Burkina Faso To Join Water Convention
Burkina Faso is one of the Sahelian countries hardest hit by the effects of climate change, experiencing torrential rains and floods, as well as periods of insufficient rainfall. To help…
Ruto: Africa must position itself to exploit climate action opportunities
President Ruto has urged African governments to increase their investments in green opportunities to unlock the continent’s potential. The President called for investment in renewable energy, green industrialization, climate-smart agriculture,…
Canada supports World Food Programme to enhance climate insurance in Africa
BY EKHATOR RUTH ENIYE The United Nation’s World Food Programme (WFP) has received CAD 12 million (US$8.9 million) from the Government of Canada to support WFP’s Africa Risk Capacity (ARC)…
Namibia becomes first Southern African country to join United Nations Water Convention
BY EKHATOR RUTH ENIYE On 8 June 2023 Namibia became the first Southern African country, and 8th country in Africa, to accede to the Convention on the Protection and Use…
Ghana: Aggressive Climate Action In planting 10m Trees In A day
For the third year running, Ghanaians are turning up in public and private spaces for a mass tree planting exercise in a day for a greener future. Schools, churches, private…
Liberia: President Weah Reaffirms Commitment To Improve Citizens’ Well Being
The President of Liberia, H.E. Dr. George Manneh Weah on Wednesday, August 17, 2022, continued his nationwide tour, otherwise called the citizens’ engagement initiative, in District #5, Montsererado County, where…