Noticias sobre Mozambique
African leaders warn COVID-19 crisis harming climate adaptation push
By Laurie Goering. The coronavirus-linked economic slowdown is limiting cash to help Africans pay to adapt to climate extremes, from drought to floods.
Who suffers most from extreme weather events? Weather-related loss events in 2019 and 2000 to 2019
The Global Climate Risk Index 2021 analyses to what extent countries and regions have been affected by impacts of weather-related loss events (storms, floods, heat waves etc.).
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.
Climate woes growing for women, hit worst by displacement and migration
By Megan Rowling. Extreme weather and rising seas are increasing the burden of work, ill-health and violence faced by women who are forced to leave their homes or left behind as their menfolk seek jobs elsewhere.
In Mozambique, water project boosts yields as farmers grapple with climate extremes
The project provided irrigation kits, constructed boreholes, small dams and water troughs that increased access to water for people and cattle.
In parched southern Africa, coronavirus spurs action on water supply
By Kim Harrisberg and Lungelo Ndlovu. As governments race to drill boreholes and fill up water tankers, residents want solutions that will last long after the pandemic.
Not everyone can wash their hands
The health crisis caused by the COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the importance of handwashing with soap and water as one of the keys to halting the spread of the disease.
Fears over handwashing in Africa to stem coronavirus seen as trigger for change
By Kim Harrisberg and Nellie Peyton. Countries urged to boost water security on a continent where many don't have access to a sink.
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.
Zimbabwe: African Development Bank Group approves grant for disaster risk management training
The Board of the African Development Fund (ADF) on Wednesday approved a $685,000 grant to strengthen Zimbabwe’s capacity to manage disaster risks, including droughts, floods and tropical cyclones, through the Bank’s Africa Disaster Risk Financing (ADRiFi) programme.
The burden of climate risk falls on the poor
Storm, flood, drought: With global warming, extreme events become more frequent and intense. They especially impact the poorest of the poor. Geographer Matthias Garschagen examines how urban societies can adapt to climate change.
15 climate disasters of 2019 that cost more than $1 billion
In 2019 extreme weather driven by climate change killed thousands around the world. Christian Aid report identifies 15 events that cost more than $1 billion, with seven events costing more than $10 billion each. USA tops list, with China, India and Japan all close behind.
Safe, affordable sanitation a pipe dream for too many households in global south
New research finds nearly two-thirds of sewage and human waste in 15 major cities is unsafely managed, worsening urban sanitation crisis.
African cities bet on new technology to fix growing water shortages
By Nellie Peyton. One in three people in Africa lacks access to a clean, reliable water source, and the figure is rising, according to the World Health Organization.
2019 concludes a decade of exceptional global heat and high-impact weather
The year 2019 concludes a decade of exceptional global heat, retreating ice and record sea levels driven by greenhouse gases from human activities.
More than 52 million people across Africa going hungry as weather extremes hit the continent
Millions displaced; women, girls hit hardest; crises compounded by conflicts, poverty, and inequality; $700m average climate-related losses; urgent action needed now.
“Women, adolescent girls, the elderly are worse hit when it comes to poor sanitation facilities”
On occasion of World Toilet Day, celebrated every 19th of November, to draw attention to the global sanitation crisis and help achieve Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 6, we caught up with Sibongile Ndaba, Business Development Lead at Water & Sanitation For The Urban Poor in Zambia.
New AI app predicts climate change stress for farmers in Africa
A new artificial intelligence (AI) tool available for free in a smartphone app can predict near-term crop productivity for farmers in Africa and may help them protect their staple crops — such as maize, cassava and beans — in the face of climate warming, according to Penn State researchers.
Global Handwashing Day 2019: clean hands for all for sustainable development
By Om Prasad Gautam is Senior WASH Manager for Hygiene at WaterAid UK.