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Oct 4 2009 Africa: Wind Power in Global Context
"Wind is .. abundant, low cost, and widely distributed; it scales
up easily and can be developed quickly. Oil wells go dry and coal
seams run out, but the earth's wind resources cannot be depleted.
... harnessing one fifth of the earth's available wind energy would
provide seven times as much electricity as the world currently
uses. ... At the heart of Plan B is a crash program to develop
3,000 gigawatts (3 million megawatts) of wind generating capacity
by 2020, enough to satisfy 40 percent of world electricity needs.
... Indeed, the idled capacity in the U.S. automobile industry is
sufficient to produce all the wind turbines the world needs to
reach the Plan B global goal. " - Lester Brown, Plan B 4.0, October
2009
Jan 22, 2009 Africa: Subsidies that Work
In the 2008/2009 agricultural season, Malawi is spending $186
million to subsidize fertilizer and seeds for poor farmers,
tripling the previous year's figure of $62 million. Malawi's
success in this program, against donor advice, has made the country
a grain exporter and helped contain food costs. The emerging
consensus is that such subsidies are essential for African
agriculture. In November the UN's Food and Agricultural
Organization rewarded Malawi President Bingu wa Mutharika, who also
serves as his country's Minister of Agriculture, with the Agricola
Prize.
May 23, 2007 Africa: Medicines without Doctors
"The World Health Organization estimates that to achieve the
Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), health systems need at least
2.5 health workers per 1,000 people. In Mozambique, ... per 1,000
people there are 0.36 full-time equivalents of health workers (2004
figures).Mozambique's health workforce would have to be multiplied
by seven to achieve the MDGs."
Oct 18, 2005 Southern Africa: Food Emergency Shortfall
May 18, 2004 Malawi: Election Context
Apr 13, 2004 Africa: World Bank Protests/Policy
Recent Bulletins on Continent-Wide Issues
Feb 2, 2010 Africa: Haiti's Debt in Context
Feb 2, 2010 Africa: Solidarity with Haiti
Dec 18, 2009 Africa: New Books from AfricaFocus Subscribers
Dec 10, 2009 Africa: Gift Music CDs 2009
Dec 6, 2009 Africa: HIV/AIDS 2009 Update
Nov 27, 2009 Africa: Ending Malaria in Sight?
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