Noticias sobre Cameroon
Ghana pushes forward cross-border water cooperation in Africa by joining UN Conventions
Last week Ghana became the 3rd African country to accede to the Convention on the Protection and Use of Transboundary Watercourses and International Lakes, serviced by UNECE, and the 37th Party to the Convention on the Law of the Non-Navigational Uses of International Watercourses.
Ramsar appoints Zebedee Njisuh new Senior Advisor for Africa
Zebedee Njisuh, the newly appointed Senior Advisor for Africa, officially assumes his role at the Secretariat today on 1 April 2020.
Dry weather increases by two the list of countries in need of external food assistance
FAO report highlights risks posed by locusts in Africa amid stronger output trends in the Near East and Asia.
15 countries show interest in acceding to Water Convention
Transboundary waters cover nearly half of the earth’s land surface and account for 60 per cent of global freshwater.
Sewage, rivers and soils provide missing link in antibiotic resistance story
If you think that the key to beating antibiotic resistance is only for doctors to prescribe less and scientists to find new drug candidates, you are probably wrong.
The dream water
The access to water or the lack thereof defines two types of homes: the comfortable ones, which allow a dignified and healthy life, and the ones which cannot provide their owners with anything remotely similar.
Protracted conflicts and adverse weather conditions exacerbate food needs
41 countries in need of food assistance – African Swine Fever threatening food security of a large number of people.
Water disaster platform to enhance climate resilience in Africa
UNESCO and the Government of Japan have signed an agreement for USD 1.7 million in support of the project “Water disaster Platform to enhance climate resilience in Africa”.
Candidates for the post of FAO Director-General announced
FAO member countries to choose successor to José Graziano da Silva in June.
GE Renewable Energy awarded a $87M hydropower contract in Cameroon
GE Renewable Energy to provide seven 60 MW hydropower Francis turbines for the Nachtigal hydropower plant. The project will be performed in consortium with Elecnor, led by GE Renewable Energy. GE's turbines will help to increase the access to electricity for Cameroonians and make it sustainable.
Independent hydro developers assess growth opportunities at workshop
Private developers, investors and government agencies examined the “great potential” for independently owned and sustainably managed hydro projects in emerging economies at a recent workshop in London, UK.
MIGA backs development of the Nachtigal hydropower plant in Cameroon
MIGA, along with IBRD and IFC to help deliver power sufficient for 453,000 customers, and help avoid 41 million tons of CO2 equivalent over next 40 years.
Financial close achieved for Cameroon’s Nachtigal hydro power plant
PIDG company Emerging Africa Infrastructure Fund lending €50 million to €1.26 billion project.
Lake Chad trees keep deadly drought at bay
Tens of thousands of drought-resistant trees are being planted with the support of the UN in the Lake Chad region to restore vegetation cover around the lake, help farmers adapt to climate change, and support women's economic initiatives.