Tag: Climate Change

Climate change: Nigeria gets €150 million from the EU

October 2, 2019

The European Union has allocated Nigeria €150 million to help the West African nation meet the challenges of climate change. According to Ketil Karlsen, the ... Read More

Climate research: SASSCAL gets €10 million from Germany

June 21, 2019

The South Africa-based Scientific Service Centre for Climate Change and Adaptive Land Management (SASSCAL) has recently received €10 million in funding from Germany.   According ... Read More

AfDB’s first symposium on Climate Change calls for increased focus on resilience building

May 31, 2019

The African Development Bank hosted earlier this week a symposium to mark the bank’s Climate Change and Green Growth Day. The symposium, the first of ... Read More

Cape Town: 10,000 decision makers to attend African Utility Week

May 8, 2019

Cape Town hosts this May 14-16 the African Utility Week dedicated to African professionals working in the electricity, energy and water sectors. Gathering professionals from ... Read More

Sahel: A $400 billion plan to counter climate change

February 22, 2019

Heads of state of 17 countries in the Sahel region will hold a summit meeting next week in Niamey to approve a climate investment plan ... Read More

Climate Change: Zimbabwe needs $7 billion by 2030

February 20, 2019

Zimbabwe will need $7 billion by 2030 to cope with the effects of global warming, Washington Zhakata, the director of the water management and climate ... Read More

Morocco Takes Part in 32nd Session of Assembly of African Union

February 9, 2019

Morocco will take part in the 32nd Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the African Union due in Addis Ababa Feb.10-11 with a delegation led ... Read More

EU-Arab Ministerial Meeting Focuses on Terror, Climate Change, Migration

February 4, 2019

The fight against terrorism, climate change and migration-related issues were at the center of the European Union-Arab League ministerial meeting held Monday in Brussels. The ... Read More

French Agency Extends Morocco €50 million Loan to improve Water Supply

December 25, 2018

The French Development Agency (AFD) will extend the Moroccan Electricity and Drinking Water facility (ONEE) a €50 million loan to help it implement a program ... Read More

Safeguarding Africa’s Biodiversity, a Collective Responsibility, Moroccan King Says

April 29, 2018

King Mohammed VI of Morocco pointed out Sunday that safeguarding the African continent’s biodiversity is a collective responsibility as the depletion of that common heritage ... Read More