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 and opportunities, models various scenarios of climate impact and intervention, and proposes ways to strengthen resilience and finance climate actions that support Liberia’s development …
Mercy Corps-Liberia Country Director, Kwesi Gyeabour said statistics have shown that only two percent of the country’s entire population have access to renewable energy, which they use separately to illuminate the home and also cook their food. Based on that, Mercy Corps has focused its key and strategic plans on …
Monrovia – The Government of Liberia through the Ministries of Agriculture and Health together with food and nutrition sector stakeholders have completed the validation of the Liberia 2018 Comprehensive Food Security and Nutrition Survey (CFSNS) Report. According to the Report, Liberian households headed by individuals with little or no education …
Monrovia — The Monrovia City Police has arrested four persons for illegally disposing of dirt in the streets. Illegal disposal of garbage violates city ordinance # 1 section 10 which speaks against littering. Johnson Flomo age 29, Amie Kamara age 31, Doris Suware age 37 and Iken Achembing age 32 …
On a windy day in Liberia's waterfront slum of West Point, Gbeneweieh Quoh surveys what remains of her home, fearful that it may crumble into the ocean. The waves tore away three bedrooms in the past year, leaving the fragile structure even more vulnerable to rising tides and storms. Yet …
Monrovia – The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has refuted media reports that Equatorial Palm Oil (EPO) polluted creeks in Kpogbah District in Grand Bassa. In a report in June that quoted community residents of claiming that their water sources had been polluted by operations of the company’s oil palm mill …
Margibi County – Hundreds of residents, mostly women and children in lower Margibi County are currently faced with challenged of safe drinking water and food due to flood disaster. Report by Willie N. Tokpah, willie.tokpah@frontpageafricaonline.com The flood has held resident of over seven towns in hostage after the river which …
A professional workshop on Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) that is aimed at providing anyone, anywhere open access to biodiversity data information about all types of life on earth, is currently taking place at the Forestry Development Authority (FDA) Headquarters in Monrovia. Coordinated through its Secretariat in Copenhagen, GBIF provides …
The online mapping platform MapHubs stores maps and spatial data and makes them available to user groups for viewing, analyzing, and sharing with stakeholders. Users purchase a portal on the platform that allows the group to combine various public and private data sets in one secure place, produce maps, customize …
Kokoyah District, Bong County – Beatrice Tarr, 38, began experiencing skin itching moments after she bathed in Sein Creek, a major water source for residents in Saywehta Town. The creek was one of several water sources polluted by MNG Gold, a Turkish mining company. For the last year, Tarr has …
Monrovia – The Ministry of Agriculture, with the support of the United Nations Development Program (UNDP), and Conservation International (CI) recently launched the Good Growth Partnership (GGP) under the theme: Taking Deforestation out of Commodity Supply Chains. Report by Mae Azango, mae.azango@frontpageafricaonline.com According to Ronald Cumberbatch, Project Manager, (GGP) the …
Monrovia – The National Public Health Institute of Liberia (NPHIL) in collaboration with the Ministry of Health (MoH) is responding to Lassa fever outbreak in the country. According to a release issued in Monrovia, cases of Lassa fever are on the increase in the Lassa belt (Bong, Nimba, and Grand …
Monrovia – A Turkish mining company operating in Bong County has been found liable for environmental degradation after “a catastrophic failure” of its tailing storage facility (TSF) on September 27, 2017, according to a report obtained by FrontPage Africa. Report by Alpha Daffae Senkpeni, daffae.senkpeni@frontpagafricaonline.com The company, MNG Gold Mining …
Project Last Mile (PLM) is a unique example of how public, private, civil society and academic partners can come together to help governments create and accelerate positive impact on global health. With partners including USAID, The Coca-Cola Company, The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, Bill & Melinda …
A Liberian government delegation has held an intervention meeting in Buluyeama, Lofa County where a company has been accused by locals for illegal logging and failing to impact the affected communities. The firm, Sing Africa Plantation Liberia Limited, is carrying out massive logging of a vast forest at the border …
Monrovia – Conservation International and the Government of Liberia launched The Liberia Conservation Fund -Liberia’s first independent conservation fund to provide sustainable, long-term financing for the country’s protected areas. Conservation International has committed $1million USD to the Fund via its Global Conservation Fund and the Government of Liberia has made …
Monrovia – Amid land disputes nationwide and the absence of a law that fully recognizes undocumented land rights, the current case between the Government of Liberia and Mandingoes in Nimba could be just the beginning of many more cases at the ECOWAS Court, the Sustainable Development Institute (SDI) has warned. …
The global health outfit, World Health Organisation (WHO) says it has obtained 4,000 doses of Ebola vaccine and is preparing for deployment in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). WHO’s Africa director, Matshidiso Moeti, told Reuters on Sunday: “We’re working on the deployment of these materials, especially readying the cold …
Monrovia – Civil society organizations and communities affected by oil palm concessions across Liberia have grouped themselves in addressing urgent issues in the oil palm sector, demanding more access to mechanisms that can make concessionaires more accountable in line with laws and regulations. Nearly 2 million hectares of forestlands have …
Monrovia – Forestry Development Authority (FDA) Managing Director P. Mike Doryen has announced the conduct of the first national forest i in Liberia. The infantry, according to FDA, is intended to get a complete data on Liberia forest reserves, including sizes, wildlife and total values. “For the first time in …
In support of land reform programs, the Liberia Land Authority (LLA) in partnership with the World Bank have launched the Liberia Land Administration project to strengthen the capacity of the LLA in project management and implementation support. Report by Augustine T. Tweh, augustine.tweh@frontpageafricaonline.com The launch took place on Thursday, April …
