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Civil Society organisations are sticking to their guns: Women will be hardest hit by the climate change.

admin — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 12:43:38 +0000

Civil Society organisations are sticking to their guns: Women will be hardest hit by the climate change. Zuki Zimela reports from COP 17 in Durban.

Mauritian men work to change attitudes

podcast — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 11:22:11 +0000

Mauritian men are standing up against violence against women. Nasseem Ackbarally reports that some are now joining organisations to change attitudes towards women in society.

Ghana’s community-radio dial is stuck

podcast — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 06:52:19 +0000

Last month in Ghana, community radio advocates and civil society members rallied through the streets of Accra in what they called a “Voice Walk” and Ghana’s National Communications Authority calls “hostile” and ‘irresponsible”. Sandra Ferrari compiled this report:

West African farmers see climate changing

podcast — Mon, 28 Nov 2011 03:47:41 +0000

Women in West Africa have over the years relied on fishing and farming as their traditional source of income. But as Sam Olukoya reports from Lagos, changing weather patterns caused by climate change have put their livelihood under threat.

Pan African Parliament worried about climate change

podcast — Fri, 25 Nov 2011 09:45:45 +0000

Click on the link below to look at a sound-slide on the Pan African Parliament and climate change:

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Coffee growers feel climate change

podcast — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 11:33:05 +0000

Women coffee growers speak to Martha Nyambura about the impact of climate change on their production.

Oil discoveries hold back agriculture

podcast — Sun, 20 Nov 2011 07:30:36 +0000

Zuki Zimela reports from Libreville, Gabon: Farmers organisation say oil discoveries in Africa are holding back agricultural development.

Africa’s farmers still face serious challenges

podcast — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 06:00:15 +0000

Stakeholders in agriculture from Western and Central Africa are meeting in Gabon for the 6th International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) regional forum. As Zukiswa Zimela reports, they are talking about the challenges facing smallholder farmers.

Regional farmers union wants agriculture in COP17 text

podcast — Sat, 12 Nov 2011 08:17:50 +0000

The Southern African Confederation of Agricultural Unions, SACAU, says the COP17 discussions in Durban later this month is an opportunity to put agriculture on the climate change map. Tinus de Jager asked Ishmael Sunga, the confederation CEO, what they are pushing for at the end of November.

Gender must be on COP17 agenda: SADC

podcast — Sat, 12 Nov 2011 05:40:14 +0000

The head of SADCs gender unit,
Magdeline Mathiba-Madibela, says climate change affects women in Southern Africa and their plight must be discussed at COP 17 in Durban later this month. Zukiswa Zimela interviews Mathiba-Madibela in Gaborone and asked her what is needed to protect women against climate change.