Global Center on Adaptation and AUDA-NEPAD Sign Memorandum of Understanding to Accelerate Climate Change Adaptation in Africa

Rotterdam, June 14, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The Global Center on Adaptation (GCA) and the African Union Development Agency (AUDA-NEPAD) signed a landmark memorandum of understanding (MoU) to collaborate on accelerating climate change adaptation efforts across Africa. Building on the AUC-GCA-AfDB Africa-led, Africa-owned Africa Adaptation Acceleration Program (AAAP), the partnership will support African member states to respond to the impact of the climate crisis.

The MoU establishes a framework for joint initiatives in such critical areas as access to climate adaptation finance, technical and institutional capacity building, climate-smart agriculture, sustainable land and water management, and disaster risk management inclusive the African Forest Landscape Restoration Initiative. The GCA and AUDA-NEPAD will also collaborate hand-in-hand to ensure full delivery on the $25 billion ambition of the AAAP by 2025 and to build the ground for even more ambitious follow-through beyond 2025.

Speaking at the signing ceremony at the GCA regional office in Rotterdam, GCA CEO Professor Patrick V. Verkooijen said: “We are delighted to formalize our collaboration with AUDA-NEPAD through this MoU. Together, we will work towards a climate-resilient Africa by leveraging our combined expertise and resources to support innovative climate adaptation actions on the ground. AAAP is the world’s largest climate adaptation program and the full delivery on the $25 billion ambition it by 2025 is crucial to keeping Africa safe from the escalating impacts of the climate crisis. This partnership is a significant step in our mission to accelerate climate adaptation solutions for Africa.”

Ms. Nardos Bekele-Thomas, CEO of AUDA-NEPAD said: “This MoU with the Global Center on Adaptation marks a pivotal moment in our efforts to build a resilient Africa. We are going to galvanize and double down on progress to fully deliver the Africa Adaptation Acceleration Program, as well as to take it to the next stages with the full engagement of Africa. By pooling our strengths, we will enhance the capacity of African countries to adapt to climate change, ensuring sustainable development and improved livelihoods for all. We look forward to a fruitful collaboration that will drive impactful adaptation initiatives across the continent.”

Key areas of cooperation outlined in the MoU include:

  1. Access to Climate Adaptation Finance: enhancing access to international climate finance for adaptation projects in Africa.
  2. Climate adaptation and training: providing capacity-building initiatives to strengthen adaptation planning and implementation at the local level.
  3. Institutional Support and collaboration: supporting the programmatic activities of the AUDA-NEPAD Centre on Climate Resilience and Adaptation.
  4. Climate-Smart Agriculture: promoting climate-smart technologies to improve agricultural productivity and food security.
  5. Sustainable Land and Water Management: scaling up nature-based practices to manage land degradation and drought.
  6. Building Resilience and Addressing Fragility and Food Insecurity in Rural Settings: mainstreaming climate adaptation jobs in youth-led enterprises with innovative climate adaptation and resilience solutions; and supporting access to digital advisory services and scalable investments for improved and resilient livelihoods linked to the energy-water-food nexus in rural areas.
  7. Support African Member States on Disaster Risk Management: increasing integration of disaster risk reduction in regional and national sustainable development frameworks and testing risk-informed preparedness plans.
  8. Support for African Forest Landscape Restoration Initiative: providing technical capacity to accelerate agroforestry investments to restore degraded landscapes and build resilient communities.
  9. Infrastructure Resilience: enhancing the resilience of infrastructure projects against climate impacts through capacity building and the identification of priority adaptation projects.

The GCA and AUDA-NEPAD will also jointly organize events and advocacy initiatives to promote climate adaptation. This includes participation in such continental and global climate forums as the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) Africa Climate Weeks and the GCA Annual Climate Adaptation Summit.

