Alarm as campaigns skip climate change

Environmental experts have expressed disappointment over political parties’ silence on environment and climate change issues in ongoing election campaign saying they have lost a crucial opportunity of addressing the concern of global magnitude.

TheCitizen

Habari Zinazoendana

9 years ago

ETurboNews

23 Sep

Tanzanian politicians skip conservation and tourism in election campaigns

eTurboNews
Tanzanian politicians skip conservation and tourism in election campaigns
eTurboNews
DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania - As Tanzania gears up to hold the general elections in October, journalists and green activists are courting politicians to embrace conservation issues and the future of tourism in their campaigns. “As a committed green ...

 

11 years ago

TheCitizen

16 Apr

As Senate campaigns begin, some Democrats change tune

Spooked by President Barack Obama’s low approval ratings, some of his fellow Democrats in tough November election races have begun their campaigns by distancing themselves from the White House and asserting their independence from Obama’s policies.

 

11 years ago

TheCitizen

02 Jul

We can take on climate change

The issue before the world, at this point in time, is not about why climate change is a threat and who is to blame for it. The most important matter before us now is about how to adapt and how to mitigate climate change effects.

 

11 years ago

TheCitizen

09 Jul

Climate change must be dealt with

We are also proposing an Africa Wide Programme on Mitigation. Africa is not a big emitter of greenhouse gases, but we see a lot of merit and benefit in the continent charting out an environment friendly development path. Indeed Africa’s contribution to climate change from fossil energy and transport sources in the global context is but only worth a footnote.

 

10 years ago

TheCitizen

14 Dec

$10bn for climate change

Some $10 billion has been pledged at the just-ended Climate Change talks in Lima, Peru organised by the UN for the Green Climate Fund (GCF) to mitigate the impact of global warming.

 

10 years ago

AllAfrica.Com

09 Jul

Climate Change Ruins Economy

Climate Change Ruins Economy
AllAfrica.com
Bagamoyo — PROPER plans, technical experiences and abilities to design implementable country driven strategies are inevitable for Tanzania to address the impacts of climate change, it was said here. The Permanent Secretary (PS) in the Vice-President's ...

 

10 years ago

TheCitizen

26 Oct

Plea on climate change fund

The government has pleaded with development partners to timely and sufficiently deliver on their commitments to support the Green Climate Fund (GCF).

 

9 years ago

TheCitizen

25 Aug

Tanzania should do its bit on climate change

There were repeated calls this past week to save the glaciers on top of Mount Kilimanjaro that have been melting at an alarming rate. There is no denying that Africa’s Rooftop, as Mt Kilimanjaro is affectionately known, has seen a fair share of its snow vanish following decades of environmental degradation and global warming.

 

9 years ago

TheCitizen

10 Nov

Will climate change lead to more disease?

Climate change is having a profound impact on animal habitats, but what disease risk does this pose for humans?

 

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