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Adeshina Olusanya's Friends
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Climate change...
About this category: Environment
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The effects of climate change on agriculture are expected to vary across the continent, but are likely to be most pronounced in areas where temperature and water availability are already major constraining factors. Africa is highly dependent on rain-fed agricultural production. Many African crops including wheat, maize, and soybean are already grown close to the limits of their temperature or water stress tolerances.
The majority Africa’s subsistence farmers are women; they are the ones that will really feel the brunt of changing rainfall and weather patterns. For many African women and girls, the situation will be exacerbated by poor access to education, health and employment.
The pressures on families to migrate to urban areas is also expected to grow further, making the challenge of tackling poverty and unemployment rates an even greater one.
Taking Action
Although climate change is already being felt across the continent, many countries are still not being spurred into action. We are urging the world’s governments represented at COP17 to listen to the people, and not the vested interests of polluting corporations; to shelve the rhetoric and create a framework for a sustainable future, by:
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Ensuring a peak in global greenhouse gas emissions by 2015
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Ensuring that the Kyoto Protocol continues and providing a mandate for a comprehensive legally binding instrument
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Delivering the necessary finance to tackle climate change
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Setting up a framework for protecting forests in developing countries
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Ensuring global cooperation on technology and energy finance
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Ensuring international transparency in assessing and monitoring country commitments and actions.
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| December 6, 2011 | 10:06 AM |
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How the UNFCCC works
About this category: Environment
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The Convention on Climate Change sets an overall framework for intergovernmental efforts to tackle the challenge posed by climate change. It recognises that the climate system is a shared resource that is affected by emissions from greenhouse gases resulting from human activity. Decisions under the UNFCCC are made on the basis of consensus according to current operating practice. This means that, rather than voting, Parties aim to reach agreement through discussion and negotiation. The main negotiating forum is sessions of the Conference of the Parties (COP), which typically take place at ministerial level. Parties also negotiate in the two subsidiary bodies of the UNFCCC, the Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice (SBSTA) and the Subsidiary Body for Implementation (SBI). Other matters, such as the development of technical guidelines for implementing COP decisions, are dealt with at UNFCCC workshops. The administration of the UNFCCC is the responsibility of a secretariat based in Bonn, Germany. The UNFCCC secretariat is institutionally linked to the United Nations and is administered under UN Rules and Regulations. It is answerable to the COP and the subsidiary bodies, and has responsibility in three areas: executive direction, technical programs and support services for the intergovernmental process.
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| December 6, 2011 | 8:53 AM |
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It's time for Africa - COP17/CMP7
Related to country: South Africa About this category: Environment
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Durban - Some 1000 youth from all over the world have gathered in Durban, South Africa, for the two week long UN climate negotiations, where governments will hopefully decide on the process towards a binding global climate agreement. Young people are present here as part of the official youth constituency YOUNGO.
After three days of training at the Conference of Youth taking place this weekend at the University of KwaZulu-Natal, the young delegates are now well equipped to participate in the UN climate tasks and lobby for the binding global agreement we all need so badly.
Would you like to know more about their amazing work? Check the hashtag YOUNGO (#YOUNGO) on Twitter or follow @seanamos
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| December 1, 2011 | 10:51 AM |
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UNFCC COP17/CMP7 in Durban South Africa.
Related to country: South Africa About this category: Environment
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This is the first time that I have participated in an event of this magnitude and specifically a Climate Change conference. Young people are quite passionate about Climate Change and since this event has come to Africa, it has raised the voice of the developing countries and in essence the African countries.
I have been attending the YOUNGOs meetings since yesterday (today 29th Nov 2011 is day 2) and the young people have raised so many issues and its time for them to be heard. I will take it a few steps back and explain what YOUNGOs is and what role it plays at the COP17/CMP7.
YOUNGO is the officially recognised constituency of the Youth Non-Governmental Organisations by the UNFCCC, of which the World Oganisation of the Scout Movement is a part. The spokes council is the decision making body of YOUNGO, and is formed by representatives of the Youth Non-Governmental Organisations participating in COP17.
YOUNGO makes statements and carries out actions on behalf of YOUNGO but at the same time it is representing all of its members. The spokes council provides for a transparent and formal method of decision-making that includes all of its members in a meaningful and constructive way.
