EAC bloc ready for Paris climate talk tomorrow

FRANCE ACCREDITS ENVOY TO EAC BLOC
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ARUSHA, Tanzania, 6 November 2014 / PRN Africa / — The government of the French Republic has accredited its Ambassador to the United Republic of Tanzania, Ms. Malika Berak, to also serve as Ambassador to the East African Community.

>An audit report on three institutions of the East African Community has triggered queries from regional legislators who are here for the annual budget session.

>As National Electoral Commission (NEC) starts voter registration in Njombe Region tomorrow, residents have expressed their anxiety over poor preparations and lack of communication among stakeholders.

One of the things we’re hearing more and more about here in Paris is so-called “climate aid”. There has been a huge push from climate NGOs to convince rich countries to spend a fortune to help poor countries adjust to global warming.

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Cheering envoys from 195 nations on Saturday approved a historic accord in Paris to stop global warming, offering hope that humanity can avert catastrophic climate change and usher in an energy revolution.

History, on the “right side” of which Barack Obama endeavours to keep us, has a sense of whimsy. Proof of which is something happening this week: Britain’s last deep-pit coal mine is closing, a small event pertinent to an enormous event, the Industrial Revolution, which was ignited by British coal.

Berlin. The 6th Petersberg Dialogue, an informal meeting of ministers and representatives from 35 countries in preparation for the UN Climate Change Conference in Paris in December, opened here yesterday.

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...