Notes to Editors
About the Global Center on Adaptation
The Global Center on Adaptation (GCA) is an international organization that promotes adaptation to the impacts of climate change. It works to climate-proof development by instigating policy reforms and influencing investments made by international financial institutions and the private sector. The goal is to bring climate adaptation to the forefront of the global fight against climate change and ensure that it remains prominent. Founded in 2018, GCA embodies innovation in its approach to climate adaptation as well as in its physical presence. It operates from the largest floating office in the world, in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. Together with the African Union Commission, the African Development Bank and partners, the GCA is spearheading the world’s largest adaptation program, the Africa Adaptation Acceleration Program (AAAP), which aims to shape $25 billion in climate proofed development investments by 2025. GCA has a worldwide network of regional offices in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire; Dhaka, Bangladesh; and Beijing, China. The GCA will open a new Africa Headquarters in Nairobi, Kenya in 2025.

About the African Union Development Agency
African Union Development Agency-NEPAD (AUDA-NEPAD) is the development agency of the African Union. It is mandated by the Assembly of Heads of State and Government to coordinate and execute priority regional and continental projects to promote regional integration towards the accelerated realization of Agenda 2063. Its other objectives are to strengthen the capacity of African Union Member States and regional bodies, advance knowledge-based advisory support, undertake the full range of resource mobilization and serve as the continent’s technical interface with all Africa’s development stakeholders and development partners.

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Nikkiso Clean Energy & Industrial Gases Group Anuncia Transição de CEO para o dia 1º de julho de 2024

TEMECULA, Califórnia, June 14, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — A Nikkiso Co., Ltd. (TSE: 6376), após uma votação do Conselho hoje anunciou que a partir de 1º de julho de 2024, Adrian Ridge sucederá a Peter Wagner como CEO da Nikkiso Clean Energy & Industrial Gases Group (parte da Divisão Industrial da Nikkiso). Wagner permanecerá no Conselho como Presidente Executivo do Nikkiso CE&IG Group.

Como CEO, Ridge, que atualmente é Vice-Presidente Executivo de Operações e Manufatura do Nikkiso CE&IG Group, impulsionará os resultados operacionais e financeiros e preparará o Grupo para o crescimento futuro. A nova função de Wagner como Presidente Executivo se concentrará em impulsionar a visão e a estratégia de longo prazo do Grupo na qualidade de consultor.

“Em seis anos sob a liderança de Peter, a Nikkiso CE&IG mais do que quadruplicou os negócios e está posicionada para um forte crescimento contínuo”, disse Toshihiko Kai, Presidente e CEO da Nikkiso. “Queremos agradecer a sua liderança e dar as boas-vindas a Adrian como novo CEO do Grupo.”

Antes de ingressar na Nikkiso em 2018, Wagner foi CEO e Diretor de Marketing do LEWA Group. Ridge ingressou na Nikkiso em 2022, após aproximadamente 30 anos na Atlas Copco onde atuou em vários cargos de liderança.

Sobre a Nikkiso Co. Ltd.

Desde a sua criação em 1953, a Nikkiso contribuiu para resolver questões sociais, antecipando as mudanças com tecnologias e produtos pioneiros no mundo e no Japão. No âmbito industrial, a Nikkiso criou novos mercados ao desenvolver produtos no campo da energia, produtos relacionados à hemodiálise para a indústria médica, e aeroestruturas de CFRP (plástico reforçado com fibra de carbono) para a indústria aeroespacial.

Sobre a Nikkiso Clean Energy & Industrial Gases Group

Nikkiso Clean Energy & Industrial Gases Group é um fornecedor líder de equipamentos criogênicos, tecnologias e aplicações para os segmentos de mercado de energia limpa e gás industrial. O Grupo emprega mais de 1.600 pessoas em 22 países e é liderado pela Cryogenic Industries, Inc., uma subsidiária integral da Nikkiso Co., Ltd. (TSE: 6376) no sul da Califórnia, EUA.

