Mozambique’s displaced facing massive needs as attacks intensify

06 december 2025 - 06:59:49
Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) - The ongoing emergency in northern Mozambique continues to worsen as prolonged attacks by non-state armed groups [...] Full text...

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Deadly storms sweep South and Southeast Asia, leaving over 1,600 dead

05 december 2025 - 20:26:03
New York, US (PANA) - From Sri Lanka’s central highlands to Indonesia’s flood-swollen river basins, a wave of climate-fuelled cyclones [...] Full text...

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More than 100,000 people forced to flee in one week in violence in northern Mozambique

19 november 2025 - 10:42:28
Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) - As coordinated attacks by non-state armed groups have intensified in some districts of Nampula province in [...] Full text...

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Disasters have cost agriculture over $3 trillion in 30 years.

15 november 2025 - 05:22:19
Rome, Italy (PANA) - Behind rising temperatures and a succession of extreme events, entire sectors of global food production are [...] Full text...

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Millions of lives at risk, warn UN food agencies, as hunger crisis worsens

13 november 2025 - 07:03:40
Rome, Italy (PANA) - The UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) and World Food Programme (WFP) warn of a major [...] Full text...

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Madagascar hunger crisis deepens amid drought, disease, UN warns

05 november 2025 - 07:27:18
New York, US (PANA) - Madagascar is facing a worsening humanitarian emergency as drought, cyclones and disease outbreaks devastate communities [...] Full text...

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UN condemns Madagascar military takeover, urges return to constitutional order

16 october 2025 - 21:09:05
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN has condemned Madagascar’s military takeover, calling for the immediate restoration of constitutional order following [...] Full text...

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Thousands flee amid renewed fighting in northern Mozambique, UN warns

08 october 2025 - 07:24:07
Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) - Nearly 22,000 people fled their homes in northern Mozambique in a single week last month due [...] Full text...

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Madagascar president stresses importance of 'climate justice'

25 september 2025 - 05:12:32
New York, US (PANA) - The President of Madagascar, Andry Nirina Rajoelina, has stressed the importance of climate justice, saying [...] Full text...

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WB expands financial coverage to save lives and livelihoods in Eastern and Southern Africa

25 july 2025 - 07:28:53
Washington, DC, USA (PANA) - More than 12 million people in Angola, Burundi, Malawi, Seychelles, and Zambia will benefit from [...] Full text...

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Madagascar to boost learning outcomes for 4.7 million students

24 july 2025 - 07:26:40
Antananarivo, Madagascar (PANA) - Around 4.7 million Malagasy students in pre-primary and primary education, 135,000 teachers, and 27,000 public primary [...] Full text...

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Forestry conservation, infrastructure planning crucial to fight climate change (By Kennedy Abwao, PANA Correspondent)

05 july 2025 - 07:33:54
Windhoek, Namibia (PANA) – Life comes to a standstill when the Sendou coal-powered electricity plant in Bargny, 40 km outside [...] Full text...

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World Bank approves health resilience project to protect lives, strengthen emergency response in Mozambique

27 june 2025 - 07:14:17
Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) - The World Bank has approved the Mozambique Health Emergency Preparedness, Response and Resilience Project, an initiative [...] Full text...

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Africa looks towards enhanced climate services to end extreme poverty, water scarcity (Feature By Kennedy Abwao, PANA Correspondent)

19 june 2025 - 16:53:37
Windhoek, Namibia (PANA) - The impact of climate change has been felt more severely in urban centres and remote villages [...] Full text...

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New World Bank financing to empower communities, improve conservation, generate economic opportunities in Tanzania

13 june 2025 - 09:00:03
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) —The World Bank has approved two new projects that will support Tanzania in enhancing the [...] Full text...

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Thousands flee homes in Mozambique as conflict and disasters fuel worsening crisis

25 may 2025 - 09:04:49
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - More than 25,000 people have been forced to flee their homes in northern Mozambique in recent [...] Full text...

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Number of internally displaced breaks new record with no let-up in conflicts, disasters

13 may 2025 - 19:35:35
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A record 83.4 million people have been forced from their homes around the world, fuelled by [...] Full text...

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Climate change: Paris Agreement goals still within reach, says UN chief

19 march 2025 - 07:30:30
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The effects of human-driven climate change surged to alarming levels in 2024, with some consequences likely [...] Full text...

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Nearly 250 million children’s schooling disrupted by climate crises in 2024

25 january 2025 - 17:56:14
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - At least 242 million students in 85 countries had their schooling disrupted by extreme climate events [...] Full text...

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Tropical cyclone recovery under way in Mozambique, says OCHA

17 january 2025 - 06:51:24
Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) - UN aid teams in northern Mozambique are doing their utmost to provide help to communities hit [...] Full text...

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Mozambique readies for intense tropical cyclone this weekend

13 december 2024 - 18:50:45
Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) - Tropical Cyclone Chido is expected to make landfall in Pemba (Cabo Delgado) province of Mozambique early [...] Full text...

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Devastating 2024 Atlantic hurricane season ends, marked by record-setting storms

30 november 2024 - 07:26:15
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The 2024 Atlantic hurricane season officially concludes this weekend, leaving a trail of destruction, loss of [...] Full text...

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COP29: World Bank expands lifeline to small States hit by disasters

13 november 2024 - 08:16:53
Baku, Azerbaijan (PANA) - The World Bank Group has expanded its lifeline to countries struggling to rebuild from disasters, allowing [...] Full text...

