Sanitation woes cost Africa 115 lives every hour

New UN study urges African countries to pay special attention to invest in sanitation systems for faecal sludge management

Prevention, not mitigation needed to solve South Africa’s plastic problem: WWF

Interventions needed across plastic value chain rather than just waste management

Charging points for electric vehicles in EU far below what is needed, says report

Just four countries account for more than 75 per cent of all electric charging points in the EU

Healthy diet means a healthy planet? Not always, says study

Massive amounts of agricultural resources are mobilised to support current diet patterns, including non-renewable energy, fertiliser nutrients, …

Air pollution linked to 15% global COVID-19 deaths: Study

Contributed to 27% COVID-19 deaths in East Asia; 19% in Europe, 17% in North America 

Still unprotected: COVID-19, underfunding plagues child protection aid

African countries among the worst affected: Funding for child protection dropped to 38% in 2019 from 88% in 2018 in South Sudan 

Climate financing adds to poor countries’ debt pile: Oxfam

Eighty per cent of climate financing was provided as loans in 2017-18, according to study

Aldabra’s coral reefs recovered faster from bleaching, finds new research

Lagoonal reefs recovered their pre-bleaching coral cover and community composition within only 4 years after bleaching, the study found 

Stillborn in Africa: UN pegs number at a million every year

Situation has worsened in 2 decades, may slip further due to COVID-19 pandemic, warns Unicef report

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Private sector reforms will be crucial for Africa’s post-COVID-19 economic recovery: Report

Development of capital markets, formalisation of workforce and increasing digitalisation is the way ahead for the continent, according to the …

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No health net for 3.1 bln by 2023 deadline

The World Health Organization (WHO) 13th General Programme of Work targeted universal health coverage (UHC) between 2019 and 2023

Biochar application can help Ghana’s smallholder farmers fight back climate change: Study

New research shows biochar application is more effective in promoting cowpea growth and yield in Ghana

Atlantic Ocean contains 10 times more microplastics than previously thought: Study

The ocean contains 12-21 million tonnes of microplastics; figure only for three of the most common types of plastic litter

‘Save COVID generation’: Ex-world leaders, economists urge education reform

The world’s poorest children are locked out of learning, denied internet access and have lost free school meals, a lifeline for 300 million …

Food insecurity in southern Africa up 10%: Report

The region also faces the triple burden of malnutrition

Offshore wind can yield twin benefits of GHG reduction, return on investments: Report

Offshore wind energy generation estimated to increase between 650 and 3,500 terawatt hours every year by 2050

More than 19 mln people can face food insecurity in west, central Africa: Report

People more likely to die of starvation caused by the economic fallout of COVID-19 pandemic than the disease itself, says the report

Unbalanced diets in G20 countries make 75% of global food carbon budget: Report

Food consumption patterns aligning with current national dietary guidelines can reduce total greenhouse gas emissions for G20 countries