Cape Verde
Beth
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26 Jul 2011
Cape Verde has ratified the Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal. Currently, the Government of Cape Verde is seeking support from the EU to help implement a water and environmental infrastructure framework. An agreement was made to concentrate resources in the water and sanitation sectors, particularly for the supply and distribution of drinking water, collection and treatment of residual water, and solid waste control.
The...
Beth
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26 Jul 2011
Cape Verde submitted its National Adaptation Programme of Action (NAPA) to the UNFCCC in 2007.
Cape Verde is prone to variability in rainfall patterns that result in frequent droughts and extreme weather events such as devastating floods and sudden changes in temperature. These episodes are occurring with increased frequency. Torrential rains, an increasingly frequent phenomenon in Cape Verde, lead to great loss of human life in addition to loss of agricultural soils, animal life, and...
Beth
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26 Jul 2011
In 2000, Cape Verde submitted its First National Communication on Climate Change to the UNFCCC. This was followed by the submission of its National Adaptation Programme for Action (NAPA) on Climate Change to the UNFCCC in 2007. Cape Verde has also developed a National Strategy Action Plan against Climate Changes, which primarily focuses on the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions.
Cape Verde is highly vulnerable to climate change and sea level rise and has a low capacity to adapt to these...
Beth
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30 Jun 2011
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http://www.afrol....
afrol News, 6 April - A high speed ferry between São Tomé and Cape Verde is planned for operations already in June this year, according to an announcement by the Cape Verdean government.
The plans were revealed during the three-day visit of Cape Verdean Prime Minister José Maria Neves to São Tomé and Príncipe today. PM Neves headed a larger delegation of Cape Verdean ministers and businessmen to the fellow Portuguese speaking archipelago, agreeing to...
Beth
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30 Jun 2011
