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IMF approves US$183.4 million for Cameroon to mitigate climate change impact
30 january 2024 - 08:02:34Yaoundé, Cameroon (PANA) - Cameroon, highly vulnerable to climate change, with risks from recurrent droughts, floods, landslides, and coastal erosion, [...] Full text...
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'Multilateral Development Banks delivered record climate finance to low-, middle-income economies in 2022'
13 october 2023 - 08:39:45Marrakesh, Morocco (PANA) - Climate finance by Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs) for low- and middle-income economies reached a new record [...] Full text...
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Libyan Prime Minister signs Paris Agreement on Climate Change
07 june 2021 - 10:48:18Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Prime Minister Abdelhamid al-Dbaiba on Sunday signed the procedures of the Ministry of Environment on [...] Full text...
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Burundi invited to next ’virtual’ Paris, London conference on climate
17 november 2020 - 20:25:31Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The French ambassador in Burundi, Stephane Gruenberg, Tuesday handed an invitation to Burundi’s President Evariste Ndayishimiye [...] Full text...
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African development bank commits $25 billion for climate change finance by 2025
30 november 2019 - 15:55:52Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) has doubled its total climate change commitment to $25 billion between [...] Full text...
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Benin makes youth mobilization a weapon in the fight against climate change
02 october 2019 - 19:40:30Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Benin is making the mobilization of young people a weapon for the fight against climate change, [...] Full text...
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Togo to restore more than one million hectares of degraded land by 2030
25 september 2019 - 15:15:48Lomé, Togo (PANA) - Within the framework of the African Forest Restoration Initiative (AFR), Togo aims to restore more than [...] Full text...
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President Al Sissi ends Guinea visit
08 april 2019 - 17:16:35Conakry, Guinea (PANA) – The two-day state visit to Guinea by Egyptian president, Abdel Fatta Al Sissi, who also current [...] Full text...
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Climate change, a vital challenge for Africa's economic growth (By Aimable Twahirwa, PANA Correspondent, Katowice)
05 december 2018 - 12:13:38Katowice, Poland (PANA) - The 24th Conference of the Parties (COP24) of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change [...] Full text...
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Paris Peace Forum opens on Sunday
06 november 2018 - 11:46:28Paris, France (PANA) - The Paris Peace Forum opens on Sunday in the French capital with thousands of participants including [...] Full text...
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Addis Ababa hosts talks on climate in Africa
22 march 2018 - 12:00:03Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa, on Thursday hosts the second edition of the African climate [...] Full text...
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WB doles 14.9 billion CFAF to renovate River Niger
21 march 2018 - 12:21:45Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The World Bank, through the International Development Association (IDA), has released US$ 27.8 million (about 14.9 [...] Full text...
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AfDB achieves 100% investment in green energy Projects in 2017
29 december 2017 - 13:30:57Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) achieved a 100% investment in renewable energy in 2017, a [...] Full text...
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AfDB approves US$ 20m support to Evolution Fund II
20 december 2017 - 14:00:56Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - As part of its wider mandate under the New Deal on Energy for Africa, the [...] Full text...
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Côte d'Ivoire: AfDB to manage Africa Renewable Energy Initiative resources
17 december 2016 - 08:18:21Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) has endorsed a proposal by [...] Full text...
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UN: Paris Climate Agreement enters into force on Friday
02 november 2016 - 15:45:54New York, US (PANA) - The Paris Agreement to address climate change, adopted by world leaders in December last year [...] Full text...
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Belgium: European parliament adopts climate resolution ahead of COP 22 in Marrakech
21 october 2016 - 14:50:39Brussels, Belgium (PANA) – Ahead of the COP 22 climate change conference, due for 7-18 November in the Moroccan city [...] Full text...
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UN: UN report says climate change impacts more on poor, vulnerable people
03 october 2016 - 15:48:49New York, US (PANA) - A new UN report launched on Monday in New York said evidence is showing that [...] Full text...
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US: UN optimistic of Paris climate accord’s entry into force by year’s end
30 september 2016 - 05:33:49New York, US (PANA) - Senior United Nations officials on Thursday announced that the landmark Paris Agreement on climate change [...] Full text...
