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- UN Secretary-General Wrong to Blame Climate Change for Somalian Suffering Sun, 16 Apr 23, 7:00pmSocial and political instability is a much more likely culprit, especially since Somalia’s current drought is not unprecedented, and neighboring countries also under drought conditions are have not experienced similar crop...
- Climate Change is Not Causing Famines Fri, 16 Dec 22, 5:00pmWhile showing heartbreaking footage of children starving in Somalia, CBS News blamed their plight on climate change, but the facts reveal an entirely different story.
- Somalia Says Drought Is Due to Climate Change, As They Demand Billions Sat, 29 Oct 22, 4:30am...population growth, a ten-fold increase since 1950, is the main reason why droughts like these, which are perfectly natural and common events, now have such a human impact.
- Inside Somalia’s vicious cycle of deforestation for charcoal Mon, 8 Aug 22, 3:30pmAs gas prices rise Somalis are turning to the affordable energy source, driving unsustainable logging – as al-Shabaab condemns but profits from the trade
- Climate Claim: Somali Pirates and Warlords Need More Access to Financial Services Fri, 8 Jul 22, 7:00amAccording to European academic models, the reason the Horn of Africa is a crime and war torn horror show is locals don't have enough access to Western financial services and high quality crops.
- 13-year-old kid wins fame and education in Somalia for turning junk into toys Mon, 18 Jan 16, 1:00amCrowds will gather around 13-year-old Guled Adan Abdi just to watch him work. The Somalian teen from the northern town of Buhodle has made a name for himself by turning discarded junk into moving plastic toys. Thus far he’s...
- Lighting up Africa: the UK's plan to expand access to energy Thu, 7 Jan 16, 9:52pmNew UK international development minister Nick Hurd wants to boost off-grid solar power in the only region where those without access to modern energy is set to rise
- 11 routes to universal energy access in Africa by 2030 Thu, 29 Oct 15, 11:21pmWhat’s the best way to ensure access to affordable and reliable energy for all in Africa, off-grid or grid? Our panel shares their thoughts
- Where there is oil and gas there is Schlumberger Tue, 19 May 15, 7:00amIt’s ubiquitous in fossil fuel operations across the world, has more staff than Google, turns over more than Goldman Sachs, and is worth more than McDonald’s – yet you won’t have heard of it...
- Letters: Somalia's instability is not Ethiopia's fault Sun, 17 Jan 10, 11:05amYour article "Violence, fear and confusion: Welcome to the Horn of Africa" (World News) implied Somalia was at peace before Ethiopia's intervention in 2006...
- I'd choose nuclear power over a climate crash. But will the government grow up and clean its mess up | George Monbiot Tue, 20 Oct 09, 6:29amNuclear power is our only workable low-carbon energy source but what will we do with the waste – and who will pay for it?There's little doubt that nuclear power could be produced safely and cleanly...
- I'd choose nuclear power over a climate crash. But will the government grow up and clean its mess up? Tue, 20 Oct 09, 6:29amNuclear power is our only workable low-carbon energy source but what will we do with the waste – and who will pay for it?There's little doubt that nuclear power could be produced safely and cleanly...