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Some 1.2 billion people at high risk from climate change worldwide - World Bank

01 november 2024 - 07:22:57
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - Some 1.2 billion people face life-changing risks through exposure to at least one critical climate [...] Full text...

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Experts agree on African regional plan for health and climate change

27 september 2024 - 09:44:41
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - More than 80 health and climate change experts, partners and civil society representatives on Thursday agreed [...] Full text...

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Economic diversification: Crafting a multi-sectoral strategy for economic stabilisation for Malawi: World Bank Blog By Tatenda Chiuye

19 september 2024 - 09:13:55
Lilongwe, Malawi (PANA) - Have you ever owned a favourite pen that you found indispensable? I certainly had, every day [...] Full text...

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Mozambique makes great strides towards Early Warnings for All

23 august 2024 - 05:38:34
Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) - Mozambique is playing a leading role in a UN-led global initiative to ensure that all people [...] Full text...

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Malawi Economic Monitor calls for urgent, sustained reforms for faster, more inclusive growth

25 july 2024 - 07:40:09
Lilongwe, Malawi (PANA) - Malawi’s current economic difficulties require a combination of immediate response measures and urgent reforms to address [...] Full text...

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Getting back on track to meet the first Sustainable Development Goal: World Bank Blog By Luis Felipe López-Calva

16 july 2024 - 17:58:21
Washington DC, United States (PANA) - Almost 10 years ago, countries worldwide adopted the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), 17 targets [...] Full text...

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Earth’s hottest June on record

08 july 2024 - 20:08:14
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) -  Last month was the hottest June since records began and the thirteenth month in a row to [...] Full text...

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Experts warn of serious health impacts from climate change for pregnant women, children, and older people

05 june 2024 - 19:12:46
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Pregnant women, newborns, children, adolescents and older people are facing serious health complications due to climate [...] Full text...

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New WMO climate report confirms 2023 hottest year on record

19 march 2024 - 14:57:51
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Records were once again broken for greenhouse gas levels, surface temperatures, ocean heat and acidification, sea [...] Full text...

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WHO flags unprecedented cholera spike in Africa

07 february 2024 - 05:57:43
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Cholera cases are surging globally, and there’s been an unprecedented spike in Africa, the World Health [...] Full text...

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Smallholder farmers embrace integrated pest and disease management in Malawi, saving ecosystems* (World Bank Blog By Mercy Chimpokosera-Mseu)

02 november 2023 - 14:33:20
Lilongwe, Malawi (PANA) - Pest and diseases are a global challenge when it comes to turning food and nutrition security [...] Full text...

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AU vows to end environmental pandemics linked to climate change

04 september 2023 - 12:38:26
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – The African Union has decried the rise in climate change-related disasters and pandemics and vowed to [...] Full text...

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African leaders urged to pursue ambitious action at Africa Climate Summit

02 september 2023 - 10:38:12
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - African leaders convening in Nairobi for the African Climate week and inaugural Climate Summit must pursue [...] Full text...

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African children bearing the brunt of climate change impacts

02 september 2023 - 05:34:18
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Children in Africa are among the most at risk from climate change impacts but are being [...] Full text...

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Scorching ‘new normal’ as world buckles under extreme heat: WMO

19 august 2023 - 05:33:38
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Heatwaves sweeping large parts of the world offer yet another reminder that extreme weather events boosted [...] Full text...

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Turning on water taps for half a million people in Mozambique’s capital ( A World Bank feature)

16 august 2023 - 09:18:49
Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) - The Greater Maputo Area faced a severe water crisis and did not have enough water to [...] Full text...

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Top UN official in Mauritius highlights transformative power of food production

23 july 2023 - 11:40:53
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Transforming the way food is produced on the Indian Ocean archipelago of Mauritius could help to [...] Full text...

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Madagascar receives $100 million WBG assistance for reforms, resilient growth

10 june 2023 - 11:00:38
Antananarivo, Madagascar (PANA) - The World Bank Group (WBG) Board of Directors has approved a $100 million credit for a [...] Full text...

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UN ramps up aid as millions affected in cyclone Freddy’s wake

21 march 2023 - 05:25:16
Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - UN agencies on Monday were scrambling to reach millions affected by the deadly tropical cyclone Freddy, [...] Full text...

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Mauritius opens 1000-people Climate Change Refuge Centre

15 march 2023 - 08:54:24
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritius on Tuesday opened a 1,000-people Climate Refuge Centre at Quatre Soeurs, in the southern part [...] Full text...

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Tropical Cyclone Freddy hits Mozambique

25 february 2023 - 06:16:18
Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) - Tropical cyclone Freddy, one of the longest-lasting systems in the southern hemisphere, slammed into Mozambique on [...] Full text...

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Global cholera surge likely accelerated by climate change, warns WHO

17 december 2022 - 05:51:48
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Climate change has driven an “unprecedented” number of larger and more deadly cholera outbreaks around the [...] Full text...

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Mauritius to position itself as sustainable international financial centre

10 december 2022 - 08:52:59
Balaclava , Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth says Mauritius will develop an Environmental Social and Corporate Governance (ESG) framework [...] Full text...

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UNICEF launches new child-focused climate initiative to head off disasters

16 november 2022 - 05:21:48
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) on Wednesday launched a new climate financing initiative designed to [...] Full text...

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COP27: Adapt or starve: Conference spotlights agriculture challenges and solutions in the face of climate change

13 november 2022 - 11:47:31
Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt (PANA) - Small-scale farmers from developing countries produce one-third of the world’s food, yet they only receive 1.7 [...] Full text...

