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Women are the agents of change for climate change in southern Africa

Women are the agents of change for climate change in southern Africa

by | Aug 9, 2019 | , , , , , , , | 0 |

Today South Africa marks Women’s Day. Much like the women being commemorated for the march to the Union Buildings on 9 August 1956, women in southern Africa today may well hold the same flint that lights a “new movement” – climate change. Southern Africa is one of the regions projected to experience the most serious consequences of global warning and the El Niño effect. In 2019, we experienced one of the worst disasters the region has ever seen – Cyclone Idai ravaged communities in Mozambique, Malawi and Zimbabwe and continue to rebuild their lives.

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Early detection, early action: preventing DRC’s Ebola outbreak from spreading into nearby Uganda

Early detection, early action: preventing DRC’s Ebola outbreak from spreading into nearby Uganda

by | Jan 26, 2019 | , , , | 0 |

Communities living along the porous borders of Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) remain at high risk of the spread of Ebola. Thousands cross each day to sell and buy goods, tend to their farm and visit family and friends. With the epicenter of DRC’s largest Ebola outbreak only 100 kilometers away from the Ugandan border, it is crucial to contain and stop the virus from spreading.

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