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The U.N. has warned that Somalia and the rest of east Africa may soon be facing a severe locust plague.
A report by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations says that young locusts are threatening pastures and crops in Somalia. The insects are said to threaten more than 10 million people in the region.
These young locusts are expected to mature and develop wings in the coming weeks. They are then expected to make their way to Ethiopia and Kenya.
Somalia has become the first country in east Africa to declare an emergency over locust infestation, BBC News reports.
Kenya and Ethiopia are already taking precautionary measures by using planes to spray pesticides to prevent a locust outbreak.
The locust outbreak follows a period of unusually heavy rains and a powerful cyclone off the coast of Somalia at the end of 2019, the Associated Press reports, citing climate experts.
According to the report, more rains are expected in the next few weeks. This means that the number of locusts could increase.
Dominique Burgeon, the Food and Agriculture Organization's emergency and resilience director, explained another generation of the insect could now even be born in regular moisture conditions due to the high density of locusts.
He said that without enough planes spraying to stop the locust swarms, the outbreak may even turn into a plague, which could take years to control.
RUNDOWN SHOWS:
1. Young locusts are threatening east Africa
2. How Kenya and Ethiopia are taking precautionary measures
3. The number of locusts could increase as more rains are expected
4. Why a new generation of locusts could be born even in regular moisture conditions
VOICEOVER (in English):
" A report by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations says that young locusts are threatening pastures and crops in Somalia."
"The insects are said to threaten more than 10 million people in the region."
"These young locusts are expected to mature and develop wings in the coming weeks. They are then expected to make their way to Ethiopia and Kenya."
"Kenya and Ethiopia are already taking precautionary measures by using planes to spray pesticides to prevent a locust outbreak."
"Citing climate experts, the Associated Press reports that the locust outbreak follows a period of unusually heavy rains and a powerful cyclone off the coast of Somalia at the end of 2019."
"According to the report, more rains are expected in the next few weeks. This means that the number of locusts could increase."
"Dominique Burgeon, the Food and Agriculture Organization's emergency and resilience director, explained another generation of the insect could now even be born in regular moisture conditions due to the high density of locusts."
SOURCES: Associated, Press, Bloomberg, BBC News, Science Alert, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
https://apnews.com/3bdd3a1db71....36d0e0e454f5f1f59c99
https://www.bloomberg.com/news..../articles/2020-02-02
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-51348517
https://www.sciencealert.com/a....frica-is-having-its-
http://www.fao.org/3/ca7557en/ca7557en.pdf
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Join the discussion this Wednesday as we revisit the anti-corruption journey in Africa at 11:00 am (E.A.T)
As part of its series of activities on the impact of the COVID 19 pandemic, Making Finance Work for Africa (MFW4A) hosted a joint webinar with the African Financial Markets Initiative (AFMI) on the performance of the African local currency fixed income asset class. The African Local Currency Bond Fund (ALCB Fund), launched by the African Development Bank (AfDB), is a multi-stakeholder initiative which aims to promote local capital market development, access to long-term local currency financing, and to crowd-in domestic institutional investors. Read more: https://www.mfw4a.org/events/w....ebinar-covid-19-perf
Why is the need for investments in water and wastewater infrastructure in Africa massive, financing is increasingly available, but bankable projects are not to be found? Innovative approaches to attract investments to the renewable energy sector could bring learnings and inspiration for overcoming barriers in the water sector.
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This webinar took place on Tuesday, 25 August 2020 as part of Week 6 of the Africa-UK AgriFood Innovation Mission 2020. The theme for this webinar was "Other Opportunities" and there were presentations and focussed Q&A. The programme agenda was as follows:
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South Africa's population reached 62 million in 2022. Gauteng has the highest population of 15 million, followed by KwaZulu-Natal 12,4 million. More than 80% of households had access to piped water while over 90% had access to electricity for lighting.
President Cyril Ramaphosa says while the data shows that strides have been made, these numbers will help the government identify how to deploy its resources.
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