Noticias sobre Central African Republic
USAID provides $297 million in food, water and health care for COVID-19 response around the world
At the Global Citizen Live event, Administrator Samantha Power announced nearly $297 million in humanitarian assistance to provide urgently needed food assistance, health care, water, and psychosocial support to address urgent humanitarian needs around the world caused by the devastating COVID-19 pandemic.
Investing in climate resilient water and sanitation in Africa cannot wait
oint call to action by Henrietta Fore, UNICEF Executive Director, and Jakaya Kikwete, former President of the United Republic of Tanzania and Chair of the Global Water Partnership…
Development of AIP Water Investment Scorecard Kicks-Off
The Development of the AIP Water Investment Scorecard, which will mobilise water and sanitation investments in Africa through political commitment at the highest level in Africa, was formally initiated last week during an online event held on 28 April.
SADC Water and Energy Ministers approves the SADC WEF-Nexus Governance Framework
The SADC Water-Energy-Food (WEF) Nexus Governance Framework, that was developed by SADC with technical assistance from GWPSA, was approved in a joint meeting held by the Ministers responsible for Energy and Water from the Southern African Development Community (SADC) on the 30th October 2020 through video conferencing, hosted by the Republic of Mozambique.
Even the toughest water security problems can be solved, report finds
Report proposes solutions to severe water and security challenges in India, Iran, Iraq, the African Sahel, Central America, and Yemen.
Sustainable solutions with South Africa in the fight against water scarcity
As a predominantly arid country, South Africa faces the enormous challenge of managing existing resources sustainably.
Climate change and conflict are a cruel combo that stalk the world’s most vulnerable
Countries affected by conflict are also disproportionately impacted by climate change, a double threat that pushes people out of their homes, disrupts food production, cuts off supplies, amplifies diseases and weakens health-care services, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) said in a new report.
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.
Community resilience, Africa’s hope
Epidemics and pandemics have marked African history.
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.
At war, and with no water
Main photograph: Displaced persons camp outside Herat © Carlos Garriga
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.
Temperature records fall in European heatwave
An unusually early and exceptionally intense heatwave has set new temperature records in Europe and ensuring that the month of June was the hottest on record for the continent, with the average temperature 2° Celsius above normal.
Voith supplies water to wire solution for small hydropower plant in Burundi
Project is of high national importance since it will support the economic and social development for the local population. Works on the East African small hydropower plant Kabu 16 started in March 2019. Significant small hydropower potential in Africa.
Denmark’s Inger Andersen takes over as head of UN Environment Programme
Danish economist and environmentalist Inger Andersen took up her new role as Executive Director of the UN Environment Programme, promising to prioritize greater action on climate change, biodiversity loss and pollution during her four-year tenure.
Addressing climate and water driven migration in the Congo Basin
UNU-INWEH starts this new 2.5-year project funded by IDRC along University of Kinshasa (DRC).