This briefing looks at what the 1.5°C limit means in terms of adaptation and loss and damage for the most vulnerable countries and regions. It finds that slowing down warming is critical to buy us time to adapt and also to avoid irreversible loss and damage. With global warming continuing …
The death toll from West Africa's Ebola outbreak has passed 10,000, according to the latest tally released by the World Health Organization on Thursday. Liberia has recorded the most deaths with 4,162. Sierra Leone is the second worst-hit nation with 3,655, and Guinea has recorded 2,187 dead, according to the …
IT is ultimately transport infrastructure that has put West Africa en route to a brighter infrastructure future, says a Deloitte report. The Deloitte African Construction Trends Report 2014 revealed that the total value of projects under construction in West Africa increased from 50 billion US dollars to 75 billion US …
ARC Insurance Company Limited (ARC Ltd) will pay US $25 million in drought insurance claims to three countries in the Sahel this month. Mauritania, Niger and Senegal, which paid a combined premium of US $8 million, will use the payout to mobilize early interventions in response to drought based on …
However, Bill Gates has backed a new hi-tech water plant than could bring clean water to Africa - and has even drunk it. The Microsoft founder has backed a Seattle firm's radical machine that uses a combination of steam and filters to convert human waste into water the firm says …
The Radio Network of West African Environment (RERAO) has been established during a start-up workshop, organized by IUCN, WWF and RAMPAO from the 28th to 31st October 2014 at Dakar in Senagal. RERAO aims to improve radio communication by contributing to good governance, conservation and sustainable and equitable management of …
Dakar, 18 November 2014 - Up to half a million people could be lifted out of poverty and 30,000 new jobs created in Senegal, with a switch to a Green Economy, according to a new report released today by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). The Green Economy Scoping Study …
Following the non-detection of new Ebola cases in Senegal and Nigeria after the requisite 42 days of active surveillance that is currently in place, the World Health Organisation is set to declare the end of the outbreak of Ebola Virus Disease, EVD, in the two countries. The anticipated declaration that …
Bird populations that make the great journey between northern Europe and Africa – including the nightingale and turtle dove – are drastically declining, conservationists have warned. Nearly half of the 29 summer migrants, who appear in the UK in spring to breed before returning in the autumn, show long-term population …
Minna — The government of Germany has earmarked 50 million Euros to be expended in 10 West African countries for training and research on climate change and land use management. Executive Director of West African Service Center on Climate Change and Adaptation Land Use, Dr. Laurent Sedogo, made the disclosure …
Nigeria and Senegal could be declared Ebola-free within days after completing a 42-day period with no new cases, the World Health Organization said on Tuesday. "If the active surveillance for new cases that is currently in place continues, and no new cases are detected, WHO will declare the end of …
More than 4,000 people have died in the Ebola epidemic that broke out in West Africa at the start of the year, according to the latest figures released by the World Health Organisation (WHO) on Friday. The WHO said that as of October 8, 4,033 people have died from Ebola …
Almost 40% of the world’s waste ends up in huge rubbish tips, mostly found near urban populations in poor countries, posing a serious threat to human health and the environment From the air, the Mbeubeuss waste dump 12 miles north of Dakar in Senegal looks innocent enough. Now 45 years …
The deadliest Ebola epidemic ever has now killed 2,811 in west Africa, the World Health Organisation said yesterday, adding though that in Senegal and Nigeria the outbreak had been basically contained. The UN health agency, which also published the results of the latest meeting of its Ebola emergency committee, said …
As of September 14, 2014, a total of 4507 confirmed and probable cases of Ebola virus disease (EVD), as well as 2296 deaths from the virus, had been reported from five countries in West Africa — Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria, Senegal, and Sierra Leone. In terms of reported morbidity and mortality, …
An outbreak of Ebola in West Africa has been largely contained in Senegal and Nigeria, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said on Monday, but the disease is still spreading elsewhere and has now killed over 2,811 people in the region. Senegal and Nigeria, the most recent of five nations to …
The effort to contain Ebola in Senegal is “a top priority emergency,” the World Health Organization said Sunday, as the government continued tracing everyone who came in contact with a Guinean student who has tested positive for the deadly disease in the capital, Dakar. Senegal faces an “urgent need” for …
This report makes the case for addressing ecosystem degradation as one of the root causes of risk and vulnerability and for opting for ecosystem-based solutions as a way to reduce disaster risk and build community resilience. It focuses on water-related hazards in particular, as they make up a vast majority …
An Obama administration program set up to reduce chronic hunger and poverty has contributed to rising incomes for farmers around the world and has helped save millions of people from starvation, according to a report released Monday by the United States Agency for International Development. The program, Feed the Future, …
Global warming will harm sovereign creditworthiness around the world this century, with poorer nations the worst hit, Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services said. Climate change is one of two “global mega-trends” alongside aging populations that dominate global economic risks, the agency said today in a report. It identified the most …
A project aimed at protecting forests in Senegal's Casamance region has helped locals lay aside their political differences Last month, deep in a forest in the Casamance region of Senegal, members of surrounding communities gathered to watch the hypnotic spin of the palm-leaf covered Kumpo, a mythical tribal figure who …
