By Ashywyne Vambe Local non-governmental organization, Water4Life Foundation has embarked on a program that aims at environmental conservation through planting trees. Running under the theme “Cut one Plant many” the Foundation seeks to work with schools hence they started with Norton based Marchwood Senior School. Speaking at the event, Foundation chairman Timothy Fred said Water4Life …
The UN COP27 summit takes place on the frontlines of the converging climate, food, energy, health and debt crises: Africa. This presents a need and opportunity like never before to galvanise immediate, on-the-ground action in the countries that most need it. The summit, in Egypt in November, comes in a year of new weather extremes, …
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The ongoing COP27 is being held in Sham El-Sheikh from the 7th to 18th of November in Egypt and our President H.E Munangangwa is attending the meeting. The aim of COP27 is to shift the focus from negotiations and planning to action on the ground were it is most needed. Africa is proved to have …
Women and girls often bear the brunt of the challenges facing our world. Climate change is no exception. Droughts, extreme heat, flooding, and increased exposure to disease are all linked to climate change and exacerbate the inequalities faced by adolescent girls living in poverty. The escalating climate emergency is increasing the chance of conflict and gender-based violence and undermining …
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Food security and climate change are two major development challenges of our time. In Africa, the food system is offtrack, and the climate is changing profoundly. In 2020, more than one in five people in Africa faced hunger—more than double the proportion of hungry people in any other region— and about 282 million of Africa’s …
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