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H.M. King Letsie III of Lesotho urges stronger ties among world leaders to raise water commitments for Africa

H.M. King Letsie III of Lesotho said that it is critical for world leaders to make a concerted effort to secure Africa’s water supply and mitigate all factors that jeopardise water and its sources. H.M. Letsie III was addressing the International High-Level Panel for Water Investments in Africa Event during on World Water Week in Stockholm, Sweden on 30th August.
/ Mediterranean

MedProgramme: Mapping opportunities and benefits of the WEFE Nexus approach for environmental security in Lebanon

Participants in the 1st Multi-Stakeholders Consultation Meeting on the Water-Energy-Food-Ecosystems (WEFE) Nexus organised on the framework of the "GEF/UNEP MedProgramme: Enhancing Environmental Security", acknowledged the need for a better integration of approaches related to the four sectors, including through the establishment of a systematic dialogue among the relevant actors.
/ Southern Africa

Integrated planning key to achieving water energy and food security

The Southern African Development Community (SADC) has called for integrated planning and collaboration among stakeholders in the water, energy, and food (WEF) sectors, in order to achieve security targets and improve efficiency in managing natural resources.
/ West Africa

TFTC 2 Burkina Faso strengthens the capacities of the members of the KOLGWEOGO association

The Kolgweogo Association, with about 20 members, benefited from a series of training sessions on agricultural practices that aim to improve their productivity, organisation and development of economic activities; Zaï and half-moons were experimented with in order to teach beneficiaries how to transform a resistant land into a resilient and favourable land for agriculture.
/ Mediterranean

The MedProgramme: Enhancing Environmental Security in the Mediterranean

Nine countries from the Mediterranean and a plethora of partners have joined forces in one programme that aims to reduce major transboundary environmental stresses in the Mediterranean coastal areas, strengthen climate resilience and water security and improve the health and livelihoods of coastal populations.
/ Southern Africa

Campeões da SADC de planeamento integrado de setores de água, segurançar alimentar e energia para o desenvolvimento regional acelerada

A comunidade de desenvolvimento da África Austral (SADC) reiterou a necessidade dos Estados -Membros para usarem uma abordagem integrada para o desenvolvimento de setores de água, energia e segurançar alimentar, afirmando que isso vai ajuda a melhorar a eficiência do uso de recursos naturais e resultar em desenvolvimento acelerada. .