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African leaders must work engage private sector for climate financing
(2015-12)
Africa needs to mobilize its investments, to stimulate sustainable development on the continent to increase its resilience. According to International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED), Africa needs to rely ...
Climate finance: developed countries want Africa to turn to its private sector
(2013-11)
The issue of funding for the fight against climate change impacts has moved into high gear at the ongoing climate talks (COP19) in Warsaw. While African negotiators are asking developed countries to safe the green climate ...
UN Rwanda responds quickly to earthquake emergency needs
(2008-02)
The UN agencies in Rwanda join forces to assist in meeting the immediate needs caused by the earthquake that struck the Western Province on Sunday 3rd February. On February 3rd an earthquake struck the Western Province of ...
Upcoming ECA study on African SIDS to highlight transformative development opportunities in the face of climate change
(2013-06)
The Third International Conference on Small Island Developing States (SIDS) will be held in Apia, Samoa, in 2014 to focus the world’s attention on a group of countries that remain a special case for sustainable development ...
Les petits Etats insulaires attirent l'attention sur les vulnérabilités au changement climatique
(2013-07)
La troisième Conférence internationale sur les petits États insulaires en développement se tiendra du 1er au 4 septembre 2014 à Apia, Samoa, mais des activités liées à la conférence seront organisées au préalable du 28 au ...
Carlos Lopes proposes concrete measures to sustain Africa's development in a changing climate
(2014-02)
The United Nations Under-Secretary General and Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) has warned that Africa’s population growth rates could trigger serious competition resources such as energy, ...
Les climatologues se préparent pour le rapport final en Ethiopie
(2013-07)
Les climatologues se preparent pour le rapport final en Ethiopie serait 235 auteurs et éditeurs-réviseurs de la contribution du Groupe de travail III au Cinquième rapport de revue du Groupe d'experts intergouvernemental ...
Janneh calls for more youth mobilization initiatives on climate change, development
(2011-06)
The UN Under-Secretary General and Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), Mr. Abdoulie Janneh on Sunday called for sustained youth mobilization “to get out the message of sustainable development, ...
Les climatologues se réunissent pour la quatrième réunion, à Addis-Abéba
(2013-07)
Les Scientifiques du monde entier comprenant les auteurs principaux du cinquième rapport d’évaluation du groupe d’experts intergouvernemental sur l’évolution du climat (GIEC) ont commencé leur quatrième réunion qui se tient ...
Experts reflect on the different paths to Africa's growth
(2012-03)
African Economic Policy experts on their second day of meeting in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia reviewed the paths the continent must take to unleash its growth potential, including promoting visionary leadership and good governance, ...