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
Liberia
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Ebola’s lasting legacy
One of the most devastating consequences of the Ebola outbreak will be its impact on maternal health.
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Liberia: Lawmakers Review Law to Reserve Gola Forest As a National Park
The Plenary of the House of Representatives has mandated two of its relevant committees to review and advice the August Body on a proposed law to establish the Gola Forest as a National Park. The House
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Liberia: Gov't Plans to Invest Over U.S.$10 Million in Water Sector
Liberia's Finance Minister Amara Konneh has highlighted that the Liberia Water and Sewer Corporation(LWSC) has started to prove its ability to deliver on promises while at the same time accounting for
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Gambia: Actionaid Gives £10,000 to Fight Against Ebola
The money was sent to ActionAid International on behalf of the board of directors, staff and management of ActionAid International The Gambia. The donation, which included personal commitment of board
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Ebola endemic in west Africa remains a risk, scientists warn
Scientists are warning of a real risk that the Ebola virus disease could become endemic in west Africa if efforts to end the epidemic slacken as the number of cases falls. All previous outbreaks of
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West Africa: WHO Reports Overall Decrease in Ebola Infections
The transmission of Ebola in West Africa is on the decline, the World Health Organization has announced. Sierra Leone, however, warns that unsafe burial practices threaten to turn that trend around again.
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Isolated ‘Ebola’ man waits to meet family
As India deals with the international outbreak of swine flu, there is another silent war that is raging on to contain Ebola. When he came back from Liberia in November last year, little did the man
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Number of new Ebola cases rises for first time in 2015: WHO
During the seven days leading up to February 1, 124 new cases were confirmed across three west African countries The weekly number of new Ebola cases registered across Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone
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Liberia: Coastal Defense Paradox- Sand Mining Persists Under Gol Nose
Despite claims by the government of Liberia that it is committed to a coastal defense plan in order to save the city of Buchanan from sea erosion, beach sand mining in Central and Upper Buchanan continues
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Liberia begins clinical trial for Ebola vaccines as outbreak ebbs
MONROVIA – Liberia began a trial of experimental Ebola vaccines on Monday, involving thousands of volunteers as part of an effort to slow the spread of the deadly fever and prevent future outbreaks.