George Mhango November 13, 2014 As most African economies continue to depend on agriculture, the need to adopt climate smart agriculture remained a major debate at the 10th CAADP Africa Forum in Johannesburg, South Africa. The debate emanated from clear examples that countries such as Malawi, Burundi, Rwanda, Zambia, Mozambique and Swaziland are dependent on […]
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South Africa: African Farmers Meet Over Climate-Smart Agriculture
GEORGE MHANGO November 11, 2014 A joint three-day Africa Forum organised by NEPAD’s Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme (CAADP) and Southern African Confederation of Agricultural Unions (SACAU) is underway in Johannesburg South Africa. The forum aims to champion Family Farming and climate smart agriculture through exchange of ideas by those in the agriculture sector on […]
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Cameroon: Bamenda City Grapples With Poor Sanitation
Aaron Kaah Yancho October 26, 2014 In the city of Bamenda, in Cameroon, there is nothing abnormal with renowned boarding schools disposing their human wastes in a nearby stream. But as a result of this irresponsible garbage management, the smell of effluent hangs in the air and it’s certainly upsetting to residents and visitors there. […]
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Making Water Flow: The Story of Mpaka Community in Cameroon
Aaron Kaah Yancho October 25, 2014 The Mpaka village is made up of five large families. With some 1500 subsistence farmers predominantly from the m bo-tribe, cash crops like coffee, and palm wine, as well as coco yam’s, cassava and corn are the major source of income for the locals. Situated in the bare sub-division, […]
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Malawi: Farmers Turn to Climate-Smart Agriculture to Outsmart Climate Change
George Mhango October 22, 2014 Mable Msukwa, 20, a teaching student at Amalika TTC in Thyolo—Southern Region of Malawi— has had reservations for the Farm Inputs Subsidy Programme [FISP] or you may call it fertiliser subsidy programme. Msukwa thinks that the programme dilutes soil fertility, depends heavily on good rainfall pattern and contributes to conflicts […]
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CCDA-IV: African Journalists Vow to Bring Climate Change Issues Closer to People
Violet Mengo October 11, 2014 Journalists attending the fourth conference on climate change and development in Morocco have unanimously agreed that their involvement in dissemination of information on climate change will enhance Africa’s chances of feeding the continent. In exclusive interview with media personnel in the newsroom at the conference, journalists echoed out their importance […]
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CCDA-IV: AfDB launches €33million ClimDev Africa Special Fund
Kofi Adu Domfeh October 11, 2014 The African Development Bank (AfDB) has launched a €33million Fund on the sidelines of the Fourth Conference on Climate Change and Development in Africa (CCDA-IV) in Marrakesh, Morocco. The ClimDev Africa Special Fund is aimed at building regional capacities in climate information gathering and dissemination to overcome challenges posed […]
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CCDA-IV: Africa Petitioned to Reduce Burden on Ecosystems
Aaron Yancho Kaah October 11, 2014 Harnessing renewable energy resources and efficient water management schemes can reduce the burden on ecosystems in Africa. This is according to the new report by Intercontinental Panel on Climate Change-IPCC. The report was delivered by Dr Rajendra Pachauri , the head of IPCC at the fourth edition of the […]
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South Africa Faces Water Crisis
WaterSan Perspective September 29, 2014 South Africa is facing a water crisis and the government’s current plans to address it are not sufficient. This is according to the latest paper of the African Futures project released at a seminar in Pretoria, South Africa in September 2014. The paper Parched Prospects: The Emerging Water Crisis in […]
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Zimbabwe: African Governments Told To Prioritize WASH
Wallace Mawire September 19, 2014 Participants at the sixth meeting for Water, Climate Development Programme (WACDEP) technical coordination programme for African countries have heard that African governments must prioritize Water, Sanitation and Hygiene issues as a prerequisite for sustainable development. Speaking during this workshop in Harare, Zimbabwe, Laila Oualkacha, a representative to the Africa Ministers […]
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Malawi: Water User Associations (WUAs) Bear Fruits
George Mhango September 12, 2014 The Government of Malawi says the recently introduced Water User Associations (WUAs) in rural areas and market centres is bearing fruits. According to the African Development Bank (AfDB) Malawi office, previously, rural piped water supply schemes were managed by voluntary organizations, called Scheme Management Committees to strengthen the sustainability of […]
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AfDB Launches E-Newsletter to Champion Water Issues
George Mhango September 12, 2014 The African Development Bank (AfDB) has launched the inaugural RWSSI e-newsletter, which gives an overview of its recent activities in the rural water supply and sanitation sector under the bank’s Water and Sanitation Department (OWAS). In the e-newsletter, OWAS has defined three strategic pillars, aligned with the bank’s vision for […]
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2014 World Water Week: Participants Call For Intimate Integration of Energy and Water in the Post-2015 Development Agenda
WaterSan Perspective September 06, 2014 The 2014 World Water Week, focusing on energy and water has ended with participants jointly emphasizing the importance of a water goal, as well as intimate integration of energy and water in the Post-2015 Development Agenda. The Week also concluded that water efficiency is one of the main tools in […]
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South African Prof. Receives the 2014 Stockholm Water Prize
WaterSan Perspective and SIWI September 06, 2014 Professor John Briscoe of South Africa has received the 2014 Stockholm Water Prize for his unparalleled contributions to global and local water management, inspired by an unwavering commitment to improving the lives of people on the ground. H.M. King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden presented the prize to […]
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Seven Journalists Win Prestigious WASH Media Awards
WaterSan Perspective, WSSCC and SIWI September 06, 2014 Up to seven journalists have won this year’s WASH Media Awards for their excellence in reporting on water, sanitation and hygiene-related (WASH) issues. The journalists, their winning entries, and the award categories are: • Marcelo Leite (Brazil): “The Battle of Belo Monte” (Category: Water and Energy) • […]