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Increase investment to build small-scale farmers’ resilience to climate change, IFAD says

May 9, 2022 NBE 1573 ViewsIFAD, increased investment, resilience to climate change, small-scale farmers 3 min read

The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) today called for a significant increase in investments to help small-scale farmers protect

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US Embassy launches NASA MAIA program in Ethiopia

April 21, 2022 NBE 4193 ViewsAddis Ababa, air pollution, Earth Day, Ethiopia, Ethiopian Wildlife, human health, NASA MAIA program, US Embassy 2 min read

The Ethiopian Wildlife and Natural History Society and the U.S. Embassy in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia today launched the next phase

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IMF advises international tax coordination curb carbon emissions

April 12, 2022April 12, 2022 NBE 4220 Viewscarbon emission, climate change, Fiscal Monitor, IMF report, international tax coordination, tax rules, World Economic Outlook 2022 4 min read

World Economic Outlook report released today by the International Monetary Fund (IMF), calls for international tax coordination curb carbon emissions

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Africa needs warning, response to stop climate related diseases

April 6, 2022April 6, 2022 NBE 4029 ViewsAfrican countries, climate change, climate-sensitive water-born diseases, diarrhoeal disease, early warning system, Ethiopia, malaria outbreak, water-born diseases, World Health Day, Zimbabwe 4 min read

In his message in relation to World Health Day that has been observed annually on 7 April, World Health Organization

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Recycling plastic waste gathers momentum in Africa

March 18, 2022 NBE 3487 ViewsAfrica, Coca-Cola Beverages Africa, Global Recycling Day, plastic waste, The Coca-Cola Company 3 min read

More and more plastic waste is being diverted from landfills and into a circular economy that grows employment and entrepreneurship

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Two agencies partner to support climate-smart agriculture globally

March 14, 2022March 14, 2022 NBE 3489 ViewsAGRA, AIM for Climate, climate change, climate-smart agriculture, food systems innovation 2 min read

The Alliance for a Green Revolution (AGRA) and Agriculture Innovation Mission for Climate (AIM for Climate) announced partnership to accelerate

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Africa’s agriculture sector leaders discuss environmental sustainability

February 24, 2022February 24, 2022 Business News 3249 ViewsAfrica, African Management Institute, AGRA, agriculture, AMI, CALA, environmental sustainability, Feed the Future, Policy LINK, USAID 3 min read

Over one hundred of Africa’s leading and emerging leaders in agriculture met in a two-day virtual forum last week to

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Global partners collaborate for Green Infrastructure in Africa Alliance

February 18, 2022February 18, 2022 Business News 3183 ViewsAFD, Africa, Africa50, African Development Bank, African Union, European Investment Bank, French development agency, Green Infrastructure, NEPAD, The Rockefeller Foundation 3 min read

The African Development Bank Group and Africa50, in partnership with the African Union Commission and the African Union Development Agency

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Global temperatures spell flood risk for Ethiopia, China, India

January 28, 2022 Business News 3138 ViewsBrazil, China, Egypt, Ethiopia, Ghana, global temperature, Global Warming, India, River basins 3 min read

River basins around the world mainly Ethiopia, China, India, Brazil, and Ghana are vulnerable to increased flood danger from rising

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AfDB launches Climate Change, Green Growth framework

November 11, 2021 BEHAK 3108 ViewsAfDB, African Development Bank, climate change, Green Growth 1 min read

The African Development Bank Group has launched its Climate Change and Green Growth Framework at the COP26 climate conference in

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Africa’s NDCs journey, imperative for climate finance innovation

November 8, 2021November 8, 2021 BEHAK 3093 ViewsAfrica, African Development Bank, climate finance, IPCC, NDCs 2 min read

The African Development Bank and partner institutions of the Africa NDC Hub have published a flagship report on the status

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Leaders gather for climate adaptation at COP26

November 4, 2021November 4, 2021 BEHAK 1984 ViewsAfrica, climate adaptation, COP26, Democratic Republic of Congo, Glasgow 3 min read

African and other global leaders came together at COP26 in Glasgow yesterday for the Africa Adaptation Acceleration Summit, the largest

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Climate disasters threaten African continent

October 13, 2021 BEHAK 1151 ViewsAfrican continent, African Risk Capacity, climate change, Climate disasters 3 min read

With COP26 around the corner, our focus should be on the devastating impact of climate change as we mark International

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ECA model biodiversity project takes root

October 6, 2021 BEHAK 345 Viewsbiodiversity, Community resilience, ECA, Ethiopia, Geferessa, Nature-based Solutions, Oromia Region 2 min read

The second anniversary of the “Nature-based Solutions for Water Resources Infrastructure and Community Resilience in Ethiopia” project was marked yesterday

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Protecting biodiversity crucial to fighting hunger

September 3, 2021September 3, 2021 BEHAK 106 Viewsfighting hunger, global hunger, IFAD, protecting biodiversity 2 min read

Protecting biodiversity is crucial to fighting hunger, says the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD).

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