Senate Confirm Asmeret Berhe as Federal Office of Science Director

Originally from Eritrea, Prof. Asmeret Berhe becomes the first person of color to lead the Office of Science. BY TESFANEWS* The U.S. Senate today confirmed University of California, Merced Biogeochemist Professor Asmeret Asefaw Berhe to be the new director of the Office of Science in the federal Department of Energy.

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Residents of Ajerbeb Village Welcome Solar Eenergy Lighting

Bye Bye Kerosene! BY UNDP ERITREA Residents of Ajerbeb, a remote village in Hamelamalo sub-zoba, welcomed the move by the Government, to install solar energy in their homes. At the inauguration ceremony held on 15th November 2017, the residents bid farewell to use of kerosene and adopted to use of clean energy.

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Summer Work Program on the Path of Making Eritrea Green Again

BY MAKDA SOLOMON | SHABAIT Statistics of the Ministry of Agriculture show that 30% of Eritrean land used to be covered by forest a century ago. Due to successive wars, frequent drought and other factors those thick forests were reduced to 1% coverage over the years. In order to restore the natural vegetation the government […]

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Eritrea Government Officials Take a Study Visit to Bangladesh

Nine Agro-meteorology experts and extension officers from the Ministry of Agriculture (MoA) Eritrea, travelled to Bangladesh from 12-23 May 2017 for a study visit. BY UNDEP ERITREA Nine Agro-meteorology experts and extension officers from the Ministry of Agriculture (MoA) Eritrea, travelled to Bangladesh from 12-23 May 2017 for a study visit. The visit was to […]

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Eritrea Striving to Address Negative Effects of Climate Change

Eritrea demonstrating commitment to achieve Land Degradation Neutrality (LDN) by 2030 BY ERI-NEWS Geographically, Eritrea is located in the Sahel region which is prone to drought and erratic rainfall. This situation is aggravated by climate change. Hence, sustainable land management issues assume great importance for countries like Eritrea whose economies highly depend on agriculture.

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