As COP 21 beckons, the glaring effects of climate change continue to remind the world of how important it is to reach a fair and just climate deal. As Zambian smallholders would attest, poor rainfall in the 2014/15 has left them wondering what next. http://www.ipsnews.net/2015/10/how-climate-change-threatens-zambias-already-fragile-nutrition-record/
Month: October 2015
Africa demands the principle of ‘common but differentiated responsibility’ to be central at the Paris negotiations.
By Friday Phiri “It is not ethical for one sixth of humanity to go to bed hungry every night, whilst the rest celebrate huge appetite for consumable goods”, says Fatima Denton, Director for Special Initiatives Division at the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA). Dr. Denton who is also Coordinator of the African Climate…
Agriculture and Climate Change 