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Friday 18 May 2012

Utilisation de la prévision climatique probabilistique pour assister les paysans
mediaterre.org | 18 May 2012
Cette rencontre est organisée par l'Agence Nationale de l'Aviation de Civile et de la Météorologie (ANACIM) en collaboration avec le projet Climate Change and Food Security (CCAFS). Elle a réuni plus de quatre vingt " 80 " participants composés de structures techniques (Direction de l'Agriculture...

AfDB praises 10 years of African Ministers' Council on Water at 4th Africa Water Week in Egypt
African Development Bank | 18 May 2012

Green Growth: Creating an Enabling Environment
African Development Bank | 18 May 2012
Africa has experienced rapid economic growth over the last decade. Annual growth rates across the continent, averaging five to six percent per year, regularly outpaced those of other regions. A significant driver of growth has been the high demand and prices for raw materials. However,...

Economics and the Environment

The Road to Rio +20: Challenges and Opportunities for Africa
African Development Bank | 18 May 2012
Africa depends on its natural resources, now and for the future. Climate change is a major consideration in Africa, perhaps more than anywhere else. Farmers and herders need arable land and water. Today, expanding agriculture, logging, and the need for firewood are clearing forests and causing a...

Clean Development Mechanism | Cleaner Technologies | Economics and the Environment

World: Climate Conversations - Cassava comes to the table
feedproxy.google.com | 18 May 2012
Source: AlertNet Country: World By Neil PalmerIt might be an abuse of artistic license, but 2012 might well be remembered as the first International Year of Cassava - in all but name.That's because this year has...

Cameroon | Côte d'Ivoire | Nigeria | Agriculture | Climate Change Impacts

World: The Road to Rio +20: Challenges and Opportunities for Africa
feedproxy.google.com | 18 May 2012
Source: African Development Bank Country: World Africa depends on its natural resources, now and for the future. Climate change is a major consideration in Africa, perhaps more than anywhere else. Farmers and herders...

Kenya: Solve food deficit, Raila urges Council
feedproxy.google.com | 18 May 2012
Prime Minister Raila Odinga has challenged the National Economic and Social Council (NESC) to find solutions to the perennial food deficit in Kenya.Mr Odinga asked the NESC to deliberate on measures to cushion Kenyans from the high cost of food caused by among other things, climate...

Kenya | Climate Change Impacts | Food Security

Cocoa and palm oil crop failures linked to pesticides
SCIDEV.NET | 18 May 2012
A primary reason for Ghana's cocoa and oil palm production decline is the killing of pollinating insects by pesticides used on farms, says a study.The research, carried out by entomologists and plant scientists from Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), was presented at a...

Ghana | Agriculture | Local Issues

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