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SOUTH AFRICA: Water Supply Proposal Sparks Controversy and Suspicion By Steven Lang GRAHAMSTOWN - A plan to increase the supply of potable water to two coastal towns in South Africa's Eastern Cape Province is provoking heated debate. MORE >>
Q&A: "Between Implementation and Planning, There Is a Disconnect" By Interview with Washington Ochola NAIROBI - Accounting for about a third of the gross domestic product in sub-Saharan Africa, agriculture clearly plays a significant role on the continent. But, figures only tell part of the story. A review of Africa produced under the International Assessment of Agricultural Science and Technology for Development (IAASTD) notes that agriculture is also "woven into the fabric of most societies and cultures in the region." MORE >>
DEVELOPMENT: Reinventing Agriculture By Stephen Leahy JOHANNESBURG - The results of a painstaking examination of global agriculture are being formally presented Tuesday with the release of the final report for the International Assessment of Agricultural Science and Technology for Development (IAASTD). MORE >>
Q&A: "Increase Agricultural Productivity While Reducing the Environmental Footprint" By Interview with Robert Watson JOHANNESBURG - Over the past few years, Robert Watson has had what must qualify as one of the world's tougher assignments: heading an initiative to help agriculture cope with the substantial challenges it faces presently, and the even bigger hurdles ahead. MORE >>
Q&A: "A Collective Ignorance About How Agriculture Interacts With Natural Systems" By Interview with Achim Steiner JOHANNESBURG - Representatives from countries, civil society and the private sector are meeting this week in Johannesburg, South Africa, to review the findings of the three-year International Assessment of Agricultural Science and Technology for Development (IAASTD). MORE >>
DEVELOPMENT: Towards a New and Improved Green Revolution By Stephen Leahy JOHANNESBURG - As food prices soar and hundreds of millions go hungry, experts from around the world will this week present a new approach for ensuring food security, at the intergovernmental plenary for the International Assessment of Agricultural Science and Technology for Development (IAASTD). The Apr. 7-12 conference is taking place in South Africa's commercial hub, Johannesburg, and will be attended by representatives of an estimated 60 governments. MORE >>
DEVELOPMENT-MALAWI: Water Utility Over-Stretched and Under-Maintained By Pilirani Semu-Banda BLANTYRE - Long known as a peaceful and quiet city, especially at night, Blantyre is steadily losing its reputation for tranquility. Residents now find themselves waking up to the hustle and bustle of women carrying metal and plastic buckets as they move around the city most nights and early mornings in search of water. MORE >>
DEVELOPMENT- ANGOLA: Research Initiative Nets Interesting Discoveries By Steven Lang GRAHAMSTOWN, South-Eastern South Africa - More than 50 species of fish have been recorded in the initial phase of a two-year joint research project on the Kwanza River in Angola. MORE >>
RIGHTS: Go Green, Save the Indigenous By Tarjei Kidd Olsen OSLO - African indigenous peoples are important custodians of their natural environments with valuable local knowledge and skills, but are struggling to survive, according to a report. MORE >>
DEVELOPMENT-SWAZILAND: To Relocate or Not To Relocate? By James Hall MBABANE - Climate change appears to have permanently altered certain areas of east and southern Swaziland, where good harvests have not been achieved for over a decade. Agriculture officials and non-governmental organisations (NGOs) now question whether these areas can still support communities. MORE >>
DEVELOPMENT-ZIMBABWE: Full Dams Do Not Translate Into Water Supplies By Tonderai Kwidini HARARE - Heavy rains in Zimbabwe and in the catchment areas of its major rivers in December and January have filled most of the country’s dams to capacity. Yet, many urban households do not have water. MORE >>
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