Mozambique: Twin storms leave 25 dead
By Sarah | January 25, 2012
IRIN Africa, 25 January 2012
Two tropical storms in quick succession in Mozambique in recent days have left at least 25 dead, tens of thousands affected by flooding, and communications infrastructure damaged. Read the rest of this entry »
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Mozambique and SA’s Kruger park hit by deadly floods
By Sarah | January 19, 2012
BBC News, 19 January 2012
Four people have died and more than 4,000 others are without shelter after torrential rains in Mozambique.
Three days of storms and high winds have hit water and power supplies and destroyed farm animals and cash crops. Read the rest of this entry »
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Climate Change Q&A: “We Expect the Polluters to Pay”
By Sarah | September 29, 2011
IPS News, 26 September 2011
An interview with Tosi Mpanu-Mpanu, chair of the Africa Group of Negotiators for Climate Change.
During the Nov. 28 to Dec. 9 17th U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change in Durban, South Africa, Tosi Mpanu-Mpanu will lead the negotiations on behalf of the African Group of Negotiators on Climate Change (AGN).
Mpanu-Mpanu is also director of the Clean Development Mechanism Designated National Authority of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Read the rest of this entry »
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Floods in Namibia: at least 62 dead; state of emergency declared
By admin | April 1, 2011
Speech by President Pohamba, 29 March 2011
Director of Ceremonies
Right Honourable Prime Minister, Comrade Nahas Angula
Honourable Ministers
Esteemed Secretary to the Cabinet, Comrade Frans Kapofi
Distinguished Members of the Press
Ladies and Gentlemen
I would like to take this opportunity to welcome you all to State House this afternoon. I would like particularly like to thank members of the media for accepting my invitation at such short notice. Read the rest of this entry »
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UN raises alert on high flooding risks in parts of southern Africa
By Mark | February 8, 2011
Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) helps governments prepare as rising waters threaten food security
07 Feb 2011, FAO
Thousands of hectares of agricultural land and crops have been damaged by floods and heavy rains in parts of southern Africa, and more damage may occur in the coming weeks if above normal rains persist. Read the rest of this entry »
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Serious flooding imminent in Zambezi Valley
By Sarah | February 2, 2011
Mozambique News Agency (AIM), 1 February 2011, Maputo
Serious flooding in the Zambezi valley in central Mozambique now looks inevitable following the decision taken on Tuesday to increase the discharges from the Cahora Bassa dam to 6,400 cubic metres per second. Read the rest of this entry »
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Mozambique: Drought and floods bring food shortages
By Info | April 8, 2010
Article from IRIN News, 29 March 2010
Extensive flooding along the rivers of central and southern Mozambique during March, in tandem with persistent drought in other parts of the same areas, have left 465,000 people in need of food assistance, but aid agencies warn that they do not have the resources to help. Read the rest of this entry »
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Mozambique: 42 dead in worsening cholera outbreak
By Campaigns | March 15, 2010
Mozambique’s Ministry of Health spokesperson Leonardo Chavane said on 13th March that the country’s current cholera outbreak has so far killed 42 people in the northern and central provinces. Since the beginning of the year, the highly contagious yet easily preventable disease has been spreading steadily with more than 2,600 cases reported. The worst hit provinces are Zambezia and Cabo Delgado, with 1,099 and 959 cases registered respectively. Other provinces affected are Niassa, Sofala and Nampula. Read the rest of this entry »
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