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Tanzania may benefit from new climate change research programme
No commentsTanzania and other East African countries might now be able to undertake extensive research on climate change beginning next year.
»Climate change bedfellows: Colombia vs US
1 commentColombian Lorenzo Morales compares his consumption – and carbon footprint with that of his US roommate and fellow journalist Jeff Kelly Lowenstein.
»Climate change bedfellows: US vs Colombia
1 commentJeff Kelly Lowenstein should have listened to his wife. Instead his bulging suitcase confirmed to his Colombian colleague that US-style consumption is helping to fuel climate change.
»Can the UN’s clean development mechanism bring benefits in Nigeria?
1 commentNigerian journalist Ugochi Anyanka explores the pros and cons of the Clean Development Mechanism.
»A Nigerian quest for better use of wood fuel
2 commentsUgochi Anyaka reports on the health effects that people suffer when the burn wood as fuel in their homes – and how tackling this problem can help to limit climate change too.
»Africa’s Green Fund for action on climate change
No commentsAt the COP16, the African Development Bank (AfDB) announced plans to create the Africa Green Fund (AGF), an mechanism designed to enable African countries access global resources to tackle climate challenges. Ugochi Anyaka reports from Cancun, Mexico.
»What will Tanzania get in return for a charcoal compromise?
3 commentsLike many African countries, Tanzania depends heavily on charcoal for energy. How can it protect its forests when they are its people’s major source of fuel?
»Cities central to climate change action — World Bank
No commentsCities contribute as much as 80 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions, but they also offer opportunities to address climate change.
»Counting carbon footprints in Cancún
No commentsMexico made some efforts to reduce the environmental impacts of the 2010 climate change conference in Cancun.
»Redd: Problems and Prospects
No commentsThe Mexican ocean resort of Cancun is the scene of the 2010 UN climate talks. Almost 200 nations are negotiating on how to reduce carbon emissions which scientists say causes global warming. To many people who have arrived for the conference the choice of Cancun is a little incongrous – a holiday destination of unlimited development, all-inclusive package holidays, and an awful lot of concrete. The local forest was cut down, pushing the indigenious Mayan population further into Mexico’s natural habitat. Ironically, the subject of deforestation has been one of the main topics discussed at the Climate Change summit being held here. Ugochi Anyaka reports from the white beaches and sapphire seas of the Gulf of Mexico.
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