Water Resources

Good practices and lessons learned in integrating ecosystem conservation and poverty reduction objectives in wetlands

This study was driven by two objectives: to develop a framework and methodology for assessing the outcomes of conservation-poverty reduction initiatives and to apply it to such initiatives in wetlands to understand conditions and methods that can support the integration or balancing of ecosystem

Publication Date: 
01/10/2008
& et al, Sonali Senaratna Sellamuttu, Sanjiv de Silva, Sophie Nguyen Khoa
International Water Management Institute
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Environment, Wetlands, Lakes, Mangroves, Watershed Development, Biodiesel, Rural Development, Poverty, Nigeria, South Africa, China, Sri Lanka, Vietnam, Brazil, India, Sustainable Development, Ecosystems
Agriculture

Lessons from a green revolution

The latest rescue plan for Africa is another Green Revolution. GRAIN, alongside a host of others, has written and commented extensively on the Alliance for a Green Revolution for Africa (AGRA) and the impacts it will have on the continent. In the meantime, this model of a Green Revolution has already been implemented for the past five years in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa.

Publication Date: 
01/10/2008
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Agriculture, Green Revolution, Agricultural Inputs, Farmers, Africa, South Africa, Food Security
Habitat And Urbanisation

Slum upgrading up close: experiences of six cities

This publication captures some of the key knowledge and shared learning from an international policy dialogue on the

Publication Date: 
01/10/2008
The Cities Alliance
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Land Ownership, Land Tenure, Habitat And Urbanisation, Urbanisation, Housing, Slums, Slum Upgrading, Egypt, Nigeria, South Africa, Philippines, Brazil, India, Mumbai
Climate Change

Vulnerability and the impact of climate change in South Africas Limpopo river basin

This brief is based on a paper that uses farm households

Publication Date: 
01/10/2008
Sharon Shewmake
International Food Policy Research Institute
Tags:
Climate Change, Climate Impacts, Drought, Farmers, South Africa, River Basin
Climate Change

Thinking globally, acting locally institutionalizing climate change at the local government level in Durban, South Africa

Durban is unusual among cities worldwide in having a municipal government that has developed a locally rooted climate change adaptation strategy.

Publication Date: 
01/10/2008
Debra Roberts
Environment & Urbanisation
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Climate Change, Clean Development Mechanism (CDM), Climate Adaptation, Urban Planning, Landfill Gas, Waste To Energy, South Africa, Sustainable Development
Climate Change

Future tipping points in the climate could be unveiled

Past events of abrupt climatic change were preceded by characteristic symptoms that may also indicate future abrupt changes induced by global warming.

Publication Date: 
17/09/2008
Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research
Tags:
Glaciers, Climate Change, Climate Impacts, South Africa
Agriculture

 Virus scare

Lethal viruses are taking over the world of food IN agricultural research, new breakthroughs have helped elaborate the workings of two strains of potentially lethal viruses destroying important food crops like wheat and maize. Research into the Maize Streak Virus (msv) destroying Africa

Publication Date: 
14/09/2008
Down to Earth
Tags:
Agriculture, Agricultural Research, Plant Diseases, Wheat, Maize, Africa, South Africa, United States Of America (US)
Energy

NSG in bag, India seeks uranium from Australia

Hopes To Build On Aussie Help At Vienna Talks
Sachin Parashar | TNN

New Delhi: Having successfully wrested a waiver from the Nuclear Suppliers Group, India is preparing to press Australia to supply uranium to its reactors, hoping to build on Canberra

Publication Date: 
08/09/2008
Times Of India (New Delhi)
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Uranium, Nuclear Fuel, South Africa, Australia, India
Forests

At Least 20 Killed in South African Bush Fires

The death toll from bush fires in South Africa's KwaZulu-Natal province has risen to 20, an official said on Wednesday.

The fires affected 1,100 households, destroyed scores of livestock and left swathes of crop and grazing land smouldering.
Lennox Mabaso, a spokesman for the local government ministry, said damages were expected to run into millions of rand (dollars).
"So far the official figure that we have at the disaster centre is 20 confirmed deaths, but the figures remain preliminary," Mabaso told Reuters.

Publication Date: 
04/09/2008
Planet Ark (Australia)
Tags:
Forest Fires, South Africa
Natural Disasters

Fires, Wind Kill 13 in SAfrica; Storms Hit Cape Town

Runaway bush fires and wind in South Africa's KwaZulu-Natal province have killed 13 people, disaster officials said on Monday, at the same time the Western and Eastern Cape were hit by rain, floods and gale-force winds.

Liz Diedericks, a spokeswoman for KwaZulu Natal's provincial disaster management, said the fires were fanned by hot, dry and windy conditions as the region remained on alert during its fire season.
"Ten people died as a direct result of the runaway veld fires over the weekend," she said.

Publication Date: 
02/09/2008
Planet Ark (Australia)
Tags:
Natural Disasters, Wind Energy, Storms, South Africa

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