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COP27: UNHCR chief urges world leaders not to forget displaced people

08 november 2022 - 09:49:33
Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt (PANA) - UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi is urging global leaders to curb the most devastating [...] Full text...

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COP 27: Last eight years warmest on record - WMO

07 november 2022 - 05:06:10
Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt (PANA) - The latest report from the UN World Meteorological Organization (WMO), released on Sunday, shows that the last [...] Full text...

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ADF approves US$5.6 million grant to bolster food security in Mozambique

27 july 2022 - 09:59:16
Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) - The African Development Fund (ADF) has granted Mozambique $5.6 million in additional funding for Post-Cyclone Idai [...] Full text...

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AfDB grants Malawi of $9.25 million for rollout of Climate Disaster Risk Financing

08 june 2022 - 12:55:23
Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved two grants of $9.25 million to implement the [...] Full text...

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UN food agencies warn of looming widespread food crisss as hunger threatens stability in dozens of countries

07 june 2022 - 12:54:26
Rome, Italy (PANA) -  UN food agencies -- the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the United Nations World Food [...] Full text...

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Mauritius, FAO sign Country Programme Framework for food security

02 june 2022 - 10:02:19
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritius and the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) on Wednesday signed the Country Programme Framework [...] Full text...

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Record 100 million people forcibly displaced worldwide: UNHCR

23 may 2022 - 05:10:50
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Wars around the world have pushed the number of people forced to flee conflict, violence, human [...] Full text...

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More than 59 million internally displaced in 2021

20 may 2022 - 05:17:07
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A record 59.1 million people were displaced within their homelands last year, or four million more [...] Full text...

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UNHCR, partners rush aid to thousands in Mozambique after Tropical Cyclone Gombe

22 march 2022 - 12:00:13
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR), alongside Mozambique’s government and humanitarian partners, is rushing to assist thousands [...] Full text...

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Child sex abuse in Madagascar ‘widespread and tolerated’, UN experts say

18 february 2022 - 05:46:17
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - In Madagascar, child sex abuse is “widespread and tolerated” in tourist hotspots, UN-appointed rights experts said [...] Full text...

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Mauritius releases 10 Echo Parakeets in the wild

11 february 2022 - 08:03:34
Ebene, Mauritius (PANA) - The National Parks and Conservation Service (NPCS) in Mauritius on Thursday released 10 Echo parakeets at [...] Full text...

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Madagascar braces for another cyclone as it struggles to recover from a recent one

05 february 2022 - 08:54:29
Antananarivo, Madagascar (PANA) - Lives, livelihoods, and vital crops are at risk across Madagascar with Tropical Cyclone Batsirai expected to [...] Full text...

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UN assists thousands affected by Tropical Storm Ana in Mozambique

28 january 2022 - 05:25:14
Antananarivo, Madagascar (PANA) - United Nations teams are on the ground in Mozambique assisting thousands of people affected by Tropical [...] Full text...

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Deadly tropical storms cause flooding, landslides in Madagascar

26 january 2022 - 05:44:18
Antananarivo, Madagascar (PANA) - Two separate tropical weather systems in Madagascar have left at least 34 dead and triggered flooding [...] Full text...

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Countries commit to develop climate-smart health care at COP26 UN climate conference

08 november 2021 - 22:43:33
Glasgow, Scotland (PANA) - A group of 47 countries have committed to develop climate-resilient and low-carbon health systems at the UN [...] Full text...

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COP26: Urgent steps needed now to mitigate climate impact on displaced people, says UNHCR

08 november 2021 - 05:23:49
Glasgow, Scotland (PANA) - The UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has said there is now a clear link between [...] Full text...

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AU joins calls for lifting of sanctions against Zimbabwe

27 october 2021 - 13:51:57
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC) Moussa Faki Mahamat has renewed the continental [...] Full text...

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Republic of Korea supports smallholder farmers in Mozambique

15 september 2021 - 15:29:33
Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) - Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) has donated US$ 5.7 million to World Food Programme (WFP) for [...] Full text...

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Normal to above normal rainfall forecast in much of the SADC region

04 september 2021 - 13:54:30
Gaborone, Botswana - The bulk of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) region is likely to receive normal to above-normal [...] Full text...

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Climate, weather related disasters surge five-fold over 50 years, but early warnings save lives - WMO report

01 september 2021 - 15:06:43
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Climate change and increasingly extreme weather events have caused a surge in natural disasters over the [...] Full text...

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India extends a million USD for climate resilient agriculture in Zimbabwe

24 august 2021 - 13:57:03
Harare , Zimbabwe (PANA) – India has contributed almost US$ one million to the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) [...] Full text...

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Global warming 'unequivocally' human driven, at unprecedented rate: says UN intergovernmental panel

09 august 2021 - 09:33:42
New York, US (PANA) - Climate change is widespread, rapid, and intensifying, and some trends are now irreversible, at least [...] Full text...

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World now likely to hit watershed 1.5 °C rise in next five years, warns UN weather agency

27 may 2021 - 05:22:19
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Odds are increasing that the annual average global temperature will rise beyond 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels, [...] Full text...

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Children's charity warns of disaster for Somali children as fears of hunger loom

12 april 2021 - 07:02:26
Mogadishu, Somali (PANA) - A children's charity, Save the  Children, is warning that millions of children and their families in [...] Full text...

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Displacement in Mozambique's Cabo Delgado could reach one million, UN officials warn

23 march 2021 - 05:57:29
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Senior leaders with the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, warned on Monday of the urgent need to [...] Full text...