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Zambia: Zambian President signs Paris Agreement on Climate Change
21 september 2016 - 08:25:16Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Zambian President Edgar Lungu has appended his signature to the Paris Agreement on Climate Change during [...] Full text...
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UN: FAO chief says oceans vital to Africa's development
01 september 2016 - 22:37:26New York, US (PANA) - Addressing an African ministerial conference, the Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organizations (FAO) Jose [...] Full text...
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Mauritius: FAO leader stresses role of healthy oceans as drivers of prosperity
01 september 2016 - 11:38:56Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - With fisheries and aquaculture emerging as transformational forces for African economies, more needs to be done [...] Full text...
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France: Experts propose actions to reduce health risks linked to climate change
09 july 2016 - 19:47:32Paris, France (PANA) - Participants at the Second Global Conference on Health and Climate, hosted by the Government of France, [...] Full text...
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Zambia: Governments get down to implement climate change agreement
26 may 2016 - 17:19:56Lusaka, Zambia (PAAN) – The first UN climate change meeting since governments adopted the landmark Paris Agreement ended Thursday in [...] Full text...
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Kenya: IOM calls for integration of migration in environment policies
25 may 2016 - 10:51:11Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Environmental degradation and climate change are already moving millions of people from their homes every year [...] Full text...
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Zambia: UN showcases climate action by companies, investors, cities, regions
09 may 2016 - 16:26:58Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – The UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) on Monday launched a global public awareness campaign [...] Full text...
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UN: UN chief urges countries to take climate action to next level
05 may 2016 - 17:38:56New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Thursday stressed the need for countries around the world to take [...] Full text...
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Belgium: EU to sign Paris Agreement on climate change
22 april 2016 - 10:38:50Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The European Union (EU) and its 28 member states will on Friday sign the global Paris [...] Full text...
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Mauritius: Mauritius to sign, ratify Paris Agreement
22 april 2016 - 07:20:00Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius will on Friday sign and ratify the Paris Agreement adopted at the 21st Meeting of [...] Full text...
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UN: Six leaders, IMF, World Bank, OECD call for concerted action on carbon pricing
21 april 2016 - 15:14:13New York, US (PANA) - Six heads of state and government, two city and state leaders, and the heads of [...] Full text...
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UN: Milestone events to kick-start action on new sustainability goals, climate pact
21 april 2016 - 06:31:36New York, US (PANA) - In a watershed moment for international cooperation, global political, business and civil society leaders are [...] Full text...
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UN: UN General Assembly to hold high-level meeting on achieving SDGs
18 april 2016 - 17:19:46New York, US (PANA) - UN General Assembly president Mogens Lykketoft will on 21 April in New York convene a [...] Full text...
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Togo: Togo uses solar energy to illuminate all towns, communities
18 march 2016 - 13:32:50Lomé, Togo (PANA) - Togo's Ministry of Mines and Energy will have installed 13,000 public streetlights in the capitals of [...] Full text...
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UN: Ban urges action on Paris climate pledges ahead of signing ceremony
18 february 2016 - 08:12:01New York US (PANA) - While the international community has provided a solid foundation for the world’s response to climate [...] Full text...
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UN: Paris Agreement ‘decisive turning point’ on climate change - UN senior adviser
30 january 2016 - 07:29:22New York, US (PANA) - Less than two months after 196 parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate [...] Full text...
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Egypt: President Abdel Fattah Al-Sissi to attend AU summit
28 january 2016 - 19:11:58Cairo, Egypt (PANA) – Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al-Sissi is due in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa, on Friday to [...] Full text...
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UN: UN chief says sustainable energy can save millions of lives
18 january 2016 - 17:53:20New York, US (PANA) - Millions of lives can be saved by ensuring access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and [...] Full text...
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Italy: FAO urges broader adoption of its Save and Grow paradigm for sustainable agriculture
18 january 2016 - 11:17:31Rome, Italy (PANA) - A new FAO book out on Monday takes a close look at how the world's major [...] Full text...
