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Tuesday 08 May 2012

Salon international des 'nergies renouvelables- Dakar -07 au 10 novembre 2012
mediaterre.org | 08 May 2012
Le Groupe Expo Carrefour Afrique (EXCAF) organise en collaboration avec le Fonds Africain des Biocarburants et des Energies Renouvelables (FABER),  du 07au 10 Novembre 2012 ' Dakar, un Salon International des Energies Renouvelables. Le Salon (...)
Inland Lakes Integrated Development and Management Support Project (PAIGELAC) in Rwanda
African Development Bank | 08 May 2012
Since 2006 the African Development Bank has been supporting the Rwanda government in restoring and improving the Rwandan fisheries sector. Support has been given to both capture fisheries in inland lakes and to aquaculture.The projects name is the Inland Lakes Integrated Development and...
 Rwanda | Economics and the Environment | Fisheries
FAO, NEPAD Partnership to Boost Fisheries Development in Africa
biodiversity-l.iisd.org | 08 May 2012
NEPAD and FAO have entered into a partnership to promote and improve the long-term sustainable management of both inland and marine fisheries and aquaculture, in support of regional efforts to achieve the MDGs. The partnership uses an Ecosystem Approach to Fisheries and Aquaculture (EAF/EAA), and focuses on climate change adaptation and disaster risk management.
 Cameroon | Biodiversity | Conservation
Q&A:: Water Infrastructure Falls Far Short in Southern Africa
ips.org | 08 May 2012
JOHANNESBURG, May 9 (IPS) – The cost of maintaining and expanding water infrastructure in southern Africa is high. And while South Africa may be in a better economic position than the rest of the region, it also faces funding challenges that are similar to those of its neighbours.Most recently,...
 South Africa | Access to Freshwater | Water Management
FAO Director-General warns of Horn of Africa, Sahel funding gap
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations | 08 May 2012
FAO Director-General José Graziano da Silva today warned of a major funding gap for activities planned by FAO in the Sahel and the Horn of Africa.

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