This first meeting of YOUNGO saw the constituency having to elect five of its members who would then go on to have access seats inside for the Plenary session for the official opening of the conference.
For regular updates follow https://twitter.com/#!/seanamos
or Go to Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/pages/World-Scout-Team-at-the-Cop17/251266898264797
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| November 29, 2011 | 4:35 AM |
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Thoughts On Leaders...
About this category: Education
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Leaders must have courage to take decisions, and followers must have the courage to do as they are told.
Disagreement is not disloyalty. Disobeying is. A Leader is disloyal to his followers if he does not back them up to his fullest ability. A person that has another view should be allowed to explain it.
...Indeed leaders and followers should listen. Neither should show any bias, even if the explanation is unusual and seems unsound. Attempts should be made to understand the divergent view.
Leaders should be able to manage their own emotions and those of their followers. If a leader is devastated by a failed deadline or target, he is not inspiring enought to energise his followers to better performance the next time around.
A leader should feel for the individuals in his care. By doing so, he ensures loyalty from his followers.
A leader should lead by personal example. Only an energetic leader can enthuse a group of followers to be energetic. An energetic group of followers is a dynamic, productive and result-oriented group of followers.
A successful leader is one that does well when things are going well and does better when things get rough. Persistence in the face of difficulty is essential.
A good follower performs well because he has been well lead. He performs badly because he has been badly lead. Giving all the credit to the follower is as bad as blaming him for the failure to the team. In the final analysis, the leader is responsible for the success or failure of his group.
Above all ...........
A Leader should ... LEAD....
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Kenya: Selling poached ivory would be unethical.
Related to country: Kenya About this category: Culture
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There has been vigorous debate on President Kibaki’s setting ablaze yesterday of nearly 5,000 kilogrammes of ivory.Many argue that it would have been much better to sell the ivory and use the proceeds to buy food for the starving masses.Such arguments miss the point. President Moi’s 1989 torching of a huge ivory stockpile was a dramatic affirmation of Kenya’s role as leader in the global campaign against trade in tusks, horns, skins and other trophies from endangered wildlife.It would be downright dishonest for Kenya to lead the campaign, and then seek to profit from that same trade.This position is not informed by woolly idealism, but very practical considerations.Kenya has been hard hit by poaching activity, and there is no doubt the heavily-armed gangs present a national security threat.While some countries in the region have provided strong arguments for legal sale of game trophies, it is a fact that legitimate sales provide the cover for trade in poached ivory and other products.Dispensation given some countries by the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) has been traced directly to a surge in poaching in Kenya and Tanzania and as far as the Congo, Cameroon, and Central Africa Republic.Kenya has became a major transit point for poached animal trophies from all over Africa.It is also apparent that the trade in the trophies has a direct link to the international criminal gangs that control trafficking in narcotics and illegal arms.Kenya, therefore, must continue to lead the war against such organised criminal activity. Beyond gestures such as that witnessed on Wednesday, however, there must also be evidence of tough action against poaching gangs and the leaders of the powerful criminal cartels that drive the trade.
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Africa sends fiery warning to poachers
Related to country: Kenya About this category: Environment
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Africa sent a strong message to poachers of its elephants by setting ablaze nearly five tonnes of contraband ivory worth millions of shillings on Wednesday.
President Kibaki led representatives of regional governments in lighting the ivory pier at the Kenya Wildlife Service Training School in Manyani in Taita Taveta county.
“Through the burning of this contraband ivory, we are sending a clear message to poachers and illegal traders in wildlife about our collective resolve to fight this crime in our region and beyond,’’ the President said before lighting the fire.
Poachers and illegal traders in ivory, he added, must know that their days were numbered and severe punishment would be meted to those engaging in the decimation of wildlife.
“We cannot afford to sit back and allow criminal networks destroy our common future,” he added.
The large crowd that turned up to witness the rare event cheered as the President lit the ivory shortly after 2pm.
The tusks, which made a seven-foot pier were piled on a fire grid bar built by Dynamic Green Technologies.
It was doused with kerosene, donated by Total Kenya, and pumped from several gallons situated 500 metres away.
But even as the world witnessed yet another burning of the tusks captured from poachers and dealers across the globe, wildlife conservationists demanded tougher laws to stamp out the illicit trade.
They cited light sentences handed to poachers and dealers in game trophy as the main reason the illicit trade continued to thrive.
