On January 19, 2024, Burkina Faso officially confirmed its intention to join the Convention on the Protection and Use of Transboundary Watercourses and International Lakes, more commonly known as the Water Convention. This forthcoming accession will enable the West African country to improve the management of its shared water resources, against a backdrop of increasing climate change.
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MADAGASCAR: a roadmap to reconcile agriculture and biodiversity
The results of the Integration of Biodiversity in Madagascar’s Agricultural Sectors project were presented on December 18, 2023 in Antananarivo. The project has led to the definition of a roadmap for integrating biodiversity into Madagascar’s agricultural sectors. The document is currently being finalized and will be implemented in 2024.
NIGERIA: ban on single-use plastics in Lagos State
Lagos State in southwestern Nigeria, which includes the country’s huge economic capital with almost 20 million inhabitants, has banned the use of Styrofoam and other single-use plastics on January 21, 2024. The measure is aimed at reducing pollution.
CAMEROUN : invasion des moustiques à Douala
Ce phénomène appliqué à la ville de DOUALA s’explique de deux manières : premièrement, l’insalubrité publique liée à l’eau. Les moyens par lesquels les eaux usées sont évacuées laissent à désirer, sauf peut-être les moustiques : les drains et les caniveaux qui tiennent lieu de voies d’évacuation, sont bouchés par les ordures ménagères déposées par les populations riveraines elles-mêmes. Et leur aménagement à ciel ouvert facilite le va-et-vient des moustiques qui y pondent leurs œufs pour en revenir avec une légion encore plus assoiffée de sang humain.
GABON: BII releases $2.6 million for solarization of Owendo Mineral Port
Owendo Mineral Port (OMP) is committed to a low-emission economy. A 1.56 MWp solar system will soon be installed on the port’s premises, located 21 kilometers from Gabon’s capital, Libreville. The project is financed by British International Investment (BII), a British financial institution.
CONGO: ATIBT to eliminate « prejudice » against logging
The European Union (EU) delegation in Brazzaville has asked the International Tropical Timber Technical Association (ATIBT) to draw up and implement a project to support the private sector in Congo. The aim is to promote the involvement of forestry sector companies operating in the Congo in responsible forest management, in line with the Voluntary Partnership Agreement (APV-FLEGT) signed between the Republic of Congo and the European Union in 2010.
DRC: Haut-Uele hosts new Usaid-funded resilience project
As part of its « Alliance for Biodiversity Protection and Development » project, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has signed a partnership agreement with Sofibanque to support the development of inclusive and sustainable small and medium-sized enterprises in the Haut-Uele province of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). This partnership aims to improve living conditions for local communities and reduce pressure on natural resources around Garamba National Park and the Kibali gold mine.
GABON : Trois trafiquants d’ivoire, interpelés à Booué
Dans le cadre d’une mission conjointe entre les agents de la police judiciaire de Makokou, la Direction de la Lutte Contre le Braconnage et la Direction Provinciale des Eaux et Forêts, appuyés par l’ONG Conservation Justice, une opération ciblée dans un quartier de la ville de Booué, dans le département de la Lopé, province de l’Ogooué-Ivindo, a été organisée ce 13 janvier 2024.
NIGERIA: cars and generators explode air pollution in Lagos
Motorists and generators are cited as the main sources of air quality deterioration in Lagos State, Nigeria. In a statement issued on 15 January 2024, the local government stresses the need for green and improved air throughout the state to ensure healthy living.
AFRICA: climate causes the most serious humanitarian crises of 2024
The United Nations (UN) presents Africa as the epicentre of the world’s humanitarian crises in 2024. Of the 26 countries for which the United Nations is calling for the mobilisation of 46.4 billion dollars in international aid, fourteen are in Africa. The multiplication of climatic disasters and their corollaries of armed conflict have forced more than 130 million people into urgent need of humanitarian assistance.