Gambia, Sahel and Meteorologist Myths

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Fresh Hope for Combating Climate Change
If a climate disaster is to be averted, we’ll have to move forward without relying as much on fossil fuels. It can be done.

PS Sowe Hails Govt Efforts in Climate Change Mitigation
AllAfrica.com
The permanent secretary at the Ministry of Environment, Climate Change, Water Resources, Forestry and Wildlife, Ousman Sowe has hailed the efforts of the Government of The Gambia, in particular the leadership of His Excellency the President, Sheikh ...
 


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AllAfrica.com
Climate change poses severe and distinct threats to food security, and could subject an additional 600 million people to malnutrition by 2080, a United Nations human rights expert warned today. "Increased frequency and intensity of extreme weather ...
 
Forbes
There are a range of programs and expertise and many outstanding weather forecasters may not have formal course training from college. Some have debated the “ethics” of how the term meteorologist is used and AMS has a set of professional guidelines for ...
 

Climate Change in Africa

Zambia raises interest rates to 15.5%
The African country's central bank has pushed up interest rates from 12.5% to 15.5% in an effort to curb soaring inflation.
 
Zambia Daily Mail
“It is our anticipation that Green Climate Change will provide more grants to support adaption measures in line with the intended nationality determined contributions that have been presented to the United Nations Framework Convention on climate change ...
ZNBC
Finance Minister Alexander Chikwanda says the negative effects of climate change in Zambia has resulted in the reduction of Gross Domestic Product -GDP- from seven point five percent to five percent. Mr. Chikwanda says this will mean reduction in ...
 
Coastweek
Uganda's Commissioner of Department of Disaster Preparedness and Management in Uganda Martin Owor said they have exhausted their contingency funds and were seeking support from donors. He said of funds allocated to the department, 35 percent went to ...





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