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:~:::: 'Tl1E United Nations .1 Eduatio nal, Scientlnc ;illnd Cultur.ll Organisation (UNESCO~lswon1ed about the non~nlistrnl.'nt of Africa's entlangem:l intangible culrurOIl herftage on Irs represenQlive list The lJNESCO's Dhu:tor and Country Rr:pmenlatl~, Dr_ loseph Ngu, Whodlsclosed this m Ahuja, said the need for Mrlcans to Initiate sldlls to effect1vely prepue Invrnlory and nommation lkmIers on Its int;lnglble herltagt" for nomination o n the Repfl5ef\t;ltive aod Urgent Safeguarding Lists o f UNESa>, appeam! a major challen~e on the continent. Accordmgto Itlm,at the International revel, Nigerla is an ardent supporter oT UNESCO's dTom: [0 sa{rs\!ard wor1d htoriuge In all Its forms, yet only three out of its vast inlanglb ll!' culrural heritage have 6ecn e nlisted sin~ It r.niOed UNESCO 20U] COfM."ntfon for thl!' Safeguarding of th e Intangib le Cultural lIeritage (ICH) In 2006_ Ngu stn5SI!'d that as a bod)t UNESOO strongly bt'lieved that intangib le cul rura l hertt!gl!' was ma.insprin~ of rulrur.!.I d Mfsity and COnsidering various ases of violm~ and communal c1ash~ on the continmt, the n!1evance of 101 lay in Its intr1nsic valud, which when s ham! among communitil!'S, I!'ncournged mU!UOII respect as wl!'l1 as sodal cohesion, intercuhural dialogue aod sustainable development He wa rned thilt un~ urgmt s teps \verc' rnken to safeguard these cult ura l I!' lemenrs, Mrican socferil!s " 'ould continue to lose thelll UflCl'n!monlously to gJoball5.1lion and urb;anisation.
Climate change may worsen food shortage in Africa, Asia, says study
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read YtSterday in Ahuja by the Rfilde nt Coordinator In Nlgerio1 and the Unlttd Naoons Development l'T~ramme, i);Ioudol loure, noted dut evIdmceof profound and potmdallyinn't'fSiblcchanges to theabl~ Ity of the planet 10 sustain world progress was .ilia accumulating., lhe nnY study entltJt<I -Mapping HotspoU o f Oimate ChMlgt and r'OOd Insecurity to the Global Tropics,- was prodlK'l'd by the consuJtalM' Group on International i\gricultunl ~a rch (CGIAR) Researt:h mme on Oimate Chan3e. lure ;lOd Food Secunty ( Thfo work was Ul'Idertakm by a team of scientists ~ndlng to an urgen t need 10 focus dimate change adaputkm errorU o n people and places when! the potenti.al for harsher growing conditions posed the gravest W01S
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the South Asia ;lInd Imperil hundmi.s of millions of alre;ady Im"""",h'" I"Ople Also, the UnIted Noltion's SecrewyGener.a.l, Ban KI Moon, twc:qJ~ mncem OYN the slow pa~ of progress mad e Internationally o n environmentaldecllnedespltegrowlng globaIa~rentSS..
In his address at this yur's World Environmental Dily (WED) raged, -Fortsts: Na~ at Your stIvice.- orgvUsm by the Fedenl Ministry of Enviro runent, hI!' said 5eVer.il.1 changes had occurred 1O}'tars after the 1992 Rio ~nh conkY-
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Evidence suggests that these specific regions in the tropics may be severely affected by 2050 in tenns Gwni"" from said the reseaf(hers pfnpolnted of their crop production and livestock capacity. The ;lreas o f Inll!'llSe vulner.tbUlty by examining a v.ultty of climate window of opportunity to develop innovative solumodels and Indicators of food tions that can effectively overcome these chalproblems to create a serlcs o f detailed ma ps., One shows lenges is limited. ~ri",
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re!dons.aroundlheworid at risk certain -cll ma tl!' thresholds"-- such as temptnnu-es tOO bot for matzeorbe'aru ~ that ~ the next 40 yrm could dimInish food production. Anolhershows regloru that may be sensitive to s uch cli mate shirts because In gena1iJ1 thao ~ large;areas ofWul deYotta to qop Mld Uvestock proclucDOn. And fiT\.ilI~ sdmtfsr.s pro. duced maps of ~ons wltll a
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In ternational Uvestock Rr:seOirc h Institute (llRJ ) In Nairobi, Kenya.and the studts le;ad author, Polly Ericksen, said: "Whl!'n you put lh~ maps togethe r they reveal plilces around the world whei'e the arrival o f suasfuJ growing condltlons (QUid be 6pedaJry diSastrous.. TIle51!' a~ a~as highly exposed to climate shllti, wllere survl~ 1 Is strong ly Unked to the (att or rr,gional crop and livestock vlelds, and where chronic food" problems
