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Protecting Soil Fertility: Protecting Life

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Voices & Views

There is much discussion in the development arena about the struggle ahead to feed the seven plus billion, of the methods proposed towards food security, building resilience, safeguarding water resources and so on. But few stop to...

Africa
Algeria
Egypt
+4
Libya
Morocco
Tunisia
Europe
Agriculture & Rural Development
Biodiversity & Ecosystem
Climate change & disaster risks
+2
Environment & green economy
Forests

Declining Bee Numbers: Measures to Protect the Pollinators in Africa and Asia

Article
Voices & Views

As the crucial role of bees as pollinators of the world’s food supply is increasingly becoming common knowledge, reports about the serious decline of honeybee populations in Europe and the USA have alarmed governments, the private...

Africa
Kenya
Asia
+1
Thailand
Agriculture & Rural Development
Biodiversity & Ecosystem
Climate change & disaster risks
+3
Environment & green economy
Food & Nutrition Security
Forests

Ecosystems Approach to Make Agriculture More Efficient, More Sustainable, and to Create More Intelligent Markets

Article
Voices & Views

“The future of food security on the current trajectory is a road to nowhere, and to repeat the statistics that we need to grow 50-70% more food without answering the questions, on what land, with which water and with what kind of...

Africa
Kenya
Uganda
+1
Tanzania
Agriculture & Rural Development
Biodiversity & Ecosystem
Climate change & disaster risks
+3
Environment & green economy
Fisheries
Forests

Solar Energy has Great Potential in Africa, but Has Yet to Take Off

Article
Voices & Views

Coordination between policy makers and private partners is key to developing solar energy in Africa, said photovoltaic expert Michael Franz as he presented impressions and conclusions of his extensive work on the development of a...

Africa
Kenya
Climate change & disaster risks
Energy
Environment & green economy

Monitoring an agro-pastoralist project in northern Kenya

Article
Voices & Views

The EU’s Food Facility is supporting an innovative approach in Eastern Africa to strengthen food security in arid and semi-arid lands. Last year, EuropeAid’s Daniel Clauss accompanied a review mission to the region to visit EU...

Africa
Kenya
Monitoring & Evaluation
Intervention Cycle Management (Project/Program Cycle Management)
Food & Nutrition Security

Improving Water and Sanitation Conditions for Slum Dwellers in Kenya

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Voices & Views

In Kenya, nearly 60% of Nairobi's population live in slums. In the Mukuru slum, in the East of Nairobi, an EU funded project is helping to improve the health status of residents through the provision of water and sanitation...

Africa
Kenya
Health
Private Sector
Trade & Economic Integration
+2
Urban Development
Water, Sanitation and Hygiene