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UAE: Ban stresses need to exploit renewable energy
18 january 2016 - 06:25:14Abu Dhabi, UAE (PANA) - Everyone involved in energy—governments, the private sector, investors and financial institutions, cities, and people everywhere–has [...] Full text...
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UN: Ban urges greater collaborative action to tackle crises in 2016
16 december 2015 - 21:15:02New York, US (PANA) - As 2015 draws to a close, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has summed up the [...] Full text...
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UN: UNICEF embarks on mass screening for malnutrition in Malawi
16 december 2015 - 16:03:24New York, US (PANA) - Following reports of increasing food shortage and hunger problem in Malawi coming from its communities [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Buhari says successful Burkinabe polls reflect resolve to entrench democracy in West Africa
16 december 2015 - 15:49:07Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday said that the successful election in Burkina Faso reflects the [...] Full text...
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COP21: UN Assembly President vows to begin 'hard work' to implement agreement
16 december 2015 - 09:53:46New York, US (PANA) - The President of the 193-member United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday vowed to begin the [...] Full text...
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COP21: Ban calls Paris agreement 'a health insurance policy for the planet'
15 december 2015 - 05:14:44New York, US (PANA) - Calling the Paris Agreement on climate change “a health insurance policy for the planet,” United [...] Full text...
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COP21: IMF boss urges prompt price on carbon right
13 december 2015 - 09:18:49Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Stating that the Paris Agreement on global climate change is a critical step forward, [...] Full text...
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COP21: Ban hails Paris agreement as 'monumental triumph'
13 december 2015 - 06:21:24Paris, France (PANA) - Following the adoption of the new Paris Agreement on climate change, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon [...] Full text...
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COP21: WWF urges immediate steps to follow up UN climate conference
12 december 2015 - 20:04:53Paris, France (PANA) - World governments finalized a global agreement Saturday in Paris that lays a foundation for long-term efforts [...] Full text...
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COP21: With climate change agreement in sight, UN chief tells Governments to 'finish the job'
12 december 2015 - 16:17:19Paris, France (PANA) - As the United Nations climate change conference (COP21) reached its final hours, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon [...] Full text...
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Kenya: NEPAD says climate smart agriculture key to Africa's development
11 december 2015 - 17:17:42Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Collaboration by various stakeholders including governments, NGOs and research bodies is needed now to rapidly scale-up [...] Full text...
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COP21: Angola named as global host of World Environment Day 2016
11 december 2015 - 14:06:48Paris, France (PANA) - Angola, which is seeking to conserve its biodiversity-rich wildlife and rebuild its elephant population, will host [...] Full text...
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COP21: UN chief encouraged by progress of talks at climate change conference
11 december 2015 - 13:45:55Paris, France (PANA) - Encouraged by progress of the talks at the UN climate change conference (COP21) in Paris, UN [...] Full text...
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COP21: Ban calls on civil society to keep their governments accountable
10 december 2015 - 15:50:30Paris, France (PANA) - Meeting with civil society groups Thursday at the United Nations climate change conference (COP21) in Paris, [...] Full text...
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COP21: NEPAD hosts event combating climate change in Africa
10 december 2015 - 12:53:22Paris, France (PANA) - The New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD) has hosted an event on the sidelines of the [...] Full text...
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COP21: Efforts advance on reaching climate change agreement, says top UN official
10 december 2015 - 05:33:33Paris, France (PANA) - A new stage in the development of a final agreement on climate change to limit global [...] Full text...
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COP21: Grassroots organizations spotlight women's voices at UN climate conference
09 december 2015 - 05:18:18Paris, France (PANA) - Dozens of non-governmental organizations rallying outside the United Nations climate change conference (COP21) in Paris on [...] Full text...
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UN: UN chief takes private sector on climate change intiatives
08 december 2015 - 14:32:26New York, US (PANA) - The global climate change conference underway in Paris will serve to share progress made [...] Full text...
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UN: UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Katy Perry calls for action on climate change
08 december 2015 - 13:45:45New York, US (PANA) - In an exclusive recording launched as world leaders gathered in Paris, France, for the high-level [...] Full text...
