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Beekeeping relieves land degradation in Kyrgyzstan
Making a difference through geothermal energy
A UNU fellow discusses how geothermal can help Kenya in achieving the Millennium Development Goals.
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Population growth tests Africa’s expanding cities
Observers warn of a possible catastrophe in crowded urban areas, but others think growth will be a crucible for change.
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Famine we could avoid
Is climate change and/or drought to blame for 10 million people on the brink of starvation in the Horn of Africa?
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Water for life: an African photo exhibit
Photographer Peter Bregg travelled through Kenya, Uganda and Ethiopia documenting projects that aim to ease the struggle so many face in accessing clean water.
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Education for sustainable development is vital for Africa
Kenya’s sustainable development hinges on field-oriented education that produces professionals engaged in slum communities.
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Sands shifting for Africa’s nomadic herders
Huge areas of land used by pastoralists in Africa have been lost to sedentary farming and conservation.
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Does climate change cause conflict?
A new report links temperature rises to conflict in Africa. But does this mean that climate change causes conflict?
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Sucking dry an African giant
The size and vibrancy of Lake Chad has diminished significantly thanks to climatic changes and poor human management.
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Hunger and poverty overshadowed
Governments are preoccupied by the global financial crisis, but who is thinking of the 900 million people now going hungry around the world?
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Call for action on African food security
Food security is a critical issue for Africa today, as the continent struggles with declining agricultural stocks and high food prices.
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Africa and climate change
For the depth and breadth of climate challenges that Africa faces, the country needs frontier science and entrepreneurship.
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