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The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) says in a report published on Monday that investment in green stimulus projects would be the most cost-effective way to revive African economy that has been badly hit by COVID-19 pandemic. The report also added that this would strike a blow against climate change. Findings of the report titled Building Forward for ...

The UN Security Council will hold a summit of world leaders Tuesday to debate climate change’s implications for world peace, an issue on which its 15 members have divergent opinions. The British Prime Minister Boris Johnson called the session and conducted by video-conference. This comes just days after the United States under President Joe Biden formally rejoined the Paris climate ...

Agriculture has always been deeply dependent on the weather. Farmers need a steady mixture of sun, warmth, and rain in order to reliably produce the food that all of humanity depends on for survival. Now, these once predictable growing cycles are at risk from climate change. Smallholders farmers are on the front lines. About 80 percent of the world’s food ...

When a few homes and businesses go dark for several hours due to power blackouts, usually people run to the UMEME social media pages to vent their frustrations. What they forget is the fact that the power distributor, Uganda Electricity Transmission Company Limited (UETCL) is most times responsible. These blackouts have also exposed the fact that UETCL isn’t doing anything ...

Five African countries have been named to be among the 10 nations to be worst hit by climate change. These include; Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Malawi, South Sudan, and Niger. This will be through disruptions to productivity in key economic sectors. These sectors will include agriculture, roads, dams, and other infrastructure according to the new Global Climate Index 2021 released by Germanwatch. These ...