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News: Environment

Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies for the South African Energy Industry

Climate Change remains a major global environmental challenge. In fact, climate change in as much as it is an environmental issue, it is a political, social and economic challenge too. In recent years there has been a wide consensus from Scientists that human activities are the major cause of climate change predominantly due to burning of fossil fuels and land use this is also owing to growing economies. The South Africa has a carbon intensive economy owing to fossil fuels mainly coal. The energy industry drives the economy; however the emissions create climate change threats. This paper ide... Read More

Aider les producteurs de coton à s'adapter aux changements climatiques

L'agriculture subit de plein fouet les changements climatiques et la culture du coton, n'y échappe pas. Les producteurs ont cependant développement des techniques d'adaptation et la plus visible est l'installation des cordons pierreux dans plusieurs parcelles de coton où l'érosion hydrique est très forte.Certains producteurs pensent qu'il y a des techniques appropriées qui relèvent d'une bonne application de l'itinéraire de la culture du coton. Les enquêtes en milieu rural relèvent quelques techniques pour s'adapter aux changements climatiques:faire des semis précoces, mettre en place des tech... Read More

Environmental activist, community organizer, Ikal Angelei visits Duke University

Environmental activist, community organizer, and recipient of the 2012 Goldman Environmental Prize, Ikal Angelei, visited Duke this week and addressed students http://nicholasinstitute.duke.edu/seminarseries/seminar-series-ikal-angelei Read More

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