Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Second Wind, a US-based company specialised in wind measurement systems that make wind power pay off for consumers, investors and the environment, is assisting Dartmouth College engineering students to determine whether winds in western Tanzania's Kigoma Region can drive a turbine consistently and productively. Full text...

Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The meteorological services of Mauritius on Thursday announced the presence of hurricane "Bingiza" in the north of the island of Tromelin, in the south-west of the Indian Ocean. Full text...

Luacano, Angola (PANA) - Some 360 persons were rendered homeless in Angola following the heavy rains that hit the Lago-Dilolo community in eastern Moxico Province, over the last seven days, according to the Angolan News Agency (ANGOP). Full text...

Ganda, Angola (PANA) – No fewer than 50 families have been displaced following the collapse of 10 houses triggered by heavy rains that have been falling in the past few days over the district of Ganda, 201 kilometres south-eastern off Benguela city, Angola. Full text...

Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The Mauritanian Minister of Economic Affairs and Development, Sidi Ould Tah, and the Ambassador of Germany in Nouakchott, Dietmar Blass, Monday signed a financial agreement to provide the African country with 17 million euros, a communique of the German diplomatic office, transmitted to PANA here Tuesday, announced. Full text...

New York, US (PANA) - The UN Environment Programme (UNEP) and the UN Human Settlements Programme (UN-HABITAT) have launched a regional initiative to help promote the use of sustainable urban transportation in the capital cities of Ethiopia, Kenya and Uganda. Full text...

Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - About 40 people have lost their lives while 6,000 others have been displaced as heavy rains lash South Africa, according to the national disaster management centre. Full text...

Luanda, Angola (PANA) - In a move to stamp out poaching in its natural reserves, the Angolan government has ordered more patrols of its national parks by guards, Police and soldiers, an official source told the Angolan News Agency (ANGOP) here. Full text...

New York, US (PANA) - UN agencies and their partners are helping the Kenyan government to respond to food and water shortages that have hit several parts of the country as a result of a prolonged dry spell. Full text...

Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The World Bank (WB) Thursday said “green investments in wind, waste management, lighting and transport projects” across the developing world were set to benefit from “new funding for carbon credits." Full text...

Lomé, Togo (PANA) - The government of Togo has decided to regulate the production, importation, distribution, commercialisation and use of non-biodegradable plastic bags and packaging, PANA learnt from official sources in the Togolese capital on Wednesday. Full text...

Ekunha, Angola (PANA) - Lightning killed seven people during heavy rainfalls between 2 and 10 January, 2011, in Tchikala village, Ekunha District, central Huambo Province, Angola, community chieftain Daniel Chingula announced here Tuesday. Full text...

Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - A UN report released Friday said high levels of lead pollution were found in the soil in Full text...

Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - Raging floods have left several people dead and caused millions of rands worth of property damage in South Africa. Full text...

Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius Tuesday commenced the enforcement of the regulations on drinking water wastage, PANA learnt from the state agency responsible for the production and distribution of water on the island, the Central Water Authority (CWA). Full text...

Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius is presently facing a drought, worse than that of 1999, because of the summer rains expected in the country, deputy Prime Minister Rashid Beebeejaun, also Minister of Public Services said. Full text...

Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – Eleven solar multifunctional platforms have been inaugurated in eastern and western Hodh regions, about 1,000 kilometres east of Nouakchott, the Mauritanian capital, a communiqué of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) said. Full text...

Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – A regional meeting of specialists on the Great Green Wall, a continental project to fight the expansion of the Sahara desert, opens on Sunday in Nouakchott, the Mauritanian capital. Full text...

Lome, Togo (PANA) - The Development Fund for Water and Sanitation (FODESPEPA), set up in 2003 to ensure financial stability and a better development of the water sector in Togo, was dissolved by the National Assembly, PANA learnt Wednesday from sources close to the Parliament. Full text...

Luanda, Angola (PANA) - Angola is to establish a stand-by mechanism in 2011 across the country to control and prevent natural disasters caused by heavy rains and electrocution that have killed many people in the country, according to the interior deputy minister for civil protection and fire, Eugénio Laborinho. Full text...

Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) Executive Secretary Christiana Figueres, has urged nations to take on higher global emission cuts following the recent successful UN climate conference held in Cancun, Mexico. Full text...

Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - As attention shifts to South Africa, host of next year's climate talks, global environmental organisation is calling for Durban to be the place for an agreement that helps countries build a green economy and holds polluters accountable. Full text...

Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) and the European Investment Bank (BEI) have concluded a deal to the tune of US$ 59 million, for the financing of a wind energy project in Cape Verde, PANA learnt Saturday from AfDB. Full text...

Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) – The African Development Bank (AfDB) will from 14 to 18 March next year host the 2011 forum on Climate Investment Fund (CIF) in Africa, sources from the bank told PANA on Friday. Full text...

Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – A one-day special summit on International Conference on the Great Lakes Region (ICGLR) ended here Wednesday with 11 heads of state and government signing a declaration to fight the illegal exploitation of natural resources in the region. Full text...

Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The Gambia on Friday marked anti-bushfire day as part of campaign efforts and sensitization against bushfires and the dangers they pose to forest covers and the environment in general, PANA reported from here. Full text...

Cancun, Mexico (PANA) - United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) Executive Secretary Christiana Figueres has appealed to all Parties to the climate change negotiations taking place in Cancun, Mexico, to redouble their efforts to reach solutions, as the talks prepare to wind down. Full text...

Cameia, Angola (PANA) - Various species of animals that had fled the Cameia National Park, in Angola’s eastern Moxico province, are returning to their natural habitats in the country, according to Angolan press agency, ANGOP. Full text...

Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - A sub-regional workshop focused on the formulation of forest policies in the countries of Central Africa is being held in Brazzaville, Congo. Full text...

Cancun, Mexico (PANA) – As climate change negotiations plod along slowly at the Cancun climate conference in Mexico, some non-governmental organizations have accused the World Bank of moving fast to capture the vast majority of the “fast-start finance” promised to developing countries while at the same time vying for a bigger role in the future climate finance architecture. Full text...

Cancun, Mexico (PANA) - Some of the smallest and most vulnerable island nations in the world will benefit from a new initiative aimed at increasing access to renewable sources of energy, according to an agreement signed Wednesday here, where the United Nations negotiations on climate change are taking place. Full text...

Cancun, Mexico (PANA) - United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has urged nations negotiating a global deal on climate change to act as united nations and show courage and compromise, saying tangible progress is possible in Cancun, Mexico, where negotiators have been meeting since 29 November. Full text...

Cancun, Mexico (PANA) - As the UN Climate Change negotiations entered the second and final week of negotiations Monday, the focus has shifted to the two issues that attract more public attention - the continuation of the Kyoto Protocol and the long-term cooperative action (LCA). Full text...

Cancun, Mexico (PANA) - The BASIC group nations (Brazil, South Africa, India and China) who are part of the UN climate change negotiations taking place in Cancun, Mexico, Monday demanded that decisions be made on three critical issues yet to be addressed by negotiators. Full text...

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Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Leaders of the five-nation East African Community (EAC) on Friday declared their firm commitment to combating climate change, as a priority area to be addressed in order to mitigate its negative effects on socio-economic development. Full text...

Cancun, Mexico (PANA) - Addressing poverty today is the single best way to help poor people in developing countries achieve food security and adapt to climate change, a new report released here by researchers at the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) said. Full text...

New York, US (PANA) - The UN has launched a website to help developing countries secure funds to finance their adaptation and mitigation needs to fight climate change. Full text...

Cancun, Mexico (PANA) - Japan came under severe criticism here following revelations that the Asian country intends to breach its commitment to continue with the Kyoto Protocol. Full text...

Banjul- Gambia (PANA) -- Libya has donated several food items and building materi als to the Gambian government for distribution to flood victims in the country. Full text...

New York- US (PANA) -- A UN report said losses caused by natural disasters across the world could triple to US$ 185 billion annually by the end of this century, e ven without taking into account the impact of climate change. Full text...

Lusaka- Zambia (PANA) -- Greenpeace International Monday called on the G20 leader s meeting in Seoul, South Korea, this week to honour the promises they made a year ago on taking climate action, cutting fossi l fuel subsidies and helping the world to kick-start a green economy. Full text...

New York- US (PANA) -- A high-level advisory group convened by the UN Secretary-G eneral, Ban Ki-moon to mobilize finance for developing nations to deal with clim a te change, said on Friday that the task was "challenging'". Full text...

Paris- France (PANA) -- The International Association of Francophone Mayors (AIMF ) will finance safe drinking water and sanitation projects in four African count r ies, the Paris-based AIMF Permanent Secretariat told PANA here Thursday. Full text...

New York- US (PANA) -- The UN, its humanitarian partners and the Government of Be nin, Wednesday launched a joint US$ 47 million emergency appeal to help nearly 8 0 0,000 people in the West African nation, which is experiencing the worst floodin g in a century. Full text...

New York- US (PANA) -- The UN Environment Programme (UNEP) has said a solar light ing project in India is a model for governments to emulate in addressing climate change. Full text...

New York- US (PANA) -- The UN Secretary-General, Ban Ki-moon said the global agre ement on sharing genetic resources was a sign the international community was co m mitted to sustainable development. Full text...

N'Djamena-Chad (PANA) -- The shrinking of the Lake Chad is an environmental issue for the African continent as well as the international community, not just for Chad, declared Libyan leader, Mouammar Kad dafi in the Chadian capital, N'Djamena, Sunday. Full text...

Bamako- Mali (PANA) -- Mali's technical and financial partners (TFP) have committed themselves to support the potable water supply project in Kabala, south-eastern suburbs of Bamako, to the tune of 156 billion F CFA. Full text...