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Southern Africa stock exchanges go for green bond product to battle climate change

12 march 2021 - 18:23:21
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - United Kingdom's-funded FSD Africa, aiming to build resilience against climate change, said on Friday it had [...] Full text...

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AfDB purchases temporary bridges to replace infrastructure destroyed in Mozambique cyclones

09 march 2021 - 18:23:08
Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) - The African Development Bank has finalised the purchase of 26 modular steel bridges to replace infrastructure [...] Full text...

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Mozambique growth expected to rebound by 2022 – World Bank

05 march 2021 - 18:59:45
Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) - Mozambique’s economy is expected to gradually recover from 2021 but substantial downside risks remain due to [...] Full text...

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‘Complex emergency unfolding in Mozambique’s Cabo Delgado, warn UN agencies

20 january 2021 - 15:28:52
Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) - UN agencies voiced deep concern on Wednesday over the worsening humanitarian crisis in Mozambique’s Cabo Delgado [...] Full text...

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Africa climate change report reveals heat rising north and south, Sahel getting wetter

27 october 2020 - 06:00:37
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Africa needs to prepare better for climate change by responding to a wide range of potential risks, a multi-agency report led [...] Full text...

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Madagascar receives US$ 2 million from ARC to cover drought risks

05 july 2020 - 07:32:56
‎Antananarivo, Madagascar (PANA) - The government of Madagascar has received a cheque of US$2.13 million from the Insurance Company of [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus crisis demands 'fundamental rethink' of relationship with natural ecosystems

06 june 2020 - 05:43:55
Paris, France (PANA) - The COVID-19 health crisis should be seen as a clarion call to “fundamentally rethink our relationship” [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: IMF approves US$309 million emergency assistance for Mozambique to address pandemic

25 april 2020 - 10:07:58
Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) – Concerned that the COVID-19 pandemic will have a significant impact on Mozambique’s economy, the International Monetary [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus and Climate Change: Observing World Water Day

23 march 2020 - 21:12:25
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - As the world celebrates World Water Day, an estimated 400 million people in Africa still lack [...] Full text...

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Mozambicans still struggle to get back on their feet a year after Cyclone Idai

14 march 2020 - 08:05:33
Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) - Many of the people who lost everything when Cyclone Idai swept through central Mozambique a year [...] Full text...

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Green Climate Fund approves US$26.6 million grant for vulnerable smallholder Zimbabwean farmers

12 march 2020 - 12:35:07
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The Green Climate Fund (GCF) has approved a US$26.6 million grant for Zimbabwe to support local vulnerable [...] Full text...

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Flagship UN study shows accelerating climate change on land, sea, atmosphere

11 march 2020 - 05:24:36
New York, US Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A wide-ranging UN climate report, released on Tuesday, shows that climate change is [...] Full text...

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Africa urged to accelerate climate commitments

26 february 2020 - 17:47:44
Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Africa will need to accelerate climate commitments to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), according [...] Full text...

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IMF deputy MD concludes visit to Mozambique

12 february 2020 - 13:48:15
Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) - Mozambique’s economy is recovering from the effects of Tropical Cyclones Idai and Kenneth last year, but [...] Full text...

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UN agencies call for action now to prevent Desert Locust catastrophe in Horn of Africa

10 february 2020 - 21:30:29
New York, US (PANA)  -  With the rainy season fast approaching, countries in the Horn of Africa are in a [...] Full text...

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AU Summit: UN chief calls for ‘collective, comprehensive, coordinated’ response to challenges facing Africa

09 february 2020 - 18:18:33
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The challenges facing African nations are “complex, multi-faceted and far-reaching" but a “collective, comprehensive and [...] Full text...

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AU Summit: Guterres hails ‘shared values, mutual respect and common interests’ of AU-UN partnership

09 february 2020 - 02:20:08
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The UN chief on Saturday called on the international community to recognise the need for African [...] Full text...

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Africa's economic growth seen to stagnate in 2020

30 january 2020 - 23:47:09
Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire (PANA)  -  Africa’s economic growth remained stable in 2019 at 3.4 percent and is on course to [...] Full text...

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Mauritius Govt. to introduce Climate change bill soon in Parliament

27 january 2020 - 15:09:10
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Mauritian Environment, Solid Waste Management and Climate Change Minister, Mr Kavydass Ramano, on Monday said [...] Full text...

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The drive for quality education worldwide, faces ‘mammoth challenges’ - Top UN Official

25 january 2020 - 06:31:24
New York, US (PANA) - Aligning inclusive, quality education with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) was centre-stage on Friday, as [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe: AfDB approves grant for disaster risk management training

25 january 2020 - 05:25:25
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The Board of the African Development Fund (ADF) has approved a US$ 685,000 grant to strengthen [...] Full text...

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AfDB approves US$685, 000 grant for Zimbabwe disaster risk management training

23 january 2020 - 14:20:51
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved a US$685,000 grant to strengthen Zimbabwe’s capacity to manage [...] Full text...

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Heavy rains hit Kenya after hurricane Belna settles in Madagascar

10 december 2019 - 09:54:22
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Hurricane Belna, which has been travelling around the Indian Ocean, is expected to cause heavy rains [...] Full text...

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Kenya braces for tropical cyclones along Indian Ocean coastline

06 december 2019 - 21:26:41
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Tropical cyclone, Ambali, which is expected to peak at 185 kilometres per hour, has started weakening [...] Full text...

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Twin cyclones likely to hit Tanzania coastal regions

06 december 2019 - 12:26:12
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Several regions in Tanzania will be hit by heavy rains which may have devastating [...] Full text...

