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climate change – TalkAfrique http://www.talkafrique.com Connecting To Advance Thu, 22 May 2014 11:07:08 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://www.talkafrique.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/ta_logo22-150x92.jpg climate change – TalkAfrique http://www.talkafrique.com 32 32 The World in 2030: What are We Doing? http://www.talkafrique.com/issues/world-2030-climate-chang Thu, 22 May 2014 10:54:42 +0000 http://www.talkafrique.com/?p=11576 By Dr. Kwabena Amponsah-Manager It is estimated that by 2030, 40% of the world GDP and 85% of the world population will be in regions where water resources exceed supply. Scary? Alarming?  I think so. But there are actions we can take now to save the planet for ourselves, our children and their children, or …

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]]> African Poorest Farmers Hit by Climate Change http://www.talkafrique.com/issues/african-poorest-farmers-hit-by-climate-change Sat, 26 Nov 2011 22:26:49 +0000 http://www.talkafrique.com/?p=10327 HARARE, Zimbabwe — As she surveys her small, bare plot in Zimbabwe’s capital, farmer Janet Vambe knows something serious is happening, even if she has never heard of climate change. “Long ago, I could set my calendar with the date the rains started,” the 72-year-old said. Nowadays, “we have to gamble with the rains. If …

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]]> Climate Change: South Africa Could See Enormous Change http://www.talkafrique.com/science-and-technology/climate-change-south-africa-see-enormous-change Wed, 23 Nov 2011 21:16:21 +0000 http://www.talkafrique.com/?p=10318 JOHANNESBURG — Imagine the savannas of South Africa’s flagship Kruger Park so choked with brush, viewing what game is left is nearly impossible. The Cape of Good Hope without penguins. The Karoo desert’s seasonal symphony of wildflowers silenced. Climate change could mean unthinkable loss for South Africa, which hosts talks on global warming that will …

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]]> Western Black Rhino Of Africa Officially Extinct, Conservation Group Announces http://www.talkafrique.com/science-and-technology/western-black-rhino-of-africa-officially-extinct-conservation-group-announces Sat, 12 Nov 2011 21:13:36 +0000 http://www.talkafrique.com/?p=10273 GENEVA — The Western Black Rhino of Africa has been declared officially extinct, and two other subspecies of rhinoceros are close to meeting the same fate, a leading conservation group said Thursday. The International Union for Conservation of Nature said a recent reassessment of the Western Black Rhino had led it to declare the species …

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]]> Africa’s Group of 33 http://www.talkafrique.com/issues/africa%e2%80%99s-group-of-33 Tue, 23 Aug 2011 00:50:23 +0000 http://www.talkafrique.com/?p=9614 Since 1971 when the least developed countries (LDCs) category was created by the UN, sub-Saharan African countries have dominated the list. Four decades later, with 33 members (only 14 of the region’s 47 countries are not LDCs), sub-Saharan Africa still maintains the biggest regional presence in the group. All parts of the sub-continent are represented. …

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]]> African Economies up to The Global Challenge? http://www.talkafrique.com/issues/african-economies-up-to-the-global-challenge http://www.talkafrique.com/issues/african-economies-up-to-the-global-challenge#comments Tue, 23 Aug 2011 00:44:13 +0000 http://www.talkafrique.com/?p=9610 What if much of sub Sahara Africa was to become the world’s next business destination? The question might sound odd, yet it is in line with the tone of a UN Conference held in Istanbul last May. For UN Africa Renewal, André-Michel Essoungou reports.

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]]> http://www.talkafrique.com/issues/african-economies-up-to-the-global-challenge/feed 1 Climate Change and its Implications for Africa http://www.talkafrique.com/science-and-technology/climate-change-and-its-implications-for-africa Wed, 11 May 2011 20:29:52 +0000 http://www.talkafrique.com/?p=8746 The gradual and deliberate change of the climate occasioned by humans’ quest for a more pleasurable and modern way of life devoid of the sedentary and drudgery that characterized the type of life their ancestors lived has begun to take its toll on all corners of the globe. Climate change is actually a change in …

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]]> The Wrath of Global Warming http://www.talkafrique.com/science-and-technology/the-wrath-of-global-warming http://www.talkafrique.com/science-and-technology/the-wrath-of-global-warming#comments Tue, 07 Dec 2010 00:25:29 +0000 http://www.talkafrique.com/?p=4253 Vicious hate-mailers which frequent my inbox on the subject of global warming seem also to be in denial, yet a recent survey published in July 2010 in The Proceedings of National Academy of Sciences found that of 1,372 scientists involved in climate research 97 to 98 percent supported anthropogenic (or human-induced) climate change (ACC).

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]]> http://www.talkafrique.com/science-and-technology/the-wrath-of-global-warming/feed 1 Africa to Make a “Quantum Leap” Ahead in Forecasting Climate Change http://www.talkafrique.com/science-and-technology/africa-to-a-quantum-leap-in-forecasting-climate-change Wed, 24 Nov 2010 13:48:21 +0000 http://www.talkafrique.com/?p=3888 Africa has struggled to make accurate and detailed predictions of the impact of climate change on its countries, but the Coordinated Regional Climate Downscaling Experiment (CORDEX) which began earlier in 2010, will see the continent take a “quantum leap” in climate change projection, says Bruce Hewitson, the project’s Africa coordinator. CORDEX, an initiative by the …

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]]> Swelling Cities http://www.talkafrique.com/issues/swelling-african-cities http://www.talkafrique.com/issues/swelling-african-cities#comments Wed, 24 Nov 2010 12:39:00 +0000 http://www.talkafrique.com/?p=3881 A UN report says urbanization is happening faster in Africa than anywhere else in the world.

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