climate-adaptation

Do you have an idea for The New Times to cover? Submit it here!
Search Results for "climate-adaptation" (706 articles)
(L-R) Jochen Saleth, German Development Bank KfW Country Director, the German Ambassador to Rwanda, Heike Uta Dettmann, Yusuf Murangwa, the Minister of Finance and Economic Planning and Juliet Kabera, the Director General of the Rwanda Environment Management Authority, pose for a photo at the signing ceremony in Kigali on Wednesday, December 18. Courtesy
Infrastructure

Rwanda secures Rwf30bn German grant to boost urban development

Wednesday, December 18, 2024
The Port of Mombasa in Kenya, one of the biggest ports in Africa

Financing Africa: Unlocking sustainable growth

Monday, December 09, 2024
Aerial view of the newly restored Ibanda-Makera forest that was designated for beekeeping in Kirehe District. Ibanda-Makera is a 169-hectare natural gallery forest in Eastern Province, which has savanna trees, swamps, and large trees watered by the Makera stream. Courtesy
Environment

Restored Sanza, Ibanda-Makera forests to boost honey production

Sunday, December 08, 2024
When violent floods and landslides swept through Rwanda in May 2023, claiming 130 lives and displacing thousands, Kigali’s vulnerability to climate extremes became painfully clear. But the city is fighting back - w

Becoming a city in the forest: Catalyzing Kigali’s climate resilience through nature

Friday, November 29, 2024
When violent floods and landslides swept through Rwanda in May 2023, claiming 130 lives and displacing thousands, Kigali’s vulnerability to climate extremes became painfully clear. But the city is fighting back - with nature as its ally

FEATURED: Becoming a city in the forest: Catalyzing Kigali’s climate resilience through nature

Friday, November 29, 2024
(L-R) Amb. Dag Sjöögren of Sweden, High Commissioner Ernest Yaw Amporful of Ghana, Brig. Gen. Mamary Camara of Mali,High Commissioner Lincoln G. Downer of Jamaica, AmBb Nadeska Imara Cuthbert Carlson of Nicaragua, (L-R) High Commissioner Savvas Vladimirou of Cyprus, Amb. Patricio Alberto Aguirre Vacchieri of Chile, Amb. Jeanne Crauser of Luxembourg, Amb. Mirko Giulietti of Switzerland, Amb. Sahak Sargsyan of Armenia and High Commissioner Jenny Isabella Da Rin of Australia. Photo by Village Urugwiro
Rwanda

PHOTOS: Kagame receives credentials of 11 new diplomats

Wednesday, November 27, 2024
COP29 President-designate Mukhtar Babayev during the just concluded UN climate summit in Baku, Azerbaijan, on Sunday, November 24
Environment

COP29: From finance to carbon markets; five key takeaways from global climate talks

Tuesday, November 26, 2024
Claver Gatete, the Executive Secretary of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa.
Economy

UNECA’s Gatete highlights five key solutions to transform Africa’s economies

Monday, November 25, 2024
President Paul Kagame delivers his remarks during the session on Measuring the Green Wealth of Africa in Baku on November 13. Photo by Village Urugwiro

Africa’s climate renaissance: Building resilience through COP29

Tuesday, November 19, 2024
Rwanda National Police officers rescue Kigali residents stranded on a flooded street on February 3, 2020. File Photo
Environment

Why countries must accelerate climate adaptation efforts

Tuesday, November 19, 2024
United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP29)
Rwanda

COP29: Guidelines on how to include small businesses in national climate plans unveiled

Sunday, November 17, 2024
Amb. Claver Gatete, the United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Executive Secretary of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa.
Rwanda

COP29: Amb Gatete lists five critical policy priorities toward a climate-resilient Africa

Thursday, November 14, 2024