EarthWire is updated every day with environmental news from newspapers in southern Africa. The service is updated between 07.00-11.00. The views expressed in the articles linked to from this site do not necessarily represent the views of UNEP/GRID-Arendal.
21 November
Africa: Groundwater: Protecting a Hidden Resource Groundwater -- water located beneath the ground in soil or rock formations -- is a secure source of water that if properly managed can last for centuries. The challenge is how to locate it and monitor the effects of its use.
Inter Press Service
Southern Africa: Chiefs Launch 'Save Zambezi' Campaign Concerned that its people, wildlife and natural heritage are under unparalled and imminent threat from mining activities, 17 chiefdoms in the Zambezi basin from Zambia, Zimbabwe and Mozambique have come together to call for urgent action, that of saving the Great Zambezi.
Times of Zambia
Uganda: Harmful Plants Spreading Nationwide Scientists have warned that infestation of habitats by harmful weeds has reached crisis proportions in many parts of Uganda, posing a threat to many livelihoods.
The New Vision
Global: World Willing to Pay More for Green Energy A new poll by WorldPublicOpinion.org, a global network of research centres, finds that a majority of people in 21 nations support greater use of alternative energies like wind and solar and modifications to make buildings more energy efficient, even if costs more in the short term.
Inter Press Service
Uganga: Govt to assess flood damage The Government is to set up a team to assess the damage caused in by the floods in the eastern and north eastern Uganda, the disaster preparedness minister has said.
Botswana: Team ill-prepared for UN climate change conference As the date for the United Nations Climate Change Conference scheduled for December 1 to 12 in Poznan, Poland approaches, the Botswana team, which is charged with presenting Botswana's position, is nowhere near ready for the job, it has emerged.
