This Country Climate and Development Report (CCDR) captures the interplay between development challenges and climate change and climate policies in Mozambique, with the objective of identifying synergies and tradeoffs. The CCDR informs the World Bank Group’s engagement in Mozambique, alongside other key products, such as Systematic Country Diagnostics (SCDs) and …
Seven African countries — Kenya, Rwanda, Uganda, Mozambique, Malawi, Madagascar and Senegal — have been hailed for their support to innovation in the agricultural sector. A new report by Cornell University’s INSEAD Business School and the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) has called for “digital agriculture” in the face of …
An environmental watchdog group says its investigation of ivory smuggling in Mozambique uncovered evidence of a Chinese-led criminal network, operating through the southern city of Shuidong that they claim is a route for some 80 percent of all elephant-tusk ivory originating in Africa. The report, released Tuesday by the UK-based …
ACCRA, which began implementing its programme in Mozambique, Uganda and Ethiopia in 2009, works with national and local governments and civil society groups in the countries where its programmes are implemented, to tackle complex climate change issues and work towards increasing community adaptive capacities, transforming governance systems and achieving climate …
Mozambique is gearing up to develop its first solar photovoltaic (PV) power plant, funded by a consortium of financiers. The International Finance Corporation (IFC) has promised $19 million in funding as part of a $55 million package to support the new utility in Mocuba, Africa Times reported. According to Africa …
Researchers are still trying to learn why the population of African penguins has dropped precipitously over the last 15 years—some estimates say by 90%—but most agree that climate change is a major factor in the decline of this iconic African species. There may be additional forces at work, including pollution, …
MAPUTO Mozambique (Xinhua) -- President of Mozambique Filipe Nyusi launched on Thursday in Maputo a 6 billion U.S. dollar project, including an installment of a floating liquefied natural gas (FLNG) facility in Cabo Delgado province, northern region of the country. Located in the Area Four block at Rovuma Basin, the …
The challenge for IFAD and other development organizations, however, is to ensure that income-focused project designs achieve practical nutritional outcomes on the ground. This report represents a first, and timely, attempt to map IFAD nutrition-sensitive interventions. It provides an in-depth analysis of trends in implementing nutrition mainstreaming in the East …
MAPUTO Mozambique (Xinhua) -- Nearly 25 million Mozambicans will benefit from an expansion plan connecting more rural and urban areas to the national grid by the national electricity company, Mozambican authorities announced here on Monday. "Every year the electricity company invests around 100 million U.S. dollars to expand electric power …
From new parsnips and herbs to begonias and roses, the world’s plant hunters discovered more than 1,700 new species last year, offering the prospect of better crops and new colours and scents in the garden. The State of the World’s Plants report, led by scientists at the Royal Botanical Garden …
Zimbabwe, Mozambique and Malawi have agreed to collaborate in fighting malaria and diarrhoeal diseases, amid revelations that 949 people have died of the disease since the beginning of this year in the three countries. There were four million recorded cases of malaria in the three countries during the same period. …
Three international development agencies have come together to mobilise more than $1 billion for power generation across Africa, including the 147MW Ruzizi III project that will supply electricity to Burundi, eastern Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda. The Aga Khan Fund for Economic Development (AKFED), its industrial and infrastructure development …
Pemba - A squad of Mozambican forest rangers made their first arrest just minutes after arriving at a checkpoint near the northern port city of Pemba. Nicolau Moises, the forestry department chief in Cabo Delgado province, one of Mozambique's top timber-producing regions, quickly seized a truck piled high with freshly-cut …
Africa’s elephant population has fallen by a massive 30% since 2007. A comprehensive country-by-country analysis examines the substantial differences in elephant decline in the 10 major safari countries. The largest online marketplace for African safari tours conducted a country-by-country analysis to gain a better understanding of the rapid decline in …
As global race for LNG intensifies, Tanzania, holder of East Africa’s biggest natural-gas reserves after Mozambique has completed its first draft of host government agreement, a first step, in setting out terms on which foreign investors will build and run the project. Ministry of Energy and Minerals Acting Permanent Secretary, …
PANIC and fear gripped the Zambezi region after people felt the tremor from the earthquake that hit Botswana at around 19h40 on Monday night. Official reports stated that the earthquake with a magnitude of 6,5 hit Botswana, with effects being felt across southern Africa, including South Africa, Mozambique and Zimbabwe. …
This report considers the potential availability of land and crops for biofuel expansion in Southern Africa. It is based on a regional-level review of data and is designed to highlight regional-level opportunities and constraints. It does not attempt to concentrate on specific national-level issues (which are covered in more detail …
This report is an update to the UNCTAD/World Bank study (the “first phase”). Following that researchers revisited eight operations in four countries (Cambodia, Ethiopia, Mozambique and Tanzania), conducting a total of 113 detailed additional interviews with 349 stakeholders primarily from local communities in which the agribusiness operations are based. This …
Neighbouring Mozambique last week identified three cases of cholera and has brought renewed fears of cholera outbreak among travelers, and some parts of the districts in the southern region of Malawi that shares borders with Mozambique. According to a health ministry document dated 11 March, 2017, and signed by the …
Dozens of Spiny Devils have been captured by villagers in the Changara District, Tete province, where lack of food and access to clean water are already threatening the lives of many. "They are eating our crops," a woman from the Changara community told IBTimes UK during a visit in the …
According to the UN Country team, $10.2 million is required to reach 150,000 people with life-saving assistance and protection over the next three months. An overview of the crisis Cyclone Dineo made landfall on the coast of Inhambane province, south of Mozambique the night of Wednesday February 15th 2017 accompanied …
