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Taking the chance out of agriculture in Cabo Verde
Food and Agriculture Organization
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The impacts of climate change in Cabo Verde are evident with drought and pests hurting the productivity and incomes of the country’s farmers, like Elisabeth Da Conceiçao. ©FAO/Giuseppe Carotenuto 25/07/2024 The beans pop out of their sheathing as...
ECOWAS Announces Mini Grid Power Project For 800 Cabo Verde Residents
News Investigators Nigeria
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July 19, 2024
News Investigators/ No fewer than 800 inhabitants of the Pico do Fogo volcano on the island of Fogo, Cabo Verde are to benefit from the electrification project announced by the ECOWAS Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (ECREEE)....
Weather experts monitor AL94 in the Atlantic
Breaking Belize News
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October 14, 2024
Views: 0 Posted: Monday, October 14, 2024. 10:30 am CST. By Zoila Palma Gonzalez: Weather experts at the National Hurricane Center (NHC) are monitoring a well-defined area of low pressure located several hundred miles west of the Cabo Verde...
Guinean children treated in Portugal return “completely cured”
Portugal Pulse
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June 28, 2025
The young Jeramias was among a group of 16 babies and children from Guinea-Bissau who returned home today after several months of treatment in Portugal. These children traveled without their families, but were accompanied by various organizations...
Weather tracker: Hurricane Oscar gathers strength in Atlantic as Australia swelters
The Guardian
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October 21, 2024
Hurricane Oscar has become the 10th hurricane of the 2024 Atlantic season, battering the Turks and Caicos Islands on Saturday night and the far southern Bahamas on Sunday. The disturbance that eventually became Oscar was initially given a low...
If problems arise in the Portuguese-speaking community… it is complicated.
Portugal Pulse
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June 29, 2025
The President of Portugal, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, addressed the prevailing “wave” of fear during times of crisis on Saturday, highlighting the global influence of Portuguese-speaking nations. “In times of crisis, it is easy to appeal to fear and...
Marcelo sees Mozambique “looking to the future”. Chapo comes to Lisbon
Portugal Pulse
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June 24, 2025
“Satisfied to see a country looking to the future, with a climate aiming for economic and social development, financial progress, justice, and consequently political and institutional stability,” remarked President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa upon...
Weather experts monitor Hurricane Kirk and 2 tropical disturbances in Atlantic
Breaking Belize News
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October 2, 2024
Views: 0 Posted: Wednesday, October 2, 2024. 9:03 am CST. By Zoila Palma Gonzalez: The National Hurricane Center (NHC) is monitoring Hurricane Kirk, currently located approximately 1,200 miles west of the Cabo Verde Islands. As of the latest...
NOAA tracks Tropical Depression Two. Will it become Barry?
Palm Beach Daily News - Florida
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Invest 91L is looking more likely to become at lease a tropical depression, possibly the next named storm. Three other tropical waves are being monitored in the Atlantic. The next named storm will be Barry. The National Hurricane Center was...
Mediterranean Sea poised to break all-time heat records
Yahoo News
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ROME – The Mediterranean Sea is on track to potentially surpass its all-time highest recorded temperature, with large portions of the basin estimated to be between 5- and 10-degrees Fahrenheit above average, with even locally greater anomalies....
Weather experts monitor Tropical Developments in the Caribbean and Atlantic
Breaking Belize News
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October 1, 2024
Views: 0 Posted: Tuesday, October 1, 2024. 4:44 pm CST. By Zoila Palma Gonzalez: Weather experts at the National Hurricane Center (NHC) are closely monitoring a broad trough of low pressure. This system is producing disorganized showers and...
Weather experts monitor Hurricane Isaac, Tropical storms Helene, Joyce and 3 tropical disturbances in the Atlantic
Breaking Belize News
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September 27, 2024
Views: 0 Posted: Friday, September 27, 2024. 9:10 am CST. By Zoila Palma Gonzalez: Weather experts at the National Hurricane Center (NHC) are closely monitoring Hurricane Isaac, Tropical storms Helene, Joyce and 3 more disturbances in the...
Winter sun destinations with hottest weather in January — Egypt, Lanzarote, Malta
Metro
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December 29, 2024
Where can you go for some winter sun? (Picture: Getty) A winter sun holiday is just the ticket after the excitement of Christmas dies down and gives way to the dull and dreariness of January in the UK. In the southern hemisphere, January is one of...
Abreu enhances cross-border presence with TerraLex
Iberian Lawyer
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June 19, 2025
Abreu Advogados is expanding its international network by joining the legal network TerraLex, further strengthening the firm’s support for cross-border clients. With offices in Lisbon, Porto, and Funchal, Abreu brings to TerraLex five additional...
MBC Hearing Focuses on Climate Adaptations, Access for All to State’s Recreational Beaches
Lynn Journal - Massachusetts
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December 26, 2024
Special to the Journal On Monday Nov. 18 at 10am, the Metropolitan Beaches Commission (MBC) and Save the Harbor/Save the Bay hosted their annual hearing on the state of the beaches at the Massachusetts State House. The hearing featured testimony...
Weather Alert: US Braces for Possible Hurricane Impact This Week
Newsweek
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September 23, 2024
The National Hurricane Center (NHC) is tracking an evolving storm in the western Caribbean that is expected to intensify and head northwards in the coming days, possibly making landfall in the United States by Thursday. A tropical storm will...
Lessons in Sustainability: Forging a Better Future
INSEAD Knowledge
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December 18, 2024
The year 2023 was named the hottest on record, and 2024 is on track to be even warmer. We are already feeling the impact of the climate emergency, but the problem runs deeper. Climate change is just one symptom of our planet’s health crisis. From...
Irish tourists warned avoid 'nightmare' resort as groups cancelling flights
Galway Beo
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June 18, 2025
A group of 25 holidaymakers are taking legal action against a luxury five-star resort in Cape Verde, following severe illnesses experienced during their "nightmare" trip. The dream holiday quickly turned sour for the guests who reportedly suffered...
Norway provides NOK 50 Million to strengthen Africa’s climate resilience through ARC Ltd. ...
Business Ghana
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Africa’s economic and social fabric is disproportionately affected by climate change. Over 95% of Africa's food production depends on rainfed agriculture, with over 70% of the continent's population relying on it for their livelihoods, making them...
AfDB to make $30m investment in AFC to catalyse climate action
Blueprint Newspapers Limited
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December 16, 2024
The African Development Bank’s Board of Directors has approved a $30 million equity investment in Africa Finance Corporation (AFC) for the rollout of innovative “green shares” aimed at mobilising resources for climate action projects across...