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A flooded wetland where different crops were totally damaged at Masaka in Kicukiro in April 2022.
Environment

Weather agency warns of imminent river flooding as water levels rise

Friday, March 24, 2023
A water treatment plant at Nyabarongo river in Kigali. The 5th Population and Housing Census, 82.3% of private households in Rwanda have access to improved drinking water. Courtesy

The Global Water Crisis and Climate Change – from Disaster to Opportunity

Wednesday, March 22, 2023
Delegates at In the 9th Africa Regional Forum on Sustainable Development Forum (ARFSD-9) held in Niamey, Niger. Courtesy
Africa

Global action needed for equitable resource distribution in Africa

Thursday, March 02, 2023
People react after a 6.4 magnitude earthquake hit in Antakya, southern Turkey, on Monday. Photo by Reuters
International

6.4 magnitude earthquake hits southern Türkiye

Monday, February 20, 2023
Senior delegates in a group photo at the opening the third World Coffee Producers Forum (WCPF), taking place in Kigali from February 13 to February 14. Photos by Craish Bahizi
Featured

FEATURED: World Coffee Forum kicks off with call to mitigate climate change

Monday, February 13, 2023
This aerial photo taken on Feb. 12, 2023 shows a scene after the earthquake in Antakya, Hatay Province, Türkiye. The death toll from the twin earthquakes that rocked Türkiye and Syria on Feb. 6 has climbed to 29,605 and 1,414 respectively as of Sunday evening. (Photo by Mustafa Kaya/Xinhua)
International

Facts about Türkiye, Syria quake: Death toll tops 33,000

Monday, February 13, 2023
Rescue operations in Turkey. Internet
International

Turkey-Syria quakes "worst" disaster of region in century, says UN 

Sunday, February 12, 2023
Particiapants pose for a group photo during the workshop in Kigali.
Environment

Climate change could widen gender gaps - report

Monday, January 23, 2023
Taxi-moto operators wade through a flooded street in Kigali. File
Environment

City of Kigali to restore drainages to cope with floods

Monday, November 28, 2022
A scene of disaster where heavy rains destroyed five classrooms in Busasamana Sector in Rubavu District on January 4. Photo: Courtesy.
Environment

Experts call for robust early warning systems for disaster management

Monday, November 14, 2022
Residents wade through a flooded street in Kigali in 2020. Meteo Rwanda has alerted Rwandans that many parts of Northern, Western and Southern Provinces with the exception of Amayaga region will have heavy rains. File
Environment

Meteo warns of heavy rains in November

Friday, November 11, 2022
Delegates during the opening of a three-day Pan-African Forum on Migration (PAFOM) in Kigali on Tuesday, October 18. Clementine Mukeka, the Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, said that climate change will continue to induce migration and human mobility in Africa thanks to a myriad of challenges. Photo: Olivier Mugwiza.
Environment

Experts seek to turn climate change tide on migration

Tuesday, October 18, 2022