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UNDP Climate Change Adaptation Program in Anseba Region

January 16, 2020January 16, 2020TesfaNewsLeave a Comment

Inclusive and Sustainable Development BY UNDP ERITREA The Government of the State of Eritrea in partnership with UNDP formulated the Climate Change Adaptation programe in water and Agriculture in Anseba Region.

Eritrea Conserving Every Drop of Water

March 14, 2017TesfaNews88 Comments

Eritrea has long graduated from dependency on food aid BY HOMMES d’AFRIQUE MAGAZINE Eritrea is located in one of the driest parts of the African continent. Like its neighboring countries, the country suffers from repeated shortfall of rains which affects agricultural production and availability of drinking water. However, the country has long graduated from dependency […]

Eritrea: The 2016 Agricultural Assessment

March 9, 2017TesfaNews8 Comments

BY SEMIR SEID | SHABAIT Every sector of a country’s economy is crucial for its national development, and, government owned and private organizations and institutions periodically assess their performance to evaluate their progress. That is what the Ministry of Agriculture (MoA) did in the final days of last week. The two-day annual assessment meeting of […]

Study on Climate Change and Bumper Crop in Eritrea Hint to Higher Rainfall Levels

October 21, 2016October 21, 2016TesfaNews16 Comments

By CapEri, Eritrea is expecting a very good harvest due to above average rainfall in most parts of the country. The announcement was made by the country’s Minister of Agriculture, Arefaine Berhe, while marking World Food Day on 16 October 2016 in the Hamelmalo College of Agricul-ture under the theme “Climate is Changing Food and Agriculture […]

Eritrea: Coping with Climate Change

March 6, 2016July 31, 2020TesfaNews25 Comments

By Fikrejesus Amahazion (PhD), According to the World Bank (WB), climate change, which will involve more droughts, floods, heatwaves, and other severe weather conditions, poses a great global threat, particularly to poor, vulnerable, marginalized populations, who are often hardest hit by its effects. Notably, multiple stressors, including the spread of HIV/AIDS, the implications of global […]

Eritrean Women Take Lead in Conservation of Mai Nefhi Dam Catchment Area

December 2, 2015TesfaNews6 Comments

By UNDP, Abrehet Issac (59) is passionate about environment conservation. She led 5 groups of women who undertook a cumbersome task of digging, ferrying stones and planting trees at the Mai Nefhi catchment area. “The ground was very hard and our hands were bleeding, but we were committed to finishing the work that we had […]