The World wetlands day is celebrated every 2nd February. This year, three main keypoints were released.Protecting the world’s wetlands is in our common interest – it safeguards us all.The future of humanity depends on bold action today to protect and restore these indispensable ecosyst
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Groundwater hydrology and hydrochemistry research implemented over the high productive aquifer system located in the lower Ruzizi river plain, North of Tanganyika lake, led to the preparation of piezometric maps that identify major groundwater flow directions from the mountains North o
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NATURE-Water: Effectiveness of wetlands as reservoirs for integrated water resource management in the Ruzizi plain based on water evaluation and planning (WEAP) approach for a climate-resilient future in eastern D.R. CongoThe Rusizi Plain, situated between Burundi and D.R.
According to BBC' news (Zambia electricity crisis: Drought hits hydro-powered Kariba Dam (bbc.com)) Zambia is experiencing its worst electricity blackouts in recent memory, despite having substantial hydroelectric resources (such as massive hydro-powered Kariba Dam).
Author: Vibhu Mishra
More than 215 people, including 35 children, have been killed and dozens are missing after heavy rains triggered flash floods and landslides across Nepal, UN humanitarians said on Tuesday.
Many of the deaths have occurred in the capital, Kathmandu, which witnessed
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Water not only rules everyday life in Bunyala (located on the shorelines of Lake Victoria, Busia County, Kenya), but also kills. The village experiences recurrent floods that wipe out houses and people, while the lake increasingly claims new lands according to its inhabitants. And thes
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The prolonged drought in Morocco is causing serious problems for the agricultural sector. Local Authorities predict that the 2024 wheat harvest will be reduced by almost 50 per cent....
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Climate variability plays a crucial role in the annual fluctuations of crop yields, posing a substantial threat to food security. Maize, the main cereal in sub-Saharan Africa, has shown varied yield trends during increasingly warmer growing seasons.
La escasez, la sobreexplotación, la contaminación y la pérdida de millones de litros en fugas agravan los problemas de una de las capitales más grandes del mundo con un sistema muy frágil a punto de colapsar
BACKGROUNDThe Intra-ACP Climate Services and related Application (ClimSA) Programme takes place within the framework of an existing Financing Agreement between the African, Caribbean and Pacific group of States Secretariat (ACP Secretariat) and the European Union (EU). The goal of the
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Le projet régional LATAWAMA (Lake Tanganyika Water Management), financé par l’Union européenne et mis en œuvre par Enabel (Agence de Developpement Belge) en étroite collaboration avec l’Autorité du Lac Tanganyika, a pris fin le 31 janvier 2024.
Nasa has declared 2023 as the year of open science. This leading space agency is making a long-term commitment to build an inclusive, open science community over the next decade. Open-source science is a commitment to the open-sharing of software, data, and knowledge (algorithms, paper
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Water-related crises around the world show that current systems of water management are unsuited for a world altered by global warming.
Water-use restrictions, power cuts and other stopgap measures are no longer fit for purpose.
The task now is to understand the links between wate
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Tree restoration is an effective way to store atmospheric carbon and mitigate climate change. However, large-scale tree-cover expansion has long been known to increase evaporation, leading to reduced local water availability and streamflow. More recent studies suggest that in
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This report summarizes the main findings of the different activities that the Joint Research Centre of the European Commission and the different partner institutions are conducting within the framework of the Water Energy Food Ecosystem nexus analysis in sub-Saharan Africa.
The reports on the Impact and the Monitoring & Evaluation undertaken by two external consultants can be found in Annexes 133 and 134. The importance of Monitoring & Evaluation (M&E) as well as Impact Study were recognized during the implementation phase of the project.
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Concerning WANWATCE, Phase I deliverables are provided in Annexes 112-118 from Burkina Faso, Ghana, the two CoEs in Nigeria (NWRI, UNIBEN) and Senegal. These reports correspond to the Desk-study assessments as well as National Frameworks for each country.
The report summarizes the key ACEWATER2 project scientific achievements of the activities implemented by the African CoEs (Centers of Excellence), supporting Institutions, leading experts and the JRC. The outcomes of few ongoing research projects at JRC complements the overall framewor
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- Annex 71: Farinosi F., Gonzalez-Sanchez, D., Crestaz E., Cordano E., Carmona-Moreno C., Bidoglio G., 2017. Towards an African Atlas of Water Energy Food Cooperation – Data collection. JRC Technical Report, JRC108695, Ispra, European Commission
In the framework of the project scientific component, the CEANWATCE, this project addressed the WEFE nexus interdependences and evaluated sustainable bridging-gap solutions.
Extreme climate events such as drought and floods with severe impacts over the Greater Horn of Africa (GHA) have been on the rise over the past decades.
Hydrological fluxes, land use and climate change are significant processes in the biogeochemical processes and agricultural productivity in the Lake Victoria Basin.
Blue Nile River is the main source of water for hundreds of millions of people in Ethiopia, Sudan and Egypt. Natural resources in the Nile Basin are under enormous pressure due to population growth, economic development, increased energy and food needs.
West Africa, particularly the Sudano-Sahelian zone, has experienced unprecedented climate variability in recent decades. Despite some periods of respite, the statistics do not really plead for a return to better climatic conditions, precisely rainfall.