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Urban Pollution

AFRICA: Wanted: Greener Cities
ips.org | 18 Nov 2011
By Kristin Palitza CAPE TOWN, Nov 18 (IPS) – In Africa, where urbanisation will be one of the major developments over the next few decades, it will be key for cities to figure out how to handle rapid urban expansion and much-needed economic growth, while creating more environmentally-friendly cities and reducing their carbon footprint at the same time.

No end to rubbish strike
BuaNews | 12 Apr 2011
Pretoria - The City of Johannesburg says it is disappointed with the outcome of the consultation meeting with unions on Monday aimed at ending the strike by refuse workers. The city's spokesperson Gabu Tugwana said management had hoped the strike would have been resolved so that SA Municipal...

FCT dump sites worrisome
Vanguard | 30 Mar 2011
ABUJA-The Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Abuja, a few years ago is not a place to easily sight refuse dumps by the road side due to its nature as a preferred destination for meetings, world conferences, business and political events that attract people from within and outside Nigeria, but in the last few years things have changed.

Africa: Fast Pace of African Urbanization Affecting Water Supplies and Sanitation
AllAfrica.com | 24 Mar 2011
Rapid urbanization over the last five decades is changing Africa's landscape and also generating formidable challenges for supplies of water and sanitation services, says a new UN report. According to the Rapid Response Assessment by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and UN-Habitat, urban centers in Africa are growing at a faster rate than anywhere else in the world.

Access to Freshwater | Sanitation | Urban Environment | Urban Planning | Urban Pollution

Green Hills, Blue Cities: An Ecosystems Approach to Water Resources Management for African Cities
feedproxy.google.com | 21 Mar 2011
UN Report Launched on World Water Day 2011 Outlines Actions Towards Reversing Unsustainable Path. Cape Town/Nairobi, 21 March 2011--Rapid urbanization over the last five decades is changing Africa's landscape and also generating formidable challenges for supplies of water and sanitation services...

'Slum Survivors' inspires and uplifts
IRIN News | 18 Mar 2011
In September 2007, IRIN released its award-winning film Slum Survivors, a 45-minute documentary about five people living in the Kenyan slum of Kibera. Slum Survivors has since become one of our most acclaimed and widely watched films and provides concrete proof that IRIN films change lives.

Changing rains, poor urban planning expose Zambian capital to repeat of 2010 floods
feedproxy.google.com | 17 Feb 2011
Almost a year since flood waters wrought havoc on the Zambian capital, Lusaka is bracing for more of the same as poor urban planning exacerbates the effects of changing weather patterns.

Africa warned of 'slum' cities danger as its population passes 1bn
Guardian Unlimited | 24 Nov 2010
Lagos to overtake Cairo as largest urban area by 2015. Africa has joined India and China as the third region of the world to reach a population of 1 billion people, and it is expected to double its numbers by 2050, the UN says. By then, there will be three times as many people living in Africa's cities, and the continent that had fewer than 500,000 urban dwellers in 1950 may have 1.3 billion.

Pulling Together To Protect Zambia's Kafue Flats
Inter Press Service | 15 Nov 2010
Dams, sugarcane plantations and rapidly growing population threatened the health of the Kafue Flats, a richly diverse wetlands in southern Zambia. But growing recognition of more sustainable use of its water and fertile soil are securing the health of the ecosystem.

Souhern Africa: Testing the Waters Ahead of Closer Collaboration on River
Inter Press Service | 02 Nov 2010
You would expect to find children in the Vaal River outside Parys on a hot afternoon. But 28 of them, on the Gauteng side of the river, are not swimming; they are doing research for ORASECOM.

South Africa | Biodiversity | Urban Pollution | Water Pollution

Uganda: Environmentalists Warn On Murram Excavation
AllAfrica.com | 22 Oct 2010
Kampala — environmentalists have expressed concern over the rate at which road constructors are degrading the environment in search of murram. They said the Uganda National Roads Authority (UNRA) should ensure that constructors restore the degraded areas, especially those along major highways.

Uganda | Transport | Urban Pollution

South Africa: Farmers Warn of 'Dirty-Water' Risk for Produce Exports
AllAfrica.com | 20 Oct 2010
Johannesburg — Farmers warned yesterday that SA's deteriorating water quality could put European export markets at risk. The warning throws a harsh light on the state of SA's water quality and the African National Congress's policy of cadre deployment at local government level.

South Africa | Trade and Environment | Urban Pollution | Water Pollution

Kampala losing billions in unrecycled waste
The New Vision | 09 Feb 2009
It is common to see empty mineral water bottles or other litter flying out of a car window in Kampala City. The reckless occupants of the car do not stop to think that what they are doing leaves behind a mess in the city.

Uganda | Urban Pollution | Waste Management

Zambia: Lessons Can Be Drawn From Singapore in the Bid to Keep the Country Clean And Healthy
AllAfrica.com | 19 Jul 2007
FINALLY, there is national recognition about the need to keep the environment clean. All too well!

Zambia | Urban Areas | Urban Environment | Urban Planning | Urban Pollution

Uganda: Nema to Control Urban Garbage
AllAfrica.com | 10 Jul 2007
SSEMANDA, a resident of Mukono drags a kaveera (polythene) full of garbage and empties it by the roadside.

Uganda | Biodiversity | Urban Pollution

Nigeria: 'Lagos May Emerge World's Dirtiest City'
AllAfrica.com | 09 Jul 2007
Chairman, Lagos Mega City Authority, Professor Akin Mabogunje, has said Lagos State may remain the dirtiest city in the world, except Lagosians begin to imbibe self-discipline and environmental cleanliness.

Nigeria | Urban Pollution

Zimbabwe: Butchery Hands Over 30 Bins to Council
AllAfrica.com | 15 May 2007
THE decision by the City of Harare waste management department to engage the private sector in refuse collection is bearing fruit.

Zimbabwe | Urban Pollution | Waste Management

Nigeria: Lagos Generates 500,000 Tonnes of Waste Daily
AllAfrica.com | 02 May 2007
A study carried out by a group of environmentalists on the refuse situation in Lagos state has revealed that about 500,000 tones of garbage is generated daily in the state. The study indicates that 70 percent of the refuse generated is organic waste while between 30 and 40 percent does do not get to the five major dump sites provided by the state government.

Nigeria | Urban Pollution | Waste Management

South Africa: Soweto Gets Even Greener And Healthier
AllAfrica.com | 30 Apr 2007
Earth Day celebrations in Soweto on Wednesday gave a boost to the Greening Soweto projects, as a further 350 trees were planted in the township.

Environnement : Les fosses sceptiques débordent à Douala
Mutation | 05 Apr 2007
Alors que le lit filtrant de la décharge nexiste plus, certaines maisons déversent directement leur contenu dans les drains.

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