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Climate Change

Young people in Lima: Our lives are not for sale

Chipinge, a district in Zimbabwe, is known for its magnificent scenery. It is believed to be part of the country with the highest rainfalls....

Michael Simire - December 9, 2014

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Christiana Figueres: Climate finance flowing, but inadequate

Climate financing across the globe has hit record high to about $650 billion in the last two years, but UN climate chief Christiana Figureres...

Michael Simire - December 6, 2014

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Japan pledges $1.5bn to Green Climate Fund

Japan on Sunday announced a pledge of $1.5 billion to the Green Climate Fund (GCF) ahead of next week’s pledging conference in Berlin. The pledge,...

Michael Simire - November 16, 2014

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Nigeria boosts climate adaptive capacity in Osun community, others

Rural communities in six states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) are being offered a helping hand in their bid to cope with the...

Michael Simire - November 10, 2014

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How climate challenges smallholder vegetables farming in Zambia

It is late afternoon and the September heat is taking its toll on some portions of Moroson Hakakwale’s vegetable garden. Hakakwale, who is village headman...

Michael Simire - November 5, 2014

Climate Change

Green Climate Fund urged to prioritise grassroots, women, youth-led strategies

The Global Greengrants Fund (GGF) recently convened a Summit on Women and Climate in Bali, Indonesia. In a letter to the Green Climate Fund...

Michael Simire - October 20, 2014

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Fatima Denton: Africa can turn agriculture as engine of development

Director, Special Initiative Division at the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (NECA), Dr Fatima Denton, says on Wednesday in Marrakech, Morocco at the...

Michael Simire - October 8, 2014

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