This week in Initiative Africa: A special edition devoted to climate change and agriculture in ACP nations
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This week an Initiative Africa special prepared in collaboration with the Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation. What lies ahead in the years to come? How can, and should we, react? Should we change the way we farm and the way we raise livestock? To answer these questions : leading specialists, observers of climate and actors in agricultural sectors.
FIRSTREPORT: STOP DESERTIFICATION (Niger)
Two thirds of the African continent is affected by drought. When it does rain, cultivatable land is just washed away. To the north of Niamey, in Niger, farmers are fighting soil erosion by building retaining walls from stones.
SECOND REPORT: MORE PLANTING, LESS FELLING (Cameroon)
Worldwide deforestation accounts for approximately 18% of green house gas emissions. In Cameroon, village communities are using original methods to help solve the problem.
THIRD REPORT: CARIBBEAN AND PACIFIC ISLANDS, WIPED FROM THE MAP?
With rising sea levels and frequent hurricanes, the Pacific and Caribbean islands face an ever-greater risk of floods and even submersion. Can anything be done to turn the tide?
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