Noticias sobre Liberia

Dry weather increases by two the list of countries in need of external food assistance
POR FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS (FAO)

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.

Cities: 'cause of and solution to' climate change
POR UN NEWS

Cities: a ’cause of and solution to’ climate change

Cities around the world are the “main cause of climate change” but can also offer a part of the solution to reducing the harmful greenhouses gases that are causing global temperatures to rise according to UN-Habitat Executive Director Maimunah Mohd Sharif.

Protracted conflicts and adverse weather conditions exacerbate food needs
POR FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS (FAO)

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.

Liberia: financing to upgrade Monrovia Water Supply System for additional 52,000 users
POR THE WORLD BANK

Liberia: financing to upgrade Monrovia Water Supply System for additional 52,000 users

The World Bank Board of Executive Directors has approved an additional financing of $24.74 million International Development Association (IDA) credit and $5.26 million IDA grant to increase access to piped water supply services in Monrovia and surrounding areas, and improve the operational efficiency of Liberia Water and Sewer Corporation (LWSC).

World Bank supports Ghana to improve flood resilience for 2.5 million people
POR THE WORLD BANK

World Bank supports Ghana to improve flood resilience for 2.5 million people

Over 2.5 million people in the Odaw River Basin of the Greater Accra Region (GAR) will benefit from improved flood risk management, solid waste management and improved access to basic infrastructure and services in targeted communities of the GAR, under the Greater Accra Resilient and Integrated Development (GARID) project.

Ghana and Hungary join forces to boost water management
POR GOVERNMENT OF GHANA (GHANA.GOV.GH)

Ghana and Hungary join forces to boost water management

The signing ceremony took place on Tuesday January 22, 2019 in Brussels, Belgium on the sidelines of the just ended first annual European Union (EU) – African Union (AU)…

Tetra Tech designs solar-powered water treatment plant in Liberia
POR TETRA TECH

Tetra Tech designs solar-powered water treatment plant in Liberia

On November 28, 2018, community officials, the Liberian government, and officials from the U.S.