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<title>Climate Change: Understanding Rio+20</title>
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<dc:date>2012-04-03</dc:date>
<description><![CDATA[A Nobel laureate, a Swedish environmentalist&rsquo;s idea, the &ldquo;doughnut&rdquo;  concept, Scandinavia&rsquo;s sense of social capital, measuring the quality of  life, and valuing the oceans are just some of the things trending in  the run-up to the Rio+20 UN Conference on Sustainable Development due to be held on 20-22 June 2012...]]></description>
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<title>Women Breaking Through Trade Barriers</title>
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<dc:date>2011-04-20</dc:date>
<description><![CDATA[LILONGWE - For 12 years now, the women around Tsangano in Malawi&rsquo;s southern district of  Ntcheu have put together their tomato harvest, selling some 20 tons at the  outdoor markets that abound in Lilongwe, the capital. But they have very little to  show for their hard work.Ntcheu and its neighbouring districts, Dedza and Salima, have many smallholder farmers with large  gardens overflowing with tomatoes and other vegetables such as cabbages, onions, carrots, green  pepper and lettuce...]]></description>
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<title>Climate Change highlights need for Women to take Greater Role in Forest Management, say experts</title>
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<dc:date>2011-03-06</dc:date>
<description><![CDATA[Women are the main users of forests in developing countries &ndash; gathering  food and firewood &ndash; but they continue to be sidelined in how the forests  are managed despite years of efforts to mainstream their involvement,  experts said ahead of International Women's Day on March 8.Research  shows that greater involvement of women in forest management usuall y  improves the condition and sustainability of the forests...]]></description>
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<title>Integrating food and energy crops can help reduce poverty, new UN study finds</title>
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<dc:date>2011-02-17</dc:date>
<description><![CDATA[Farming systems that combine crops that can be  used for food and fuel can help reduce poverty and boost food and energy  security, says a new report published today by the United Nations Food  and Agriculture Organization (FAO).
The report,  entitled &ldquo;Making Integrated Food-Energy Systems (IFES) Work for People  and Climate &ndash; An Overview,&rdquo; uses specific examples from Africa, Asia and  Latin America as well as from some developed countries to show how food  and energy crops can be successfully integrated...]]></description>
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<title>Conference to focus on SA's water and energy security challenges</title>
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<dc:date>2011-01-29</dc:date>
<description><![CDATA[The inaugural South African Water and Energy Forum (Sawef 2011) will seek to  understand the nature of South Africa&rsquo;s water challenge and how climate change  could impact on the country&rsquo;s future water and energy security.
This two-day event, scheduled for February 14 and 15, is being organised by  Gleason Publica- tions and TouchStone  Resources and will be held at the Sandton Sun...]]></description>
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<title>Public consultation on the role of EU agriculture and forestry in achieving the EU's climate change commitments  </title>
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<dc:date>2010-09-13</dc:date>
<description><![CDATA[

The European Commission has open a&nbsp;consultation on the role of EU agriculture and forestry in achieving the EU's climate change commitments. The objective of this consultation is to collect views from citizens, organisations and public authorities on:&nbsp;

How land use activities may contribute to climate change mitigation; 
if land use, land use change and forestry (LULUCF) should count towards the EU's greenhouse gas reduction commitment; and
if so, the ways in which this could be done...]]></description>
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<title>New network to tackle illegal fishing</title>
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<dc:date>2010-08-30</dc:date>
<description><![CDATA[



&nbsp;
African coastal states have organized network to tackle illegal, unregulated and unreported (IUU) fishing, confirms a report.&nbsp;




&nbsp;
According to the report representatives from African coastal states attend a workshop in the United Kingdom to learn more of the ways to deal with illegal and IUU fishing which damages fish stocks, the marine environment, food security and wider economic growth and development...]]></description>
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<title>Engage in Bio Discussions - Hengura Tells Youth</title>
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<dc:date>2010-08-27</dc:date>
<description><![CDATA[Windhoek &mdash; Namibia is one of the most biologically diverse countries in the world and has a rich and spectacular array of terrestrial, aquatic and marine ecosystems.
These resources sustain the livelihoods of the majority of people and contribute significantly to the country's economy. Nonetheless, Namibia's climate change and biodiversity is increasingly threatened by human activities, which in turn threaten the various natural resources base upon which the country depend...]]></description>
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<title>Save Lake Chad - N'Djamena To Host Sustainable Development Forum</title>
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<dc:date>2010-08-27</dc:date>
<description><![CDATA[The announcement was made yesterday in Yaounde during a News Conference organised by the visiting Chadian Minister of Environment and Fisheries Resources.
The announcement was made yesterday in Yaounde during a News Conference organised by the visiting Chadian Minister of Environment and Fisheries Resources...]]></description>
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<title>Comesa to Create Fund to Support Smaller African Carbon Trade Projects</title>
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<dc:date>2010-08-27</dc:date>
<description><![CDATA[Comesa, the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa, is setting up a carbon finance facility to enable its member states to access the carbon markets.
&nbsp;
The fund is designed to support smaller, broad-based community development projects with early-stage seed capital as well as transaction costs and early-stage CER payments, Kurt van Duyn, chief executive officer of Aggelos Investment Holdings said...]]></description>
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<title>COMESA Region Land Under-utilised for Agriculture </title>
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<dc:date>2010-07-21</dc:date>
<description><![CDATA[July 21, 2010
The Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) has expressed regret that the level of land utilization for agricultural purposes in the region has remained low. Less than nine percent of the arable land is under cultivation and only four percent of available water, is used for agriculture...]]></description>
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<title>Conserving water for livestock in Butana, Sudan</title>
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<dc:date>2010-07-21</dc:date>
<description><![CDATA[Livestock have always been fundamental to life in some of the world's driest places. Able to travel, gathering water and energy from far and wide, grazing animals can support livelihoods where crops struggle to even survive. As climate changes and dry places become even drier, however, more livestock compete for less water, and rangelands fail to provide food through the year...]]></description>
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<title>Repercussions Of Climate Change On Ghana's Food Security</title>
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<dc:date>2010-07-21</dc:date>
<description><![CDATA[An increase body of evidence shows that climatic variability is adversely affecting Ghana&rsquo;s natural resources such as land, water, forests and vegetation, as well as human capital. Climate change is expected to have significant impact on key resource-dependant sectors such as agriculture and food production, and consequently on food security...]]></description>
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<title>Comesa asks member states to increase land utilisation for agriculture</title>
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<dc:date>2010-07-20</dc:date>
<description><![CDATA[By&nbsp;Dorothy Nakaweesi&nbsp;&nbsp;

Kampala


&nbsp;
The Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa has expressed concern over the low level of land utilisation for agriculture.


In a statement to Daily Monitor last week, Mr Sindiso Ngwenya, the Common Market for Eastern Africa (Comesa) secretary general, said despite the region having greater agricultural potential for growth, the sector, which is the engine of economic growth is lowly utilised...]]></description>
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<title>Philippines - Organic farming</title>
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<dc:date>2010-07-16</dc:date>
<description><![CDATA[The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) called on developing nations to double its budget for the agriculture sector to sufficiently provide for the needs of increasing populations.
&nbsp;
During the &ldquo;Investment Forum for Food Security in Asia and the Pacific&rdquo; held last Wednesday at the Asian Development Bank (ADB) in Mandaluyong City, FAO director general Dr...]]></description>
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