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20 May 2013
                       
 
 
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17 May 2013
 
 
Sustainable urbanisation – challenges in the 21st century
CONSULTANCY AFRICA INTELLIGENCE
The proportion of the world’s urban population is expected to increase from 47% in 2000, to about 57% by 2050. Furthermore, more than 90% of future population growth will be accounted for by...
 
 
09 May 2013
 
Addressing emerging environmental issues in 21st century Africa
CONSULTANCY AFRICA INTELLIGENCE
Africa, the world’s poorest continent and plagued by high population growth rates, is predicted to make significant economic gains over the next decade.(2) A study commissioned by the...
 
 
02 Apr 2013
 
Environmental drones: The newest weapon in the arsenal against poachers
CONSULTANCY AFRICA INTELLIGENCE
Over the past decade, drones (2) have played a large role in the American war on terror.(3) Drones are often discussed in the context of extra-judicial killings,(4) loss of privacy,(5) and...
 
 
28 Mar 2013
 
Ethiopia’s hydropower futures: Walking the thin line between energy independence, environmental degradation and conflict
CONSULTANCY AFRICA INTELLIGENCE
Energy independence has become a recurring, yet contested, theme in African politics; especially in East Africa where upwards of 90% of the population has no access to electricity.(2) Consequently,...
 
 
05 Mar 2013
 
The African rhino on the ‘brink of extinction’: The struggle to stop poaching
CONSULTANCY AFRICA INTELLIGENCE
Conservation of the African rhino has been an ongoing effort over a long period, with certain levels of success. However, the challenges bedevilling this sector have recently become more complex,...
 
 
15 Feb 2013
 
Peak phosphorus and future food security in Africa and beyond
CONSULTANCY AFRICA INTELLIGENCE
In a November 2012 report, the World Bank (WB) postulates that the global temperature is likely to increase by as much as 4 degrees Celsius (°C) by 2060.(2) This is double the 2°C aim that the...
 
 
30 Jan 2013
 
Côte d’Ivoire’s ‘blood beans’: Big men politics, conflict and environmental degradation in the land of cocoa
CONSULTANCY AFRICA INTELLIGENCE
On 11 April 2011, the United Nations Operation in Côte d’Ivoire (UNOCI), backed by French military troops, arrested the long-time partner of Western interests in the region, the then-President,...
 
 
17 Jan 2013
 
Food security: What does this mean for Africa?
CONSULTANCY AFRICA INTELLIGENCE
Food security is a challenge in both the developing and the developed world; the difference lies in the magnitude of the problem and the proportion of the population that is affected.(2) Within...
 
 
10 Nov 2010
 
Emerging issues: Environmental migration in Africa
CONSULTANCY AFRICA INTELLIGENCE
Environmental degradation is primarily a result of the dynamic interplay between economic, political and social processes or failures. Some causes of environmental degradation include habitat...
 
 
10 Sep 2010
 
The African Ministerial Conference on the Environment: A Report on Africa’s Future Environmental Affairs Strategies
CONSULTANCY AFRICA INTELLIGENCE
Africa faces increasingly complex challenges that demand urgent action from its best technological minds and international partners. The environment being the very source of Africa's livelihood,...
 
 
 
                       
 
 
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