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'Record number of people will need help worldwide during 2020'

04 december 2019 - 07:42:18
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A record 168 million people worldwide will need help and protection in crises spanning more than [...] Full text...

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African development bank commits $25 billion for climate change finance by 2025

30 november 2019 - 15:55:52
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) -  The African Development Bank (AfDB) has doubled its total climate change commitment to $25 billion between [...] Full text...

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Southern Africa struggles with the brunt of climate crisis – OCHA warns

14 november 2019 - 15:43:31
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – The Southern Africa region is experiencing the brunt of the climate crisis as it [...] Full text...

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WHO aids flood-hit populations across Africa

09 november 2019 - 09:32:53
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Flood-hit populations across Africa and the Eastern Mediterranean Region face increased risk of illness or death [...] Full text...

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AfDB gains ground in SADC energy sector, regional infrastructure developments

07 november 2019 - 21:39:43
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) is gaining ground and making strides in the Southern African Development [...] Full text...

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UN food agencies urge support for southern Africa’s hungry people as climate shocks intensify

01 november 2019 - 06:30:20
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA)  – A record 45 million people across the 16-nation Southern African Development Community (SADC) will be [...] Full text...

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Five African countries in need of 'urgent humanitarian food assistance'

28 october 2019 - 07:03:11
New York, USA (PANA) - American food insecurity network, FEWS NET, says Zimbabwe, Malawi, Mozambique, Lesotho and areas in the [...] Full text...

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Uncertainty in climate prediction to influence African governments in disaster risk management

10 october 2019 - 00:08:13
Addis-Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA)   -   African researchers and experts on Climate Change meeting here Wednesday concluded that the current predictability of [...] Full text...

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Global uncertainty slows growth in Africa’s economies – World Bank Update

09 october 2019 - 17:21:00
Washington, US (PANA) - Growth in Sub-Saharan Africa remained slow through 2019, hampered by persistent uncertainty in the global economy [...] Full text...

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Worsening economic prospects hamper healthcare fuel gender-based violence in Southern Africa

30 september 2019 - 16:03:23
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Deteriorating economic prospects have exacerbated poverty and inequality and hampered access to essential services, [...] Full text...

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Climate crisis brings devastating consequences to Southern Africa

30 september 2019 - 13:46:48
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Southern Africa is experiencing the devastating consequences of the climate crisis first-hand, according to [...] Full text...

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Pierrefonds airport of Reunion opens office in Mauritius

25 september 2019 - 13:08:04
Ebene, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Tourism minister Anil Gayan has said that the partnership between Air Mauritius and Pierrefonds airport [...] Full text...

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Africa to witness more food insecurity due to climate change

23 september 2019 - 05:41:51
New York, USA (PANA) – Climate change will see food insecurity grow in African countries, among other regions, if no [...] Full text...

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Leading scientists warn climate change ‘hitting harder and sooner’ than forecast

22 september 2019 - 19:40:31
New York, US (PANA) - Top climate scientists issued a report on Sunday showing that over the last several years, [...] Full text...

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IMF team finds Malawi’s economic performance after Cyclone Idai favourable

18 september 2019 - 14:02:41
Lilongwe, Malawi (PANA) - Malawi’s recent economic performance has been favourable despite the impact of Cyclone Idai, one of the [...] Full text...

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One million facing food shortages, nutrition crisis after Mozambique cyclones: UNICEF

17 september 2019 - 07:35:39
Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) - The UN children's fund (UNICEF) has painted a bleak picture of the the extent of devastation [...] Full text...

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WHO boss calls for global support to protect health from climate change

11 september 2019 - 14:12:30
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The Director-General of the World Health Organisation (WHO), Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Wednesday urged the [...] Full text...

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African Development Bank gains momentum in SADC development projects

19 august 2019 - 17:35:29
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) has gained momentum in the Southern African Development Community (SADC) regional [...] Full text...

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UN boosts humanitarian appeal to help tackle Zimbabwe’s ‘worst-ever’ hunger crisis

07 august 2019 - 20:56:11
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA)   -   The United Nations  food relief agency said here Wednesday it had revised its humanitarian appeal to [...] Full text...

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UNEP youth summit focuses on community action against climate change

15 july 2019 - 19:59:01
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – The youth from regions affected by cyclones and other climate disasters, meeting in Nairobi Monday, have [...] Full text...

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UN Chief pledges UN support during visit to cyclone-hit areas in Mozambique

13 july 2019 - 08:19:18
Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) - Determined children learning in classes without roofs, resilient women farming without tools or much land, and [...] Full text...

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International partners pledge $1.2 billion to help cyclone-hit Mozambique recover

03 june 2019 - 07:24:00
Beira, Mozambique (PANA) - Donors have pledged an initial $1.2 billion to help restore livelihoods and rebuild infrastructure destroyed by cyclones [...] Full text...

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Mozambique cyclone appeal allots less than one percent to needs of women and girls

30 may 2019 - 15:53:32
Beira, Mozambique (PANA) - Oxfam, Save the Children and Care are calling on donors to meet or exceed the proposed [...] Full text...

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SADC ministers find solutions to energy and water problems

27 may 2019 - 18:59:22
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The Ministers of Energy and Water from the Southern African Development Community (SADC), met in Windhoek, [...] Full text...

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Saudi Arabia grants US$10 million to Mauritius

18 may 2019 - 05:40:42
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Government of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, through the King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief [...] Full text...

