President Mnangagwa is expected to attend the Conference of Parties (COP 26) meeting in the United Kingdom where he will lead a Zimbabwean delegation and present the country’s mitigation measures and adaptation actions against climate change. This comes as Zimbabwe has done a lot more in carbon sinking through the various afforestation and reforestation programmes, […]
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In July, the United Nations sounded alarms with its 2020 hunger report, which documented a 25% increase from 2019 to 2020 in the number of severely undernourished people in the world. Sub-Saharan Africa saw a similar spike with an estimated 44 million more people suffering severe hunger. COVID-19 and climate change were the proximate causes, […]
Two juveniles aged 16 and 15 have been killed by landslides as they were resting below soils that had been heaped in Kyotera District. The two teenagers died on spot on Monday at around 6pm. A close friend to the deceased students, who preferred anonymity, said “the two met in the evening hours -as usual- […]
A STUDY on the upside-down, airborne transportation of rhinoceroses conducted in Namibia is among the top winners of this year’s Ig Nobel Prize awards. The Ig Nobel Prize is a satirical prize awarded annually since 1991 to celebrate 10 unusual or trivial achievements in scientific research, with the aim to “honour achievements that first make […]
In South Africa, 25.6% of the population live in informal dwellings and the numbers increase annually. Informal dwellings are temporary structures built with materials such as hardboard, asbestos and corrugated iron. They tend not to be compliant with building regulations. These unplanned settlements lack resources, infrastructure and basic services. Waste is discharged into clean water […]
Young people’s feelings of anger, fear and powerlessness arise less from environmental damage than from the unwillingness of adults to stop it, a Lancet study finds As climate change drives a surge in deadly disasters – and harsh scientific warnings of worse to come – young people are struggling with growing “eco-anxiety” about the future […]
Until now, Mukuru residents have had no option but to buy polluted water from informal vendors charging exorbitant prices * Cartels sell water to slum dwellers at hugely inflated prices * Dispensers let residents buy clean water with rechargable tokens * Nearly half of Kenya’s urban population lives in slums In the 30 years that […]
Juba — At least 380,000 people from six states in South Sudan have been displaced by flash floods and numerous waves of inter-communal clashes, according to the United Nations Office of the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA). In a humanitarian snapshot seen by The EastAfrican, UNOCHA says flooding, violence, food insecurity and Covid-19 continued to […]
The Environmental Investment Fund (EIF) has committed to assist a young man from a Kavango East who develops bricks from recycled plastic and sand. The EIF has decided to fund the first phase of Ladislaus Shikerete’s project with N$20 000. The funding will also include the development of a comprehensive business plan for the initiative […]
The pipelines operated by a subsidiary of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), the Nigerian Pipelines and Storage Company (NPSC) Limited, experienced a total of 451 breaks and 11 fire incidents last year, data from the national oil company has revealed. Contained in its just-released 2020 Annual Statistical Bulletin, a breakdown of the incidences indicated […]
VIEW GALLERY 2 Photos Image Zoom 1 of 2 Pupils at Groupe Scolaire Musenyi in Gatsibo District, Eastern Province hold seedlings that they were going to plant in a previous tree-planting exercise. The government is targeting to plant at least 43 million trees during a year-long campaign that is set to begin next month. / […]
President Lazarus Chakwera has admitted the hunger situation the eastern region is facing and has assured people in the region that his government will not relent in assisting all hunger-stricken households in the region and Malawi at large. Chakwera said on Saturday in Balaka that the district Phalombe, Chikwawa and Nsanje are some of the […]
A ban on the importation and use of balloons in Seychelles came into force on September 1, although shop owners still have the item in stock due to lack of sales over the last year caused by restrictions on public gatherings. The ban was initially expected to come into force on June 1 but was […]
Deputy News Editor –Convergence A few years ago, Siamajiti 5 Village in Binga district’s Ward 7 (Sikalenge) did not have a safe water source. Bordering Hwange district, famed for the wildlife-infested Hwange National Park on the western side, Lupane on the southern part and Nyami Nyami, also known for its high game density, Binga falls […]
The Health Ministry of Health has allayed fears there was an outbreak of cholera in Chinhoyi. This follows viral messages on social media platforms suggesting the water-borne disease had hit the Mashonaland West administrative capital. However, Mashonaland West provincial medical director, Gift Masoja told NewZimbabwe.com Thursday there was no outbreak of cholera, but that health […]
Rand Water has been forced to reduce supply to Johannesburg, causing water outages in parts of Johannesburg. Ageing infrastructure is making the situation worse. Recently, residents in six areas of Johannesburg were without water for a week due to supply problems to the South Hills water tower. Klipfontein View in Midrand and its high lying […]
Addis Abeba — Flood incidences registered between April and July in Afar, Amhara, Gambella, Harari, Oromia, Somali and SNNP Regions left some 616,714 individuals affected, 214,124 others displaced, and 28 dead. Flooding also caused widespread loss of livelihoods and damaged infrastructure, according to the UNOCHA. A recent report by the National Disaster Risk Management Commission […]
The UN has announced that Madagascar is on the brink of experiencing the world’s first “climate change famine”. Tens of thousands of people are suffering “catastrophic” levels of hunger. Climate hazard scientist, Chris Funk, provides insights into the causes. How significant has the drought been in Madagascar? Out of the last six years in Madagascar, […]