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25 July
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Uganda: Climate change monitors on Rwenzori
Two metrological stations have been placed on Mt Rwenzori to monitor changes in the climate.
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The Monitor |
Tanzania: MPs warn over using huge chunks of land for Jatropha production
The law makers have warned the government against leasing huge chunks of fertile land to foreigners and other strategic investors, who want to establish Jatropha plantations for bio-fuel production.
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IPP Media |
South Africa: Van Schalkwyk paints grim picture of climate change
The longer the delay in taking action on climate change, the greater the costs would be for everyone to minimise its effects and adapt to them, Environment and Tourism Minister Marthinus van Schalkwyk has said.
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Business Day |
Tanzania: President Kikwete warns against illegal fishing
President Jakaya Kikwete has expressed concern over illegal fishing which, he said, is the main cause of fish shortage in both the Indian Ocean and Lake Victoria.
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IPP Media |
Uganda: New practices to help farmers beat climate change
Farmers need to learn new practices to adapt to new climatic changes. A report released by Oxfam, a non-governmental organisation, shows that adaptation can help the communities live with the climatic change that has taken its toll on farming and pastoral communities.
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The New Vision |
Uganda: Minister Wants Forests Protected
The rate at which swamps and forests in Uganda are being destroyed is alarming, the water and environment minister has said.
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The New Vision |
Cameroon: Final Report on Biodiversity Examined
Actors in the environment sector last week made an inventory of what has been done and what ought to be done in a bid to slow down the rate of biological diversity loss in the country within the spirit of the 1992 United Nations Conference on Environment and Development organised at Rio de Janeiro.
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Cameroon Tribune |
South Africa: Kruger Park's global warming woes
A 2.5 degrees Celsius rise in average world temperature above 1990 levels could cause up to two-thirds of all animal species in the Kruger National Park to become extinct, Environment Minister Marthinus van Schalkwyk has warned.
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Independent Online |
South Africa: Western Cape Farmers Expect the Unexpected
According to researchers, the weather in the Western Cape has become unpredictable. The past ten years have seen a shortening in the intervals between droughts and floods. Rising temperatures are creating problems for fruit farmers, and forecasted water shortages are causing concern.
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Inter Press Service |
Angola: Climatic Changes Implementation Strategy Approved
Angolan Government has approved the national strategy on the implementation of the UN convention framework on climatic changes and the Kyoto Protocol that seeks, among other purposes, to foment international cooperation in the domain of the said alterations and transfer of knowledge and experience.
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Angola Press |
Kenya: Tree that holds solution to fuel crisis and environmental conservation
When Isaac Kalua founded the Green Africa Foundation in 2000, one of his objectives was to get Kenyans to take care of trees and plant more.
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Daily Nation |
Angola: Cabinet Approves Kyoto Protocol Implementation Strategy
The resolution number 52/08 of the Council of Ministers that approves the National Strategy for the Implementation of the United Nations Convention on Climate Changes and Kyoto Protocol, has come into force.
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Angola Press |
Southern Africa: Shared Water Resources - Source of Conflict or Cooperation?
Over the past decade, numerous media and research reports have have anticipated wars over water in Africa. As far back as 1998, the Institute for Security Studies presented a research paper stating that water is "recognized as a fundamental political weapon in the Southern African region. Water will increasingly shape the international relations and security arrangements of Southern Africa."
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Inter Press Service |
Kenya: Government Will Safeguard Mau Forest
President Mwai Kibaki today said the Government was committed to restoring Mau forest to its original purpose so as to safeguard the catchments of the over twenty rivers that rely on the forest.
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Daily Nation |
Uganda: Oxfam Calls for Action Against Climate Change
Oxfam in Uganda launches a new report and video on climate change and its impacts in Uganda, and calls on the government to speed up the process of adapting to climate change by immediately implementing the National Adaptation Programmes of Action.
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oxfamireland.org |
