Reminder from Egypt: The age of oil isn't going away
Washington Post | 07 Feb 2011
The Age of Oil continues; we need to deal with it. The upheaval in Egypt reminds us of lessons that, despite decades of warnings, Americans have consistently sidestepped: The United States and the rest of the world will depend on oil for the indefinite future; global oil markets remain hostage to political crises that cannot be predicted or controlled; and we have not taken the prudent steps that would reduce - though not eliminate - our vulnerability to catastrophic oil interruptions.
 Egypt | Energy Production | Industry | Renewable Energy

Sea level rise threatens Alexandria, Nile Delta
Reuters | 14 Nov 2010
ALEXANDRIA - Twenty years ago, Taher Ibrahim raced his friends across Alexandria's beaches, now rising seas have swept over his favorite childhood playground. Alexandria, with 4 million people, is Egypt's second-largest city, an industrial center and a port that handles four-fifths of national trade. It is also one of the Middle East's cities most at risk from rising sea levels due to global warming.
 Egypt | Changing Local Climates | Climate Change | Climate Change Adaptation | Sea Level Rise

Climate change to hurt Egypt farming, tourism
Reuters | 01 Jun 2010
CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt's farming and tourism sectors could be hurt as climate change takes its toll on the country, fuelling food security concerns in what is already the world's largest wheat importer, an environment official said.A rare study released this week detailed the country's...
 Egypt | Climate Change Impacts

Africa: Developing Nations Embrace Renewable Energy
AllAfrica.com | 22 Jun 2007
Developing countries have increased investment in renewable energy, accounting for one-fifth of the world's total last year, according to a report by the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) released today (21 June).
 Energy Efficiency | Renewable Energy | Climate Change

Africa: UN Wins Pledges to Plant Billion Trees
AllAfrica.com | 25 May 2007
The United Nations has received pledges to plant over a billion trees in a drive to help fight climate change and poverty, Reuters reported from Nairobi quoting the UN as having said Tuesday.
 Climate Change | Global Warming

Africa: City Leaders Ring Climate Change Alarm
AllAfrica.com | 22 May 2007
JOHANNESBURG mayor Amos Masondo and 30 mayors of the world's biggest cities have called on Group of Eight (G-8) leaders meeting in Germany to encourage national governments to support city leaders in combating climate change.
 Climate Change | Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Africa: Agriculture Key Player to Stop Degradation of Vital Ecosystems - Environmental Degradation C...
AllAfrica.com | 27 Apr 2007
Agriculture offers important solutions for many of today's environmental problems, FAO said today in a report prepared for its Committee on Agriculture meeting in Rome (25-28 April 2007).
 Biodiversity | Climate Change

Africa: Africans Must Ratify Kyoto to Slow Desert Expansion - Conference
AllAfrica.com | 07 Apr 2007
An international desertification conference concluded here Wednesday with a call to all African countries to ratify the Kyoto Protocol, to help slow the rapid expansion of deserts on the continent, AFP reported Wednesday.
 Climate Change

Africa: Renewable Sources the Key to Energy Crisis?
AllAfrica.com | 25 Mar 2007
Biofuel and other renewable energy sources may hold the key to Africa's energy crisis. Without intervention, this crisis is set to grow. Southern African cities such as Lusaka in Zambia, Harare in Zimbabwe, Gaborone in Botswana and Dar-Es-Salaam in Tanzania will be affected.
 Renewable Energy

Africa: Climate Experts From 188 Countries Meet
AllAfrica.com | 21 Mar 2007
A CONFERENCE on the social and economic benefits of weather, climate and water services to secure sustainable living, opened here on Monday.
 Biodiversity | Extreme Weather