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COP21: US$5 billion Africa plan launched at climate summit
08 december 2015 - 07:27:46Paris, France (PANA) - The United Nations and partners on Monday a US$5 billion initiative to expand renewable energy capacity [...] Full text...
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COP21: IFAD report says smallholder farmers need seat at climate table
07 december 2015 - 17:33:02Paris, France (PANA) - Short-term, reactive solutions are not enough to help smallholder farmers cope with climate change, according to [...] Full text...
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COP21: UNDP chief underlines need for new global agreement on climate change
07 december 2015 - 15:51:47Paris, France (PANA) - Tackling climate change presents opportunities for green growth and jobs, new sources of exports, and stimulation [...] Full text...
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COP21: Bid to end routine gas flaring gets boost at COP21
07 december 2015 - 14:13:36Paris, France (PANA) - A global initiative to end routine gas flaring (burning) at oil production sites around the world [...] Full text...
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COP21: Climate change defining issue of our time - Ban
07 december 2015 - 12:46:22Paris, France (PANA) - Calling climate change a defining issue of our time, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Monday [...] Full text...
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COP21: 'Organizations to partner in 2016 to maintain momentum for multi-stakeholder climate implementation'
06 december 2015 - 08:15:43Paris, France (PANA) - United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon announced on Saturday at the UN Climate Change Conference (COP21) that [...] Full text...
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COP21: COP21 marks 'Action Day'
06 december 2015 - 08:12:58Paris, France (PANA) - As the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP21) marked 'Action Day' on Saturday with dozens of [...] Full text...
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COP21: IFAD report says top media fail to connect climate change, migration, food security
04 december 2015 - 15:50:52Paris, France (PANA) – Top news media are failing to identify climate change as a contributor to some of the [...] Full text...
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UN: UN chief appeals for reverse in rate of soil degradation
04 december 2015 - 15:05:52New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Friday appealed for a reversal of the current rate of [...] Full text...
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UN: UNICEF launches digital map to help young people tell climate change stories
04 december 2015 - 14:45:40New York, US (PANA) - A digital mapping project called "Act Now For Tomorrow", has been launched by the UN [...] Full text...
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COP21: Ban urges countries to do more to reach agreement
04 december 2015 - 06:36:35Paris, France (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has given a favourable report on the early stages of the United [...] Full text...
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UN: UN emphasizes impact of young, future generations to tackle climate change
03 december 2015 - 15:56:02New York, US (PANA) - Halls of the UN climate change conference (COP21) in Paris, France, grew livelier [...] Full text...
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COP21: Kenya clinches US$200m WB water deal
03 december 2015 - 09:18:08Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya and the World Bank have sealed a US$200 million water supply project that will bring [...] Full text...
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UN: UN, partners launch initiatives to protect millions of people against climate change
02 december 2015 - 20:50:02New York, US (PANA) - The UN and the Governments of Peru and France have announced major international partnerships that [...] Full text...
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COP21: FAO urges "hand-in-hand" approach to hunger and climate change
02 december 2015 - 10:17:56Paris, France (PANA) - Providing support to developing countries and their agricultural sectors is essential for the global goals of [...] Full text...
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COP21: Google, FAO partner to make remote sensing data more efficient and accessible
02 december 2015 - 10:11:15Paris, France (PANA) - Google Maps and FAO have agreed to work closely together to make geospatial tracking and mapping [...] Full text...
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UN: UN spotlights importance of protecting forests, agriculture to improve livelihoods
01 december 2015 - 21:50:23New York, US (PANA) - The impact of climate change on forests and agriculture was spotlighted on Tuesday at the [...] Full text...
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UN: UN chief tasks African leaders on success of climate conference
01 december 2015 - 13:50:29New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said African leaders have an enormous stake in the success of [...] Full text...
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UN: Ban tasks world leaders on climate change pact
30 november 2015 - 15:23:07New York, US (PANA) - Speaking on Monday at the opening of the UN climate change conference (COP21) which seeks [...] Full text...
