“Malawi is losing forest cover at an alarming rate.” Forestry and natural Resources minister, Nancy Tembo Friday raised a red flag that Malawi losing 32, 000 Hectares of forests reserve. Briefing journalists ahead of World Biodiversity day which falls on 22 May, every year, the minister said there is need for the citizenry to holistically […]
The highs and lows of 10th Parliament
Saturday May 22 2021
Summary
On May 11, the 10th Parliament was dissolved after a five-year term that commenced in May 2016. The disbandment of the House paved way for the MPs-elect swearing-in this week, which ran from May 17 to 20.
This will be followed by the election of Speaker and Deputy on May 20 at Kololo. As the 11th Parliament commences, Esther Oluka looks back at the performance of the previous House.
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On May 11, Speaker of 10th Parliament Rebecca Kadaga ended business of the House after a long day’s plenary.
“I want to assure Honourable Members and citizens (that) a motion will be moved in the second sitting of the new (11th) Parliament to reinstate business which has not been completed and under Rule 325 of the Rules of Procedure, this business must be handled in the first session of Parliament,” Ms Kadaga told MPs in her concluding remarks.
Islamabad : The climate change ministry would vigorously pursue a low carbon-growth pathway to improve air quality in major cities of Pakistan in next ten years.According to the details, the.
National
May 13, 2021
Islamabad: The climate change ministry would vigorously pursue a low carbon-growth pathway to improve air quality in major cities of Pakistan in next ten years.
According to the details, the ministry would approach the provincial governments and find out means and ways to fully implement the recommendations given in the National Climate Change Policy to improve air quality by reducing carbon emission in the country.
It is pertinent to mention here that the fossil fuel combustion accounts for more than 90 percent of total CO2 and emission of 40 percent of the overall Green House Gases (GHG) in the country.
Daily Monitor
Monday May 10 2021
Parliament passed the National Climate Change Bill 2020 to implement the climate change response measures in line with resolutions from international conventions like the Paris Agreement, the Kyoto Protocol and the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change.
The Bill once assented into law is expected to provide for national participation in climate change mechanisms, provide for institutional arrangements for coordinating and implementing climate change measures, measuring of emissions and financing for climate change actions, among others.
However, this has come at a time when the government is in the final stages of oil and gas production agreements and recently, on April 11, the governments of Uganda and Tanzania with the oil companies signed the East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) project agreements to pave way for the construction of a 1,443km crude oil pipeline from Uganda’s Albertine region to the Tanzanian seaport of Tanga.