Category Archives: Water Security

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

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Climate change financing out of reach for Africa, says Cyril Ramaphosa

FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailPrintThuletho Zwane, Business Day, 8 November 2022 President Cyril Ramaphosa called on developed countries to honour the commitments made to African countries in supporting the continent’s right to development, international equity and transitions that are just and inclusive. Read More

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How African scientists are leading the charge in mitigating the climate crisis

FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailPrintEyewitness News, 8 November 2022 According to the provisional “State of the Global Climate Report for 2022”, the past eight years are on track to be the warmest on record, fuelled by ever-rising greenhouse gas concentrations and accumulated heat. Read … Continue reading

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Ramaphosa says South Africa is on track to retire some of its aging coal-fired power plants

FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailPrintDitaba Tsotetsi, SABC News, 8 November 2022 President Cyril Ramaphosa says a clear road map is needed for the delivery of the Glasgow decision to double adaptation financing by 2025. Read More

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Funding for Africa’s green transition in spotlight as Ramaphosa arrives in Egypt for COP27

FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailPrintCitizen Reporter, 7 November 2022 President Cyril Ramaphosa has arrived in Egypt to participate in the Sharm El-Sheikh Climate Implementation Summit. Read More

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KZN municipalities still struggling to provide clean water to residents

FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailPrintCitizen Reporter, 5 November 2022 A number of municipalities in KwaZulu-Natal are struggling to deliver clean, potable water to residents, and have been urged to complete projects as soon as possible. Read More

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