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Wednesday, 19 November 2008

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Tunisia: Country to build wind farms in Bizerte Tunisia is to build at least two wind farms in Métline and Kérchabta in the far north of the country, which aim of producing about 400,000 MWh of renewable electricity annually. Malawi: Planning for a disaster The state of preparedness for a natural disaster in Malawi's flood-prone areas as well as other locales is coming under intense scrutiny ahead of the expected annual rise in the rivers during the rainy season. Madagascar: Bracing for storm season All eyes are glued to the radar screen in anticipation of the cyclone season in Madagascar, and this year the authorities and their humanitarian partners hope not be caught off guard Botswana: Team ill-prepared for UN climate change conference As the date for the United Nations Climate Change Conference scheduled for December 1 to 12 in Poznan, Poland approaches, the Botswana team, which is charged with presenting Botswana's position, is nowhere near ready for the job, it has emerged. Somalia: Cutting Charcoal Use in Urban Somaliland Authorities in Somalia's self-declared republic of Somaliland have embarked on efforts to reduce charcoal use in urban areas to curb deforestation, officials said. Botswana: Country Emits More Carbon Than Africa, Latin America Botswana's carbon emission per capita is higher than that of Africa and even Latin America. South Africa: Wildlife paradise "endangered" A British company wants to mine coal in the heart of one of South Africa' most ecologically sensitive natural environments, the Wakkerstroom-Luneburg area of Mpumalanga province, environmentalists warn. Uganga: Govt to assess flood damage The Government is to set up a team to assess the damage caused in by the floods in the eastern and north eastern Uganda, the disaster preparedness minister has said. Eritrean: Achieving Food Security Guarantees National Security As a result of the climatic fluctuations in the greater part of the Horn of Africa, most parts of our country received inadequate rains in the summer of 2008. Nonetheless, since the Government of Eritrea gave serious consideration to the early warning predictions and made the necessary provisions, the effects of this natural challenge in Eritrea have not been as drastic as in other places. Global: Nations Take Forward Debate on How Best to Put 'Natural Assets' at the Top of the Internatio... Close to 100 nations concluded a review of how science can better guide policy by examining the merits of a new scientific body able to put the loss of biodiversity, ecosystems and their multi-trillion dollar services at the top of the political agenda.

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