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Earth Today | Wastewater reuse, a solution for Caribbean water woes

WASTEWATER REUSE as a part of the solution to regional water woes has once again come into the spotlight, with the recent publication of the perspectives paper titled ‘Status, Need and Role of Freshwater Storage in the Caribbean’. “Wastewater...

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Africa: Solid Waste Management in Africa - Governance Failure or Development Opportunity?

[The Point] Waste management is a social, economic, and environmental problem facing all African countries. If the 2030 Agenda for sustainable development is to be achieved, sustainable waste management approaches must be an environmental and public health imperative deserving political priority.

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Source: allAfrica.com

UK-Caribbean ministers highlight COVID-19 as `urgent, overriding priority’ - Stabroek News

Ministers from the United Kingdom and the Caribbean have pledged co-operation on COVID-19 and a raft of other areas. The article UK-Caribbean ministers highlight COVID-19 as `urgent, overriding priority’ appeared first on Stabroek News.

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Water supply plans in the pipeline for Lawrence Tavern

Residents of Lawrence Tavern and its surroundings are expected to get a steady supply of water in the near future. This as the National Water Commission (NWC), in collaboration with the Water Resources Authority (WRA), has received a licence to...

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President Bio’s address – thoughts, words and deeds

Claims that the mining sector is set to attract new investors, with various projects completed or in the throes of completion would also have to await the end of COVID-19 to see the effect of the actions

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Africa: Tap Into Young People's Talents for a Post-Pandemic World

Incorporating and tapping into African youth skills and talents require recent data on the current state of young people and the skills and talents they

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Source: allAfrica.com

Caribbean leaders go virtual at the UN General Assembly | New York Carib News

Caribbean leaders will on Monday begin addressing virtually the 75th Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA).

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Source: The New York Carib News

African Airlines Take Off With Clipped Wings

[DW] The COVID-19 pandemic brought everyday air traffic to a halt. But African airlines are preparing to take to the skies once more. Many airlines are facing a difficult path ahead to stay competitive.

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Ramaphosa urges accelerated global action towards SDGs

Some countries have reneged on their multilateral commitments, Ramaphosa said.

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Byo residents drink dirty water

The bowsers sent by council are overwhelmed because of the number of areas in the same dilemma and that’s the reason why we are on record saying the Bulawayo water situation should be declared a national disaster by the government,” Sibindi

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CARICOM Secretary General Urges Debt Reduction For Developing Countries Post COVID-19

Press Release:- An effective response to the post Covid-19 economic situation must include significant and broad debt reduction for all developing countries, including vulnerable middle to high income states. This was one of the prescriptions put forward by CARICOM Secretary-General Her Excellency

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Risking death to avoid death: The African COVID-19 conundrum

Most global leaders did not anticipate that the virus would spread and reshuffle the social, political and economic structures of their countries and that a post-COVID-19 strategy would be necessary to revive their

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Egypt: Govt, Austria Discuss Investment, Trade Cooperation

[Egypt Online] Egyptian Ambassador in Vienna Mohamed el Molla discussed with Austrian Minister of Economy and Digital Transformation Margarete Schramböck ways of enhancing cooperation in the investment, trade and business domains.

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Madagascar: Rosewood Conservation - a Success Story From Madagascar

Press Release - For Madagascar farmer Edmond, who goes by one name, it was a breakthrough. In 2019 he perfected a complicated technique to grow a rare species of tree known as Dalbergia normandii.

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Is Your Farm A Mosquito Magnet? 5 Ways To Protect Your People And Animals

While COVID-19 remains in the front of everyone’s mind, the coming of mosquito season means that both people and livestock are vulnerable to other serious illnesses if the farm infrastructure is not

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African countries must improve good governance and foster national cohesion – says president Bio

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 13 November 2020: Yesterday, Thursday, President Dr Julius Maada Bio addressed the second annual Pan-African development conference on innovations in agriculture, trade and investment titled: “Creating the Africa, We Want, Creating the Sixth Region We Want – through

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Africa: Covid-19 Stirs Human Trafficking, UN Warns

[East African] A new report by the UN drug and crimes agency warns that the Covid-19 pandemic could also be contributing to a rise in trafficking of persons.

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Governor Whitmer Announces Michigan Economic Jumpstart Plan | Digital Daily | The Michigan Chronicle

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer today joined local entrepreneurs and business leaders to unveil the Michigan Economic Jumpstart Plan, which would allocate a portion of the federal relief funding to support and invest in working people and small businesses in Michigan. Under the governor’s plan, the state

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Africa: New Tool Monitors Progress in Attaining Trade-Related Sustainable Development Goals

Press Release - SDG Trade Monitor tracks how trade is helping to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals

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Rwanda: Hotel Boom in Karongi Blamed for Water Scarcity

[New Times] A mobile water treatment plant is set to be installed in Karongi District to cater for the rising demand for water, which has been linked to the growing number of hotels along Lake Kivu.

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Department of Sustainable Development, UNICEF observe Earth Day

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Uganda: Floods Blamed On Uganda's Policy On Releasing L.victoria Water

The East African Community (EAC) Council of Ministers suggests Uganda may have breached the agreements on how much water to release from Nalubaale dam -- the main outlet of the world's largest freshwater

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VIDEO: Truckers in 21-mile traffic jam for COVID-19 testing without food or water at Kenya/Uganda border | Afro

A 21-mile-long (35 km) column of trucks lined a major highway between Kenya and Uganda on Saturday, a sea of diesel engines and goods headed west but stopped at the border for time-consuming coronavirus

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Burundi: At UN Assembly, President of Burundi Rejects Diplomatic Aggression Against His Country

[UN News] The "indiscriminate consequences" of the COVID-19 pandemic have underscored the importance of multilateralism and how the world handles global challenges and contradictions, the President of Burundi told world leaders gathered virtually for the UN General Assembly.

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Alleyne, Hyman among exclusive research group - Barbados Today

Two PhD candidates from The University of the West Indies (The UWI) are among the COP26 Commonwealth Futures Climate Rising Star Researchers for 2021. Marium Alleyne, a student from the Department of Science and Technology at the Cave Hill Campus and Tracy-Ann Hyman, a student from the Institute

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Reed-Rowe, Helen (1949- )

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Harris County will spend $4 million to prevent youth incarceration - DefenderNetwork.com

Harris County will invest $4 million in what’s called a youth justice community reinvestment fund support community programs, with the goal of preventing the incarceration of young people. More than 60 community members, elected officials and nonprofits signed a letter of support

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Thousands without water after Point Lisas plant shutdown - Trinidad and Tobago Newsday

Thousands were left without water, or low water pressure as the Point Lisas desalination plant had to be shut down after experiencing “raw water quality issues” on Tuesday. The plant owned and run by the Desalination Company of TT (Desalcott) supplies WASA with 40 million gallons of water a da

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Africa: Humanity's Penchant to Waste Food Is Trashing the Planet

Press Release - The next time you pour expired milk down the drain or throw away wilted vegetables, consider how this waste could have been avoided. A new report from the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) finds the world is in the grip of an epidemic of food wastage. In 2019, consumers

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Nigeria's Recovery Means Rethinking Economic Diversification

[Chatham House] With more than half its revenue derived from oil exports, Nigeria's economic fortunes are tied to the boom and bust cycles of the oil market. Those fortunes have waned way below expectations this year and, with more than one-quarter of its labour force jobless, it is time to

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