Liberia country and climate development report
This Country Climate and Development Report (CCDR) examines Liberia’s development trajectory through the lens of the country’s vulnerability to climate change. It identifies Liberia’s development risks
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Crack down on illegal fishing to protect millions of workers in West Africa: thinktank
West Africa nations must crack down on foreign fleets fishing illegally off its Atlantic coastline and build up their fisheries to protect the livelihoods of millions of people, a leading thinktank said
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Third of hospitals in developing world lack clean running water- study
LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - At least a third of hospitals in developing nations do not have clean running water, a study has found, leading to unsanitary conditions and further spread of disease
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700-year-old West African soil technique could help mitigate climate change
A farming technique practised for centuries by villagers in West Africa, which converts nutrient-poor rainforest soil into fertile farmland, could be the answer to mitigating climate change and revolutionising
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Liberia: FDA Cited for Poor Forest Management
The management of the Forestry Development Authority (FDA) has been cited by the House of Representatives on accounts of complaints filed by Representative Gabriel Smith of Grand Bassa County, alleging
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Liberia and Guinea to probe alleged corruption in mining sector
Guinea and Liberia have assured that they will work with Global Witness to gather evidence for a judicial investigation into allegations by the watchdog group that Sable Mining Africa Ltd provided money
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Liberia launches six-year roadmap on HIV/AIDS response
The National AIDS Commission of Liberia and partners will Thursday launch the National HIV and AIDS Strategic Plan (NSP) 2015-2020.The document is an evidence-based strategic plan that provides a framework
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Sierra Leone on alert after new Ebola cases
Sierra Leone called Sunday for increased vigilance to prevent a resurgence of the Ebola virus after new cases in neighbouring Liberia and Guinea, but cautioned against shutting off borders between the
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Five-year-old becomes latest Ebola victim in Liberia
Health officials in Liberia said a five-year-old boy has tested positive for Ebola just days after his mother died of the virus. A 30-year-old woman died of Ebola in Monrovia last week, months after
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Liberia authorities call for calm after new Ebola case
Liberian authorities and their partners, including the World Health Organisation, "are on top of this. We know what to do now, we can contain it, we can control it. No need to panic," he said. The new
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Liberia: 63,000 Liberians to Gain Access to Safe, Regular Water Supply
The World Bank Board of Executive Directors has approved a new financing of US$10 million International Development Association (IDA) credit to increase access to piped water supply services in Liberia's