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Countries adopt hard-fought final agreement at COP27
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailPrintReuters, 20 November 2022 Countries adopted a hard-fought final agreement at the COP27 climate summit early on Sunday that sets up a fund to help poor countries being battered by climate disasters – but does not boost efforts to tackle … Continue reading
Climate change set to ‘increase hunger’ in Africa: UN
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailPrintAFP, 17 November 2022 As COP27 delegates in Egypt debate planet-heating emissions, the climate crisis is exacerbating devastating hunger across several African nations and will worsen further without urgent action, the UN said Wednesday. Read More
Poor quality: 94 out of 144 municipalities in SA supply unsafe water
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailPrintLunga Simelane, The Citizen, 10 November 2022 Two-third of the municipalities in South Africa are supplying unsafe drinking water to their residents. Read More
COP27: World leaders thrust water security into the spotlight
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailPrintTamika Gounden, Eyewitness News, 9 November 2022 World leaders at the COP27 summit in Egypt have started talks about water security and the 3.6 billion people who are predicted to be affected by water-related disasters. Read More
COP27: Polluters must pay for climate change, poor nations tell rich
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailPrintSABC News, 9 November 2022 Leaders from poor countries criticized wealthy governments and oil companies for driving global warming, using their speeches on Tuesday at the COP27 climate summit in Egypt to demand that they pay up for damages being … Continue reading
COP27: SA signs €600m loan agreement with France, Germany for cleaner energy
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailPrintRay White, Eyewitness News, 9 November 2022 South Africa has signed loan agreements with France and Germany amounting to €600 million to support the country’s move away from its reliance on coal. Read More