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Global investors, UN launch guidance, metrics to help industry assess impacts from climate change

10 may 2019 - 15:10:26
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Twenty institutional investors from 11 countries convened by the UN Environment Finance Initiative (UNEP FI) on Friday launched [...] Full text...

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More people displaced inside their own countries than ever before, says NRC

10 may 2019 - 05:21:26
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – A record 41.3 million people are displaced inside their own countries because of conflict and violence, [...] Full text...

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Fake weather warnings worry Botswana meteorological services

03 may 2019 - 16:56:07
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The Botswana Department of Meteorological Services is saddened by misleading information on non-existence cyclones, natural disasters [...] Full text...

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UN appeals for international support as flood waters rise after second Mozambique cyclone

29 april 2019 - 07:19:46
New York, US (PANA) - With Mozambique and Comoros battling heavy rains and raging flood waters in the wake of [...] Full text...

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Tropical Cyclone Kenneth makes landfall in northern Mozambique

26 april 2019 - 08:53:18
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Tropical Cyclone Kenneth made landfall between the districts of Macomia and Mocimboa da Praia, [...] Full text...

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Southeastern Africa risks floods as Tropical Cyclone Kenneth strengthens

24 april 2019 - 16:28:29
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Heavy rainfall and winds are expected in Comoros, Mozambique and Tanzania after a tropical [...] Full text...

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Mauritius gets new Doppler Radar Weather Observation Station from Japan

03 april 2019 - 15:07:09
  Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth, on Wednesday, inaugurated, the Doppler Radar Weather Observation Station, built at [...] Full text...

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Mauritian papers highlight passage of cyclone on Rodrigues Island

30 march 2019 - 14:30:15
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The passage of the intense tropical cyclone ‘’Joaninha’’ on Rodrigues Island, with gusts of 165 kilometers/hours [...] Full text...

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Cyclone Idai: Rights group urges governments to ramp up rescue efforts

20 march 2019 - 09:39:23
Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) - With hundreds of people feared dead and thousands missing or displaced after a devastating cyclone hit [...] Full text...

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Mauritius minister highlights ICT role in timely disaster management

06 march 2019 - 14:27:00
​Balaclava, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian Technology, Communication and Innovation minister Yogida  Sawmynaden on Wednesday said that Information and Communication Technology [...] Full text...

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Mauritius launches Crop Loss Compensation Scheme for farmers

01 march 2019 - 08:26:05
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - A Crop Loss Compensation Scheme for the benefit of small non-sugar planters registered with the Small [...] Full text...

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SADC revisits disaster preparedness plan(Feature by Meekaeel Siphambili, PANA Correspondent)

30 january 2019 - 13:57:21
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The Southern African Development Community (SADC) countries have gone back to the drawing board in an [...] Full text...

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Mozambique: Transformation of small-scale farm industry results in promising rice crop production (A feature by AfDB)

19 january 2019 - 07:10:50
Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) - Locally-grown rice and vegetables are flourishing in Mozambique’s Massangena district, a testament to the success of [...] Full text...

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Global aid appeal targets more than 93 million most in need next year

04 december 2018 - 17:55:05
New York, US (PANA) - Conflict has pushed tens of millions of people into a situation where they are in [...] Full text...

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Mauritius temperature to reach above normal in 2018/2019 - Report

10 november 2018 - 10:22:56
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The Mauritius Meteorological Services (MMS), in its annual summer outlook report, has predicted that temperatures in [...] Full text...

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AfDB rolls out programme to boost climate risk financing and insurance for African countries

30 october 2018 - 15:20:46
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved the Africa Disaster Risks Financing (ADRiFi) Programme, the [...] Full text...

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AfDB, IFAD collaborate to help Mozambique build knowledge on climate finance

26 july 2018 - 16:26:37
Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) and the United Nations International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) have [...] Full text...

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Climate and disaster risk financing gets fresh boost from AfDB

24 may 2018 - 13:11:52
Busan, South Korea (PANA) - The President of African Development Bank (AfDB), Akinwumi Adesina, and the Bank’s Board of Governors [...] Full text...

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African Ministers discuss innovative financing mechanisms to respond to climate change

24 may 2018 - 13:10:49
Busan, South Korea (PANA) - Ministers of Finance, Agriculture and Governors of Central Banks from African countries have called for [...] Full text...

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Humanitarian NGOs say 30.6 million people displaced inside their country in 2017

16 may 2018 - 03:50:06
London, UK (PANA) - Conflict and disasters displaced 30.6 million people within their own countries last year, with 5.5 million [...] Full text...

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Near-record warm temperatures fuel deadly, costly weather events in 2017 – UN

18 january 2018 - 22:10:20
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – The upward trend in global temperatures marked by record-shattering warmth in 2015 and 2016 kept pace [...] Full text...

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Southern Africa recovers from El Niño-induced drought – OCHA report

27 november 2017 - 17:01:56
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Southern Africa continues to recover from the disastrous 2015/2016 El Niño-induced drought, which by [...] Full text...

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US: UN forecasts 14 million people made homeless each year by disasters

13 october 2017 - 19:39:00
New York, US (PANA) – Sudden onset disasters, such as earthquakes, tsunamis, floods and tropical cyclones, are likely to displace [...] Full text...

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US: UN raises annual aid appeal to assist over 100 million around the world

21 june 2017 - 20:25:26
New York, US (PANA) – As the number of people in need of humanitarian assistance around the world reach record [...] Full text...

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UN: UN officials task governments on Paris climate change agreement

23 march 2017 - 21:12:10
New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Thursday in New York said climate change is an unprecedented [...] Full text...

