting trees to meet their needs, there was nothing beyond that. I did not see... -
Unsustainable Human Impact On Zambezi River Basin Environment
Oct 7, 2015By Wallace Mawire The Zambezi river basin environment has experienced changes over the last two decades – largely attributed to unsustainable human activities – according to a recently released new report, the Zambezi Environment Outlook... -
Namibia Tackles Water Scarcity During SADC
Oct 2, 2015By Wallace Mawire, Windhoek, Namibia. The 7th SADC multi-stakeholder water dialogue opened in Windhoek, Namibia on 29 to 30 September 2015 with the country’s Deputy Minister of Agriculture, Water and Forestry, Theo Diergaarat, applauding the SADC region’s road map and... -
Zimbabwe Hosts Second Edition Of Clean Energy Week
Oct 2, 2015By Wallace Mawire Zimbabwe is hosting its Clean Energy Week 2015 commemoration under the theme: Clean energy-clean cities. According to Panganayi Sithole, Executive Director of the Zimbabwe Energy Council (ZEC), the host organization, the event is...