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West Africa Hopes New Hydropower Dams Will Cut Poverty, Climate Risk
Posted by AlertNet: Elias Ntungwe Ngalame on December 18th, 2013
AlertNet: West African states in the Niger River Basin are seeking to tackle climate risks and reduce poverty by constructing three hydropower dams in the next five years. In late November, the Council of Ministers of the Niger Basin Authority (NBA), meeting in Cameroon's capital Yaounde, endorsed an environmental and climate action plan for sustainable management of the scenic basin and its rich natural resources, which have come under threat from climate change. The projects include a 102 megawatt (MW)...
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Cameroon urged to reduce disaster risk after northern floods
Posted by AlertNet: Elias Ntungwe Ngalame on October 25th, 2012
AlertNet: Following severe flooding in the north of Cameroon, the country is being urged by the United Nations to take steps to reduce disaster risks in the face of extreme weather.
Three weeks of heavy rain in August in the North region caused the partial collapse of the Lagdo dam and the overflow of the Benue River, triggering deadly flooding in some 15 villages of both Cameroon and Nigeria.
According to UN reports, 30 people died and 60,000 were displaced in Cameroon's North and Far North regions,...