The Congo Basin mobilizes at the heart of COP 23 in Bonn ...

Bonn (Germany) -14 November 2017 – COMIFAC hosted a high-level side event in the Brum - BULA ZONE 3 meeting room. The session was graced by several ministers from COMIFAC and other countries parties, ECCAS and representatives of international organizations. The session was entitled: Who will pay for Congo Basin forests conservation for their contribution to the balance of the global climate system?

The high-level parallel session aimed to highlight the countries' efforts in the area of conservation, sustainable management and their contributions to the fight against climate change.

The event was divided into three sessions: an introduction, a technical segment and a high-level panel. The meeting was moderated by Mr. Patrice LEFEU, Executive Director, EY, Europe, Middle East, Africa and India R & D & Innovation Funding, Climate Financial Mechanisms and Public Funding Efficiency Leader.

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16-01-2019 10:41

CIFOR : The grand young age for environmental efforts

When Tabi Joda of GreenAid returned from university to the rural Cameroon villages he knew as a child, he found some of them totally abandoned because the land had become too degraded to support villagers’ livelihoods. He was horrified and asked himself, “Why did I go to university, if not to make a difference?”

16-01-2019 10:30

CIFOR : Protecting Congo’s botanical treasures

It was in 2017 that a ‘game changing’ opportunity arrived. INERA and the Meise Botanic Garden partnered with FORETS, a project coordinated by the Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) and financed by the European Union. FORETS aims to transform Yangambi into a sustainable landscape, where forests and research double up to improve the living conditions of local people. This has meant a commitment to invest in the herbarium’s infrastructure, its staff, and facilitate research on the site.

16-01-2019 09:20

DSA2019: Opening up Development The Open University, Milton Keynes, 19-21 June

The DSA's annual conference in 2019 will take place at the Open University, which celebrates its 50th birthday that year. The conference will focus centrally on "Opening up Development", while also encompassing the broad range of development studies interests. As with DSA2018, we will have sessions for early career scholars - including on publishing and an ECR plenary; as well as assisting participants from the Global South to attend.

14-01-2019 08:20

Who’s going to save the planet in 2019? The Nature Conservancy names 10 unexpected groups influencing environmental action.

LET'S BE FRANK: 2018 was not exactly a banner year for the planet. Nearly every major environmental assessment presented grim results: crucial habitats like tropical forests continue to disappear; wildlife populations declined 60% over the last 40 years; and, perhaps most alarming, we’re failing to make the progress we need to keep the climate within safe boundaries.

14-01-2019 07:58

Ipsnews-Climate Change: In Africa, extreme weather conditions threaten food security for millions of people.

East Africa has encountered droughts at increasingly shorter intervals in recent years, most recently in 2005-6, 2009, 2011, 2014-15, and 2017.Apart from drought, the conditions for agriculture are also becoming increasingly difficult due to the gradual rise in temperature, salinization and changing rainy seasons. Serious consequences include decreasing availability of food and increasing conflicts over water–both obstacles to development opportunities of the affected states and possible triggers for migration.

14-01-2019 07:39

IITA-New mobile app to tackle crop disease in Sub-Saharan Africa

IITA signs MOU with RightMesh to develop a mesh-enabled mobile app to tackle crop disease in Sub-Saharan Africa. This co-created mesh-enabled mobile app will allow smallholder farmers to detect and report new pests and diseases without incurring costs for internet or data.

12-01-2019 22:15

His Excellency François-Xavier de Donnea, CBFP Facilitator wishes you a very joyful holiday season 2018 and extends best wishes for 2019!

Throughout this year 2018, I have appreciated your rich and diverse contributions that have enhanced our shared Partnership. Together, we have made further strides as several new members have joined us, bringing the number of CBFP members to 113. On the other hand, we have acquired a "Brussels Declaration" which was adopted during the 18th Meeting of CBFP Parties, and comes to crown all the Belgian CBFP Facilitation’s efforts to foster dialogue and drive action towards stronger...

10-01-2019 09:04

boell.de-Great expectations, low execution: The Katowice climate change conference COP 24

The Katowice climate package brings minor progress, but COP 24 failed to deliver on the most fundamental issues such as raising ambition of national contributions, implementing human rights, and ensuring support for developing countries.

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2019

16-01-2019 10:41 CIFOR : The grand young age for environmental efforts

16-01-2019 10:30 CIFOR : Protecting Congo’s botanical treasures

16-01-2019 09:20 DSA2019: Opening up Development The Open University, Milton Keynes, 19-21 June

14-01-2019 08:20 Who’s going to save the planet in 2019? The Nature Conservancy names 10 unexpected groups influencing environmental action.

14-01-2019 07:58 Ipsnews-Climate Change: In Africa, extreme weather conditions threaten food security for millions of people.

14-01-2019 07:39 IITA-New mobile app to tackle crop disease in Sub-Saharan Africa

12-01-2019 22:15 His Excellency François-Xavier de Donnea, CBFP Facilitator wishes you a very joyful holiday season 2018 and extends best wishes for 2019!

10-01-2019 09:04 boell.de-Great expectations, low execution: The Katowice climate change conference COP 24

10-01-2019 08:46 What can people do with, to, and for, Congo Basin forests to ensure a sustainable quality and quantity of water necessary to the health and wellbeing of both?

10-01-2019 08:11 Quantifying the potential for consumer-oriented policy to reduce European and foreign carbon emissions

07-01-2019 11:12 UN-Climate change is pushing Africa to a tipping point, threatening economic and development gains

07-01-2019 10:23 If we fail to keep temperature rise below 2°C, nations in Africa could reach a "tipping point," according to new UNDP & the GEF report.