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Côte d’Ivoire: AfDB, ARC enhance weather-related risk management in Africa

07 march 2017 - 16:26:08
Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA) - The African Risk Capacity (ARC) Agency and the African Development Bank (AfDB) have formally teamed [...] Full text...

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Switzerland: WMO confirms 2016 as 'hottest year on record'

18 january 2017 - 18:25:10
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The year 2016 has been confirmed as the hottest year on record, surpassing the exceptionally high [...] Full text...

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Tanzania: WMO says 2016 set to break temperature records of 2015

14 november 2016 - 14:38:48
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - It is very likely that 2016 will be the hottest year on record, with [...] Full text...

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Mauritius: Southwestern Indian Ocean storms, cyclones for coming season

05 november 2016 - 14:43:41
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA\) - Mauritius Meteorological Services on Saturday released names of storms and cyclones that will be used [...] Full text...

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Mauritius: Summer starts in Mauritius

05 november 2016 - 08:33:56
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Summer has started in Mauritius at the beginning of November and it will officially last [...] Full text...

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Mauritius: Mauritius mulls offshore wind energy

27 october 2016 - 09:26:11
Ebène, Mauritius (PANA) - French renewable energy industry expert Gautier de Martene on Wednesday said that Mauritius has the potential [...] Full text...

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Mauritius: Mauritius, FAO sign two technical cooperation agreements

31 august 2016 - 17:46:14
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius and the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) on Wednesday signed two technical cooperation [...] Full text...

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UN: WMO says 2016 on track to record hottest year

21 july 2016 - 18:08:55
New York, US (PANA) - Global temperatures for the first six months of this year reached new highs, setting 2016 [...] Full text...

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UN: Ban urges focus on small island countries in realizing SDGs

09 may 2016 - 16:33:42
New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Monday called for extra attention to be paid to the experiences [...] Full text...

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Italy: FAO warns of risks of desert locust outbreak in Yemen

13 april 2016 - 09:59:23
Rome, Italy (PANA) - The presence of recently discovered desert locust infestations in Yemen, where conflict is severely hampering control [...] Full text...

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UN: FAO calls for strict vigilance in northwest Africa on locust invasion

12 april 2016 - 16:54:44
New York, US (PANA) - Countries in northwest Africa need to mobilize survey and control teams and to take all [...] Full text...

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Senegal: Mauritius holds workshop on disaster preparedness programme

15 february 2016 - 13:20:59
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – Mauritius is holding a workshop on disaster preparedness programme, ''Get Airports Ready for Disaster (GARD)'', running [...] Full text...

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Switzerland: ‘2015 is hottest year on record’ – UN weather agency

26 january 2016 - 05:24:21
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The global average surface temperature in 2015 broke all previous records by a strikingly wide margin, [...] Full text...

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UN: El Niño has put world in 'uncharted territory,' UN relief chief says

08 january 2016 - 06:02:58
New York, US (PANA) - The top UN relief official has urged the international community to act now to help [...] Full text...

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COP21: Ban urges countries to do more to reach agreement

04 december 2015 - 06:36:35
Paris, France (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has given a favourable report on the early stages of the United [...] Full text...

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UN: FAO says surge in climate change-related disasters threat to food security

27 november 2015 - 16:56:29
New York, US (PANA) - Droughts, floods, storms and other disasters triggered by climate change have risen in frequency and [...] Full text...

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Italy: FAO warns of threats to food security by climate change-related disasters

26 november 2015 - 11:11:21
Rome, Italy (PANA) - Droughts, floods, storms and other disasters triggered by climate change have risen in frequency and severity [...] Full text...

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UN: UN chief says floods, droughts, cyclones caused US$1 trillion in damages

18 november 2015 - 19:17:00
New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said Wednsday that floods, droughts and cyclones have caused more than [...] Full text...

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Italy: FAO warns torrential rains, cyclones could favour locust surge

11 november 2015 - 11:33:26
Rome, Italy (PANA) - Unusually heavy and widespread rains that fell recently in northwest Africa, the Horn of Africa and [...] Full text...

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Mauritius: Violent thunderstorms, flash floods may occur during 2015/16 summer

19 october 2015 - 18:28:29
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The Mauritius Meteorological Services warned Monday that torrential rainfall leading to flash floods, violent thunderstorms [...] Full text...

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Mauritius: Mauritius announces names of cyclones due in in 2025/2016 season

19 october 2015 - 16:59:27
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius Meteorological Services Monday announced 26 names of storms/cyclones to be used in the Southwest [...] Full text...

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Mauritius: Mauritius to cull 20% bats

12 october 2015 - 13:02:06
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian Agro-industry Minister Mahen Seeruttun on Monday announced that the authorities will cull about 20% of [...] Full text...

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Mauritius: Early Warning System to detect storm surges installed in Mauritius

11 august 2015 - 09:02:33
Vacoas, Mauritius (PANA) - An Early Warning System (EWS) to detect storm surges on a 24-hour basis is now operational [...] Full text...

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UN: First-ever heatwave warning guidelines issued by UN as global temperatures soar

02 july 2015 - 08:45:30
New York, US (PANA) - Two UN agencies have unveiled a series of new guidelines aimed at addressing the health [...] Full text...

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Rwanda: Experts predict intense rainfall in Rwanda, Eastern African region

25 february 2015 - 16:00:09
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - An intense rainfall that could trigger flash floodings are expected in many parts of the Eastern [...] Full text...

