Can we achieve sustainable development through Climate Change financing?

What

The Climate Change and Development in Africa (CCDA) conference series was conceived as an annual forum to enable linkages between climate science and development policy by promoting transparent discussions between key stakeholders in the climate and development community. CCDA seeks to mainstream climate information into decision making and strengthen capacities focusing on climate sensitive sectors such as agriculture, food security, energy and transport. To support Africa’s towards...

The Third Session of the African Ministerial Conference on Meteorology (AMCOMET) will be hosted by the government of Cabo Verde from 10th -14th February

Ministers responsible for meteorology in Africa are meeting to coordinate and accelerate regional efforts to strengthen resilience to extreme weather hazards and adapt to climate change.

The Third Session of the African Ministerial Conference on Meteorology (AMCOMET) (http://www.wmo.int/amcomet) will be hosted by the government of Cabo...

Higher education needs sustainable financing synergies
IPPmedia
Recently, Tanzania Commission for Universities (TCU), organized the 6th Higher Education forum and Exhibitions, which took plan between 13th and 15th August, 2014, which was held at Naura Springs Hotel, Sanawari, Arusha, Tanzania. The major goal of ...

LEDS winners

The Hindu
India yet to achieve UN Millennium Development Goals
The Hindu
India is not on track to meet the Millennium Development Goals, the deadline for which expires this year. The Statistical Year Book, brought out by the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) that is overseeing progress on the MDGs, ...
Unsustainable Development GoalsProject Syndicate
Experts divided over value of UN sustainable development goalsFinancial Times
Business yet to grasp role in new UN...

>You might mistake them for tourists from the huge back packs they carry, but actually, they are not. They are in fact a group of students from the University of Cambridge in the United Kingdom determined to change the way student volunteering is done.

How Will Tanzania Fair Under the Sustainable Development Goals?
AllAfrica.com
This year UN member states will finalise the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) which will replace the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) established in 2000. Section 16.6 of the SDGs seeks to develop "effective, accountable and transparent ...

Locals Should Embrace Social Media for Sustainable Development
AllAfrica.com
A few weeks ago, the Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation EU-ACP (CTA) and the Eastern Africa Grain Institute (EAGI) conducted a workshop for various professionals in Dar es Salaam Our Correspondent, Moses Ferdinand reports.

The United Nations has launched the Sustainable Development Goals – a new set of targets that global leaders have signed up to, including Shakira, David Beckham, and Pope Francis.