Trade can help poor countries cope with water shortages, and food security: Intelligent trade policies needed to counter uneven distribution of water resources ShutterstockMany people believe that water shortages will threaten global food security. That is not true. The world is not short of water. Even with climate change, there will be enough to grow all the food needed by … [Read more...] about Trade can help poor countries cope with water shortages, and food security | The Conversation
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African Trade Insurance Agency (ATI) officially open for business in Ethiopia and Zimbabwe, looks to ease investors’ concerns
African Trade Insurance Agency (ATI) officially open for business in Ethiopia and Zimbabwe, looks to ease investors’ concerns: At a press conference, the CEO of the African Trade Insurance Agency (ATI) (www.ATI-aca.org), George Otieno, along with H.E. Dina Mufti, the Ethiopian Ambassador and Gabriel Negatu, Regional Director, African Development Bank announced today that it is … [Read more...] about African Trade Insurance Agency (ATI) officially open for business in Ethiopia and Zimbabwe, looks to ease investors’ concerns
A populist tighter ivory trade ban is not enough to save Africa’s elephants | The Conversation
A populist tighter ivory trade ban is not enough to save Africa's elephants: The 27-year old ban on international ivory trade has clearly failed to deliver a sustained solution to the poaching crisis. ShutterstockA disproportionate amount of the agenda at The 17th Conference of the Parties to the Convention on the Trade of Endangered Species (CITES) was dominated by African … [Read more...] about A populist tighter ivory trade ban is not enough to save Africa’s elephants | The Conversation
Benefits of a New Trade Deal with European Union
Benefits of a New Trade Deal with European Union: South Africa has concluded a new trade deal, the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA), with the European Union (EU) under the SADC-EU EPA framework to replace the trade provisions of the existing bilateral trade agreement between South Africa and the EU, known as the Trade, Development and Cooperation Agreement (TDCA). The … [Read more...] about Benefits of a New Trade Deal with European Union
SA News: POLL: Should all countries worldwide ban the trade in elephant ivory?
POLL: Should all countries worldwide ban the trade in elephant ivory?: The acrimonious debate over elephant poaching has split African countries. Namibia, South Africa and Zimbabwe, which host about a third of all remaining elephants, have stable or increasing populations. They argue passionately that elephant numbers are ... Source: "South Africa" - BingNews Australia … [Read more...] about SA News: POLL: Should all countries worldwide ban the trade in elephant ivory?