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Senegal: Three Sahelian countries to get US$25 million in drought insurance claims

23 january 2015 - 17:21:43
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The African Risk Capacity Insurance Company Limited, a financial affiliate of the African Risk Capacity (ARC) [...] Full text...

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South Africa: 'Drought triggers insurance payout in Sahel'

23 january 2015 - 11:14:29
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - ARC Insurance Company Limited will pay US$ 25 million in drought insurance claims to [...] Full text...

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Italy: Funds running out in battle against locusts in Madagascar

21 january 2015 - 16:26:11
Rome, Italy (PANA) - In Madagascar, the battle against an ongoing plague of locusts risks being lost as funds needed [...] Full text...

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Peru: UN University calls on govts to prepare for human mobility

09 december 2014 - 15:39:08
Lima, Peru (PANA) - As governments debate the shape of a new climate agreement, to be adopted in Paris next [...] Full text...

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Mauritius: 25 cyclones anticipated for next summer

17 october 2014 - 10:50:57
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - At least 25 cyclones will be formed in South-west Indian Ocean and a dozen of them [...] Full text...

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Mauritius: Measures to contain transmission of vector-borne diseases announced

15 october 2014 - 12:14:46
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian Health Minister Lormus Bundhoo has called on his compatriots to be vigilant and to take [...] Full text...

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Rwanda: African meteorologists warn of heavy rain in Rwanda, the Great Horn of Africa

08 october 2014 - 15:36:27
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The period between September and December 2014 will witness above average rainfall season over the equatorial [...] Full text...

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UN: New report issues alert on destruction of mangrove forests

29 september 2014 - 22:37:05
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Environment Programme (UNEP) said on Monday that the world was losing its mangroves [...] Full text...

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Belgium: European Commissioner for Development visits Madagascar

11 june 2014 - 12:53:21
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - European Commissioner for Development Andris Piebalgs Wednesday started a three-day working visit to Madagascar, marking the [...] Full text...

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Tanzania: LDC Group calls for urgent action to limit global temperature increases

03 june 2014 - 18:19:36
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Calling for urgent action to save the world’s poorest, the Chair of the Least [...] Full text...

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Mauritius: Authorities implement Early Warning System for Storm surges

13 march 2014 - 16:45:53
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritius will implement an Early Warning System (EWS) for storm surges while the population at risks [...] Full text...

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Rwanda: Experts predict heavy rainfall in the Greater Horn of Africa

06 march 2014 - 13:01:37
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Meteorological experts gathered this week in Entebbe, Uganda, have predicted heavy rainfall with flood risks for [...] Full text...

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Mauritius: Japan to finance construction of met. station in Mauritius

18 february 2014 - 18:26:35
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritius and Japan on Tuesday signed an agreement under which Japan will finance the construction of [...] Full text...

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FAO, Madagascar move to curb locust invasion

19 december 2013 - 11:20:44
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Control operations are continuing in Madagascar against an invasion of the Malagasy Migratory Locust, a voracious [...] Full text...

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2013 among top 10 warmest years since 1850 – WMO

13 november 2013 - 15:50:39
Warsaw, Poland (PANA) – A report released Wednesday by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) at the UN Climate Change Conference [...] Full text...

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UN agencies say 4 million people in Madagascar face food insecurity

11 october 2013 - 16:38:48
New York, US (PANA) - Some four million people in rural Madagascar are food insecure after rice and maize production [...] Full text...

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WB report says better risk management can unlock opportunities

07 october 2013 - 06:59:15
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - In the face of social unrest, economic crises, and more frequent natural disasters, preparation [...] Full text...

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New UN report says 'unprecedented climate extremes' witnessed in 2001-2010

03 july 2013 - 18:10:12
New York, US (PANA) - A new UN report, launched on Wednesday, said that the world experienced "unprecedented high-impact climate [...] Full text...

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Climate Change: Poor countries seek separate funds to deal with loss, damage

28 november 2012 - 11:26:05
Doha, Qatar (PANA) - Chair of the 48-nation Least Developed Countries (LDC) group, Pa Ousman Jarju, has asked negotiators meeting [...] Full text...

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New WB report examines risks of 4-degree hotter globe by end of century

19 november 2012 - 07:06:53
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - The world is barreling down a path to heat up by 4 degrees at [...] Full text...

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WHO, WMO launch Atlas of Health, Climate

29 october 2012 - 13:26:18
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The the World Health Organisation (WHO) and the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) Monday jointly launched the [...] Full text...

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Atlas of health and climate for launch Monday

26 october 2012 - 12:54:10
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The first ever Atlas of Health and Climate, to illustrate the most pressing current and emerging [...] Full text...

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Mauritius donates US$100.000 to Madagascar, Comoros

19 september 2012 - 12:10:01
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius has donated US$50,000 each to Madagascar and Comoros to assist all those affected by [...] Full text...

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Tanzania’s weather agency forecasts high rainfall

06 september 2012 - 14:11:02
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – An above-normal rainfall is expected to drench many parts of Tanzania between October and [...] Full text...

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West Africa faces food insecurity, malnutrition - FAO

13 june 2012 - 15:04:09
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - West Africa continues to face "increasing food insecurity and malnutrition in several countries," due to a [...] Full text...

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Africa's inability to predict natural disasters worries AU official

09 may 2012 - 19:11:22
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – As climate change impacts become more extreme, the international community is being urged to support [...] Full text...

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'Severe weather will make African coastal cities difficult to live in'

09 may 2012 - 13:42:23
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - A report launched in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Wednesday has warned that high levels of vulnerability, [...] Full text...

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