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Senegal: Foundation emphasizes the need for climate smart agriculture in Africa
30 november 2015 - 15:15:15Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – As the climate change conference gets underway in Paris, France an independent foundation Monday stressed the [...] Full text...
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Zambia: New funds for poor countries pour in as Paris climate talks get underway
30 november 2015 - 12:57:44Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – As nations gathered Monday in the French capital to reach a new and universal climate change [...] Full text...
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COP21: Ban says 'time for action is now'
30 november 2015 - 10:09:56Paris, France (PANA) - As the United Nations climate change conference, widely known as COP21, opens in the French capital, [...] Full text...
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2015 CHOGM: Commonwealth leaders end Summit
29 november 2015 - 17:02:50Valletta, Malta (PANA) - Commonwealth Heads of Government ended their summit in Malta on Sunday with an agreement on new [...] Full text...
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Malta: Commonwealth countries pledge billions to climate action
28 november 2015 - 14:29:50Valletta, Malta (PANA) - Commonwealth countries have pledged billions to climate action at a special session on climate change at [...] Full text...
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Malta: Ban tasks Commonwealth leaders for urgent action on climate change
28 november 2015 - 10:27:44Valletta, Malta (PANA) - United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Friday took his call for urgent action on climate change [...] Full text...
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France: Two French companies sign energy deal
28 november 2015 - 07:03:26Paris, France (PANA) - Two French companies - telecom giant, Orange and multinational electric utility company, ENGIE - on Friday [...] Full text...
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UN: FAO says surge in climate change-related disasters threat to food security
27 november 2015 - 16:56:29New York, US (PANA) - Droughts, floods, storms and other disasters triggered by climate change have risen in frequency and [...] Full text...
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Belgium: ACP Council ends meeting
27 november 2015 - 10:15:29Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The ACP Council of Ministers has concluded its 102nd session with a renewed commitment to ensuring [...] Full text...
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Italy: IFAD President tells meeting of Pope Francis’ encyclical on environment
26 november 2015 - 19:37:17Rome, Italy (PANA) – As Pope Francis began his first trip to Africa this week, the President of the International [...] Full text...
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Senegal: World Bank unveils US$16 billion plan for Africa on climate change
25 november 2015 - 12:27:19Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The World Bank (WB) Group has unveiled a new plan that calls for US$16 billion in [...] Full text...
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UN: Children will bear the brunt of climate change – UNICEF report
24 november 2015 - 15:46:24New York, US (PANA) - More than half a billion children live in areas with extremely high flood occurrence and 160 [...] Full text...
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UN: UN report says 90 per cent of disasters are weather-related
23 november 2015 - 15:59:06New York, US (PANA) - A new report issued on Monday by the UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR) stated [...] Full text...
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Italy: FAO to release new report on damage to agriculture due to extreme weather events
23 november 2015 - 12:07:21Rome, Italy (PANA) - Some 40,000 delegates from 195 countries, including heads of state and prominent figures in the fight [...] Full text...
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Belgium: ACP Council of Ministers begins meeting on Monday
23 november 2015 - 11:57:14Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The 102nd session of the Council of Ministers of the African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of [...] Full text...
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UN: UN official says COP21 will be turning point to low-emission, climate-resilient future
21 november 2015 - 17:08:24New York, US (PANA) - UN Assistant Secretary-General on Climate Change, Mr. Janos Pasztor, said the UN climate change conference, [...] Full text...
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UN: UNDP says indigenous peoples’ voices must be heard at Paris climate conference
20 november 2015 - 19:08:55New York, US (PANA) - Though indigenous peoples own, occupy or manage up to 65 per cent of the Earth’s [...] Full text...
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UN: UN chief says floods, droughts, cyclones caused US$1 trillion in damages
18 november 2015 - 19:17:00New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said Wednsday that floods, droughts and cyclones have caused more than [...] Full text...
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UN: WHO calls on countries to protect health from impacts of climate change
18 november 2015 - 17:28:16New York, US (PANA) - With the UN climate conference (COP21) starting in Paris in less than two weeks, the World [...] Full text...
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UN: Ban says response to global terrorism needs to be robust
15 november 2015 - 17:11:53New York, US (PANA) - As the G20 Summit opened on Sunday in the Turkish city Antalya, UN Secretary-General Ban [...] Full text...
