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To protect Congo Basin forest, ask local people how to use it

Central African governments must include local people when planning how to use land if they want to resolve problems caused by resource-hungry agribusiness and mining companies that have put the Congo Basin rainforest under pressure in recent years, experts say.

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CCDA-IV was a success, according to Dr. Denton

The Fourth Conference on Climate Change and Development in Africa (CCDA-IV) drew to a close on a satisfactory note, according to Dr. Fatima Denton, Coordinator of ClimDev-Africa programme, the initiator of the event.
 
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Renewable energy holds the key to increased productivity

Renewable energy sources like biofuels and hydroelectricity may hold the key to Africa’s agricultural productivity crisis. Without this intervention, food production will not increase.
 
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Women Empowerment holds the key to transforming Africa’s agriculture

Women’s groups under the aegis of the African Working Group on Gender and Climate Change (AWGGCC) at the ongoing African Climate Change conference in Marrakech, Morocco have identified the increase in women’s access to productive resources such as land, credit, transfer and enhancement of indigenous technology as instrumental to transforming Africa’s agriculture.

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Ethiopian farmer says climate change is God’s wrath

An Ethiopian farmer at the just-ended fourth edition of the Climate Change and Development in Africa (CCDA-IV) conference says that there is need for more awareness campaigns to educate farmers in the Horn of Africa nation about climate change because some of them say it is a religious punishment.

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Journalists key to Africa feeding itself

Journalists attending the Fourth Conference on Climate Change and Development in Morocco have unanimously agreed that their involvement in dissemination of information on climate change will enhance Africa’s chances of feeding the continent.

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African civil society call for local stakeholders’ engagement in climate discussions

Efforts aimed at supporting climate change and resilience should be designed and implemented with input and engagement of local stakeholders, according to a Pan African Climate Justice Alliance (PACJA) statement.

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Decision-making for an uncertain future: can climate information help?

By Maurine Ambani

Information about past, present, and future climate conditions can be a key tool for communities to plan for and adapt to climate change. But critics question the value of climate science, claiming it is too complex, overly technical and not practical enough to be useful. Why does climate science provoke such strong reactions? And how can we unlock the potential value of accessible and usable climate information?

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African Ministers hail ClimDev Special Fund, say it’s useful and timely

Ministers from Benin, Guinea Bissau and Senegal, yesterday took turns on the podium at a dinner gala to welcome the official launch of the ClimDev Special Fund (CDSF), saying it is a useful and timely initiative because it will effectively help African countries to invest in the production and use of climate information for sustainable and transformative economic development and better livelihoods in Africa.

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Ebola affecting Africa's Capacity to feed itself

Experts at the Climate Change conference in Marrakech, Morocco have expressed concerns about Africa's capacity to feed itself if the current outbreak of Ebola virus disease is not effectively tackled.
 
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