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There is a story in the Indian epic, Mahabharata, called Samudra Manthan (churning of the oceans) wherein the gods and the demons come together to churn the cosmic ocean in search of an elixir of...

Lusaka - Zambia: By BENEDICT TEMBO

Lusaka - Zambia: By BENEDICT TEMBO

... To Deliver Africa’s First Zero Waste Green Smart Sustainable Federal Capital Territory

Mxolisi Sibanda has spent close to 20 years working as a natural resources management and conservation expert in the UK and Africa. As an Adviser in the Climate Change Section of the Commonwealth Secretariat, he leads the Secretariat’s work around the Commonwealth Call to Action on Living Lands. He shares some insights about his work below.

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New research has found that most of the Commonwealth’s coastal and island states have mainstreamed ocean-based actions into their national climate commitments.

IMF loan: In these challenging times, among the many candidates for immediate balance of payment (BOP) support from the IMF, Bangladesh surely stood out as most deserving and judged eminently qualified to undertake concessional debt with minimum risk for the lender.

Food loss and waste are significant contributors to human-caused greenhouse gas emissions, responsible for 8-10% of emissions globally. Reducing FLW alone can cut methane emissions by up to 15%.

Download logoThe Egyptian COP27 Presidency will convene the first-ever ministerial meeting on urbanization and climate change at the UN Climate Change