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Senegal: Nestlé lauded for tackling climate change
04 november 2015 - 09:04:29Dakar, Ghana (PANA) - Nestlé, the Swiss-based nutrition, health and wellness giant, has been acclaimed as a ‘world leader’ for [...] Full text...
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Zambia: Climate talks delay worries civil society groups
19 october 2015 - 14:06:33Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - Southern civil society leaders on Monday criticized the United States and other developed countries for delaying [...] Full text...
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Italy: FAO, France urge inclusion agriculture in global climate change debate
14 october 2015 - 12:35:36Rome, Italy (PANA) - All countries should strive to ensure that an ambitious agreement to tackle climate change is achieved, [...] Full text...
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Cote d'Ivoire: AfDB triples annual climate financing to nearly US$5 billion by 2020
09 october 2015 - 15:52:15Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, announced Friday that the [...] Full text...
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UN: Namibia, Swaziland hail UN's role in Africa
30 september 2015 - 08:11:01New York, US (PANA) - Namibia has hailed the role played by the UN in the country's independence as well [...] Full text...
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UN: 70th session of UN General Assembly opens
16 september 2015 - 17:00:42New York, US (PANA) - A major priority for the 70th session of the UN General Assembly is to ensure [...] Full text...
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Senegal: UNDP launches contest for African journalists on climate coverage
27 august 2015 - 16:57:45Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The UN Development Programme (UNDP) Thursday launched a storytelling contest for African journalists dubbed ''Voices2Paris'' to [...] Full text...
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Switzerland: UNDP launches contest to amplify climate coverage
27 august 2015 - 16:38:56Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UNDP on Thursday launched a global storytelling contest, Voices2Paris, to contribute to raising public awareness [...] Full text...
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Mauritius: 'Climate change threatens Mauritius capacity to meet SDGs' - Minister
13 july 2015 - 16:58:26Balaclava, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian Environment and Sustainable Development Minister Raj Dayal said Monday that climate change is threatening the [...] Full text...
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Mauritius: President Gurib-Fakim issues wake-up call on Planet Earth
07 july 2015 - 09:19:44Réduit, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian President Ameenah Gurib-Fakim has warned against complacency when it comes to the health of the [...] Full text...
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Tanzania: Oxfam urges increase of climate financing by rich countries
29 june 2015 - 09:12:45Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - The chance of a successful Paris climate deal depends on rich countries showing they [...] Full text...
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Mauritius: Mauritius obtains French assistance on Climate Change
19 june 2015 - 15:32:36Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - France will help Mauritius in the preparation for an Intended Nationally Determined Contributions (INDCs), measures, both [...] Full text...
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UN: UN urges global action to protect, restore oceans
08 june 2015 - 15:51:59New York, US (PAN) - Although the world's oceans are vast, their capacity to withstand damage caused by human activity [...] Full text...
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France: Presidents Hollande, Yayi to discuss ties Tuesday in Paris
08 june 2015 - 14:55:48Paris, France (PANA) - French President Francois Hollande will Tuesday receive his Beninese counterpart, Thomas Boni Yayi, to discuss cooperation [...] Full text...
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UN: UN adviser says 2015 critical to setting world on safer, more prosperous path
04 may 2015 - 18:44:37New York US (PANA) - "This year is a unique opportunity for our generation to set clear goals and clear [...] Full text...
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UN: UN chief says 2015 pivotal for finalizing universal climate change agreement
23 february 2015 - 22:52:57New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Monday in New York said this year is pivotal for [...] Full text...
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US: Economic forum in Gabon to attract political, business leaders in 2015
24 december 2014 - 21:06:59New York, US (PANA) - The 4th edition of the New York Forum AFRICA, a pan-African economic forum, will bring [...] Full text...
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Italy: Pope Francis urges solidarity, concrete action in global nutrition challenge
20 november 2014 - 13:37:40Rome, Italy (PANA) - Pope Francis has told politicians from around the world to view food, nutrition and the environment [...] Full text...
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