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Agric & Biotech

Desert locust invasion destroys massive cropland in Ethiopia – UN

Around 365,015 hectares of cropland have been destroyed by a desert locust invasion, the United Nations Office for Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA) has...

Michael Simire - March 7, 2021

Agric & Biotech

FAO seeks $40m for anti-locust fight in East Africa, Yemen

UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) said on Wednesday, December 16, 2020 it was seeking a further $40 million (4.46 billion shillings) to intensify...

Michael Simire - December 16, 2020

Agric & Biotech

Kenya to use drones, mobile apps to assess impact of desert locust

Kenya’s Agriculture Ministry on Monday, May 18, 2020 said it will, in July, use drones and mobile applications to help assess the impact caused...

Michael Simire - May 18, 2020

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Climate ChangeOctober 12, 2024

Ensuring support for people-centric and equitable just transition pathways

The second dialogue under the United Arab Emirates Just Transition Work Programme took place last week in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt. The dialogue...

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Science & TechOctober 12, 2024

Association seeks deployment of space technology for climate change

The World Space Week Association (WSWA) has called on the UN Committee Office on the Peaceful Uses of Outer...

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Climate change response campaign to include PWDs, says Abia Commission

The Abia State Commission for the Welfare of Disabled Persons says it will work to ensure that issues concerning...

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