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global warming – 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 global warming – 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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]]> New Energy-efficient UN Offices in Kenya Serve as Model for Sustainable Future – Ban http://www.talkafrique.com/science-and-technology/energy-efficient-un-offices-in-kenya-serve-as-model-for-sustainable-future-%e2%80%93-ban Thu, 31 Mar 2011 19:52:48 +0000 http://www.talkafrique.com/?p=8159 31 March 2011 –Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today officially opened the new energy-efficient United Nations office complex in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi, calling it a model for environmentally sustainable architecture in Africa and beyond. “This building is beautiful, comfortable and efficient. But more than any of that, this building is a living model of our sustainable …

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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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]]> Using Africa as a Test-Bed for Sustainable Technology http://www.talkafrique.com/science-and-technology/africa-as-a-test-bed-for-sustainable-technology Tue, 23 Nov 2010 14:43:30 +0000 http://www.talkafrique.com/?p=3844 By using African countries as a test bed for sustainable technologies, we can both help bring sustainability to the forefront and aid developing countries.

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]]> Green Revolution Gathers Steam in Kenya http://www.talkafrique.com/science-and-technology/green-revolution-gathers-steam-in-kenya http://www.talkafrique.com/science-and-technology/green-revolution-gathers-steam-in-kenya#comments Sat, 13 Nov 2010 01:15:30 +0000 http://www.talkafrique.com/?p=3289 Environmentally friendly and cheaper alternative for cooking competely made in Kenya

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