Indin!e th a t fum ers are already st rugglIng and they l.Ick the ca~ty to ~pt to fII!W weather pilttems. lbls Is a very rroubl.lng mmblT\.iltion.· For elo1mpil!', there all! 56 m i~ lion food-msecure and cro~ dependent Pf'OPIe In parts West Afric;a, Illdu and Chin~ who live In aR';!'s whelT, by the mld-2050s, maximum dally temperatures during tM,uow. ing Sl!'ason cou ld o:ce«I ]0 degrffS Celsius (86 degrees
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Ac«!rdlng to the organ i5l!'rl, FBN Is nom in,ned ,lionJljide four other African companles for liS strong corporate governance credentials anti bl!'!it practice, which mrure that t~lsse.. m1e:ss business Continuity-and Slilbllf~~orrgsl all Its stakehokl-
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World Bank tasks African nations, 'private sector on health
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Org;InlK'd by AfriCilll Busine.u magazine. ;and thl!' Common~a l th Business Council (CBC), the "NriCiln Buslnt'SS A~rru- I'W becom~;a platfDllTl to cl!'lebrate ettdll!'nce ~nd best practices In African buSine!5 olnd rECOgnises those who ~1! d riven Afrig'S rapidly mnsfonnlns ECOflQIlly:. FBN Is Nlgena's most di\1!rs!Hed full-suite finandal sl'!fVlcegroup. providing over a century of dl"pt'ndahle services to customers.. TIle bank was the first to Introducl!' Intem~t!onal monl!")' mnsfer seMces to th~ Nigerian m.uket omd recently 'NOn the "Best Ananda l Rr:pontng
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Analysts' and Fund Managers' Forum. usually held In assodatkm ....1m TIIOmson Re\Jtel"5 In the United Kingdom (UK\
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=~e~~~\be ~thhl~Ju~ , new In rernationa l FInance Corporation-Wo rld Bank report released yes terday In Washinxton IX: has found that sucll an engagemmt ;and collaboration \viU speed up the p.1~ o r meeting health gOiIJs In ihosecuunuies. "Wortd Banlc SGltl!'mt'nt said: -By leveraging the 'p!M1!r o f r.vo: referring to the public and private.sectors, hult11 StnIices an be expanded and the nnancl.-. l burden on governmentse.ucd.."
ThIs innovative repon, entitled -Healt hy partnerships: How govemmen ts can eng;lge the private sector 10 Im prove he.1lth In Africa.- relies on Indepth dat;l collection In 4S counDies o n the ArTian continent to describe the current engagement, or I.-.d: theJeOf, ~n the public and private hl!'~lth sectors. Th~ \Yorld Bank said -it Is lhe first ~ to look sysremada lly at the ~1,1t1onship between the pUblic and private healt h sectors In N"ri<;;;I providIng information aimed a t both paroeson what Im~mrots anbemadeandhow." According to the SGltement, the report also round that ' many po!ides exist on papet; but are not ImJl lementM in
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tries researched have a pelky towards the private health srclOr, but o nly u are implementing them,~ th e IFC-\\t)rid Bank report dlscJosed. Similarly, whHeall the 4SCOUnnies studied =:tr1vatt facilities to be I .11 is in only r~ countries whl!'re such Inspections ;are actually being ca.riied out as requ im!. The rqxtrt quoted leading African voias and expens like Prime Mln\stl!'r !I.lila Odinga of Ktnya a nd Chief Eyiuyu Lambo, a ronn~r Nigeria n H~alth Mlnlstl!'r. to suppon its finding., For InsLlIKe,Odlngasaid:-rhe
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ror East and Southern N"rka, uid thai, ·given the lade of resources in Afria, It is oudaJ we I~ge the power of twopublic and privilte - to bring errectlve solutions 10 thl!' contrnent's enormous hulth chalImges." He added thatthe'FC and the Wurld BankGroupare rc;Idyto work with AfrIcan countries to a[;jlyzee rreah~ public private e ngagl!'ml!'nt and support requim! policy and regulatory refonru that can suh'!ta ntially Im prove ilCCt'!S to qualitl hea lth services for ;all Arncans. The concept" of healthy part· nership Is a folfO\'ocup to the 2007 IFe-World Bilnk BU5Ines.s of HI!'.alth in Nrtu rl!'port. which found lhat lhe private sector dellvcrl about h~lf o f Afric;a's heal th products and services and called ror a close p.utnerShlp br:r.~ the public and private sectOl"5, includIng im provements to regulat~ ryovmlght