Tackling Climate Change Could Earn Africa $1.5 Billion

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Submitted by madhu on Thu, 2009-09-17 16:31

Using Africa's vast agricultural resources to help tackle climate change could earn the continent $1.5 billion a year, a World Bank head said on Tuesday.

The region should also tap its underexploited renewable resources, particularly hydropower, to meet increasing energy demand and boost both growth and development.

thesaurus: 
Agriculture
Carbon Dioxide
Climate Change
Floods
Carbon Capture and Storage
Hydroelectricity
Renewable Energy
Carbon Sequestration
Drought
Economic Development
World Bank
Africa
China
Main Topic: 
Climate Change
Name of the Newspaper: 
Planet Ark (Australia)
Mark Content Private(Internal): 
Clipping Type: 
DNB
External URL: 
http://www.planetark.com/enviro-news/item/54703
Main Type: 
Publication Date: 
17/09/2009