This is the third time an ivory stockpile is being destroyed in Africa. Retired president Daniel arap Moi first lit fire to an ivory stockpile in 1989 at the Nairobi National Park. The Zambian government burned another pile in 1992.
The event was the highlight of the first ever African Elephant Law Enforcement Day celebrations observed by Kenya and seven African states that have come together under the Lusaka Agreement on Cooperation Enforcement Operation Directed at Illegal Trade in Wild Fauna and Flora.
The consignment comprised 335 solid elephant tusks and 41,553 ivory hankos or processed ivory.
They were seized by the Singapore customs authorities in June 2002 and subsequently brought to Kenya by the Lusaka Agreement Task Force in March 2004 for investigations.
The investigations determined its probable origins as Malawi, Tanzania and Zambia.
Experts who spoke to the Nation said a kilogramme of elephant tusks fetches between Sh13,000 and Sh16,000 on the black market.
This places the value of the 4.9 tonnes at between Sh63 million and Sh78 million.
Kenya Wildlife Service director Julius Kipng’etich spoke of massive devastation that poaching had handed elephant populations in a number of African countries.
Nigeria and Liberia, he said, had virtually lost all their elephants while Senegal remained with only eight.
The 1989 burning of ivory by Mr Moi helped Kenyan check the slaughter of its elephants.
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Youth, goals and change
About this category: Education
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I believe in the people especially the youth. If given the truth, they can be depended upon to meet any national crises. The great point is to bring them the real facts.The youths in the Nyandarua County need the facts and not false promise...s and if their needs can be identified and strategically planned then I have no doubt whatsoever they can be met. Facts do actually draw people to reality and when you let the youths believe in themselves then they will understand what the right thing is and thereby improving their morals, having dreams and aspirations and more so living right.
It's true circumstances dictate the goals that we should make but they should be in line with the relevant needs. You can't make short term goals that will not help you achieve the ultimate goal. Planners usually define short-term goals in relation to a long-term goal or goals. A short term goal should be related to an achievable long term goal, both must be in line.
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Why...
About this category: Peace & Conflict
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Why do we hurt the ones we love?
That's the question..
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Why...
About this category: Peace & Conflict
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Why do we hurt the ones we love?
That's the question..
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Save Them...
Related to country: Palestine About this category: Human Rights
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They suffer from an incurable disease called Hope..
Hope for liberation and independance..
Hope for a normal life with neither heroes nor victims..
Hope to see their children go safely to school..
Hope for a pregnant woman to give birth in a hospital and not a dead child before a military checkpoint..
Hope that their poets will see the beauty of the colour red in roses rather than in blood..
Hope that their land will return to its original name : The Land of Love and Peace ..
Carry with them the burden of this Hope!
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Remedies for Using Honey
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There is an old proverb, as it is easier to catch flies with vinegar than honey. And “very real, as a metaphor for how to treat people in your life, but not really when it comes to the healing properties of honey and vinegar. Both parts honey and vinegar is the home of various diseases. It is interesting that helping the victims. So the next time you are at home and get hurt, you can go into the kitchen and medicine cabinet.
Those who regularly use home remedies often use honey to help heal wounds. There are several reasons. First, put the honey wound represents a barrier for the wound from the outside world to protect, the prevention of infections. It seems odd at first glance infected, because honey everything they touched, but when you see the honey into a thick gel on the wound, you can see, that dirt on the surface, but it is not possible to to prevent dirt from entering the body .
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Les voeux d'Haïtilibre.com / The wishes of Haitilibre.com
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Bonjour,
L'équipe d'HaïtiLibre vous souhaite un Joyeux Temps des Fêtes et tout ses Meilleurs Voeux pour la Nouvelle Année : Paix, santé, succès, prospérité, bonheur et amour dans votre vie et dans celle de votre famille.
Joseph Marcellus
Direction de la rédaction
Journalistes : Simon Latortue, Boniface François, Théodore Benoit et Paul Isidore
http://www.HaitiLibre.com
Hello,
The team of HaitiLibre wish you a Merry Holiday Season and all Best Wishes for the New Year: Peace, health, success, prosperity, happiness and love in your life and your family.
Joseph Marcellus
Managing Editor
Journalistes : Simon Latortue, Boniface François, Théodore Benoit and Paul Isidore
http://www.HaitiLibre.com/en
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