Agriculture : L’Afrique doit faire des efforts en termes d’adaptation

Par Rosin Nkonla Azamene

Selon Tosi Mpanu Mpanu, le Représentant du Groupe africain des négociateurs (AGN), l’agriculture ne devrait pas être abordée sous le prisme de l’atténuation, mais bien de l’adaptation. Il s’est exprimé lors des travaux préparatoires de la Quatrième Conférence annuelle sur le changement climatique et le développement en Afrique.

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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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Local farmers have knowledge of how Africa can feed Africa

Zambia is among the African countries whose economy hugely depends on agriculture, with 20% of the country’s economy accounted for by the sector. Endowed with a large land resource base of 42 million hectares and abundant water resources, agriculture is a key economic component of this Southern African nation.

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Climate expert calls for integration among countries sharing river basins

African leaders have been asked to pursue regional cooperation that promotes an integrated use of water, energy and food among countries that share river basins.
Addressing a climate change forum in Marrakech, Morocco, Ms. Belynda Petrie, Chief Executive Officer of OneWorld Sustainable Investments, pointed out that by 2035, Africa’s demand for energy, food calorie per person, and water is projected to be higher than today, and that will pose serious challenges on different countries sharing water basins.
 
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CLIMDEV-AFRICA FOOTPRINT - AFDB

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Climate change and migration/ The moroccan experience

Dr. Abdellatif Khattabi
National School of Forestry Engineering and Member of the IPCC group on adaptation

Morocco

The Moroccan government has experienced over the years a new dimension to the climate change crisis staring the continent in the face. The influx of illegal migrants in to this country en route for Europe have been attributed to climate change and other related social and political pressures around Sub-Saharan and some northern African countries.

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Empty climate change finance promises frustrate Africa, Denton urges a new approach

Participants at the on-going Fourth annual Conference on Climate Change and Development in Africa (CCDA-IV) expressed deep frustration at unredeemed climate finance promises by developed countries to their counterparts in Africa. 
 
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AfDB says ClimDev-Africa Special Fund Ready to Support First Climate Change Operations

The African Development Bank (AfDB) announced on October 8 that the ClimDev-Africa Special Fund (CDSF) had become effective since last August and is now ready to support the first cohort of climate change operations. Addressing the opening session of the Fourth Annual Conference on Climate Change and Development in Africa (CCDA-IV) in Marrakech, Morocco, Ms. Yacine Fal, AfDB Resident Representative to the Kingdom of Morocco announced the launch of the first ‘Call for Proposal’ at an event to be held here later that day.

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ECA lays out ClimDev’s case for turning Africa’s agriculture into an engine of development

A senior official of the Climate for Development (ClimDev) Africa Programme drew the attention of climate scientists and policy makers to the immense prospects that the current African youth dividend and opportunities in SMART agriculture offer the continent for turning its agriculture into a veritable engine of development.
 
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