WARSAW, Dec 9 2013 (IPS) - Africa can achieve sustainable development by scaling up “green economy” initiatives. What is needed is increased allocations... more
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ENP Newswire - 09 December 2013 Release date- 06122013 - An international team of scientists have begun a major investigation into the complex meteorology... more
Tanzania has been selected to pioneer a Climate Services Adaptation Programme with US$10 million set aside for the purpose, WMO Secretary-General, Michel... more
Heavy rain floods the Libyan capital, blocking roads, causing power cuts and damaging several homes. Torrential downpours across the western and central... more
The Federal Government has said it will increase the number of hydrological stations in Nigeria. This, it said, was in order to efficiently observe and... more
Geneva – Countries need to invest in well-equipped and fully staffed meteorological and hydrological agencies in order to better prepare for natural hazards... more
The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) partnered with research groups, UN... more
Norway has increased funding to help strengthen Africa’s climate services. The move is part of a global framework being led by the World Meteorological... more
Zambia's staple food crop, maize, looks set to be significantly dented next year by a lack of rain that is delaying planting.
Most of the harvest... more
Typhoon Haiyan, which has so ravaged the Philippines, reminds us how vulnerable parts of the world are to the vagaries of weather. Although climate change... more