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Le groupe Nikkiso Clean Energy & Industrial Gases annonce un changement de direction au 1er juillet 2024

TEMECULA, Californie, 14 juin 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Nikkiso Co., Ltd. (TSE : 6376) annonce ce jour qu’à l’issue d’une délibération du Conseil d’administration, Adrian Ridge succédera dès le 1er juillet 2024 à Peter Wagner à la présidence du groupe Nikkiso Clean Energy & Industrial Gases. Ce groupe fait partie de la branche industrielle de la maison mère. Monsieur Wagner conserve son siège au Conseil et y exercera les fonctions de Président exécutif du groupe Nikkiso CE&IG.

À la présidence du Conseil d’administration, Monsieur Ridge, actuellement Vice-président exécutif de l’exploitation et de la branche industrielle du groupe Nikkiso CE&IG, veillera à en piloter les performances opérationnelles et financières et à préparer le groupe pour sa future vague de croissance. Sous sa nouvelle casquette de Président exécutif, Monsieur Wagner se concentrera sur la vision et la stratégie à long terme du groupe et assumera le rôle de conseiller.

« Au cours des six ans du mandat de Peter Wagner, l’activité de Nikkiso CE&IG a plus que quadruplé et le groupe est en pole position pour enregistrer une croissance continue appuyée », observe Toshihiko Kai, Président et directeur général de Nikkiso. Et de conclure : « Je tiens à le remercier sincèrement pour sa direction, et j’accueille volontiers Adrian Ridge à la présidence du Conseil ».

Avant de rejoindre Nikkiso en 2018, Peter Wagner était PDG et directeur général du groupe LEWA, tandis qu’Alan Ridge a choisi Nikkiso en 2022 après avoir passé près de 30 ans chez Atlas Copco, où il a occupé divers postes de direction.

À propos de Nikkiso Co. Ltd.

Depuis sa création en 1953, Nikkiso a contribué à la résolution des conflits sociaux en anticipant les changements d’époque au moyen de technologies et de produits d’innovation parmi les premiers au monde et au Japon. Dans le secteur de l’industrie, Nikkiso a suscité de nouveaux marchés en développant des produits propres au domaine de l’énergie, des produits propres au domaine médical et liés à l’hémodialyse et des structures aériennes en polymère renforcé de fibres de carbone (ou PRFC) pour le compte de l’aérospatiale.

À propos du groupe Nikkiso Clean Energy & Industrial Gases

Le groupe Nikkiso Clean Energy & Industrial Gases est un fournisseur leader d’équipements cryogéniques et de technologies et d’applications conçues pour les marchés inhérents à l’énergie propre et aux gaz industriels. Il emploie plus de 1 600 collaborateurs répartis dans 22 pays et se place sous la tutelle de Cryogenic Industries, Inc., une entreprise située au sud de l’État californien des États-Unis, elle-même une filiale en propriété exclusive de Nikkiso Co., Ltd. (TSE : 6376).

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America’s bias towards usurping entity threatens survival of Security Council resolution “ink on paper”


In light of the continued American bias towards the usurping Zionist enemy entity.

Political analysts predicted that the latest UN Security Council resolution on the ceasefire in Gaza will remain a “dead letter.”

Since the first moment of the start of the blessed “Al-Aqsa Flood” battle on the seventh of last October, America has volunteered to defend the occupying Zionist entity and adopts repeating its lies and its absolute political and military support in a continuous aggression that left more than 37,000 martyrs and tens of thousands wounded and missing, in a blatant bias to the crime of genocide.

Observers believe that this is no longer a matter that White House officials are ashamed of, so that the political arena no longer differentiates between the Zionist Foreign Minister and the US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, who comes to the region carrying his Jewish character in front of him, boasting of absolute support for murder and bloodshed;

On Monday, the UN Security Council adopted a US draft r
esolution aimed at reaching a comprehensive three-phase ceasefire agreement to end the war in Gaza, which was adopted by 14 votes in favor and Russia abstaining, under which the first phase includes “an immediate and complete ceasefire with the release of hostages and the exchange of Palestinian prisoners.”

The second phase will see a permanent cessation of hostilities “in exchange for the release of all other hostages still in Gaza and the complete withdrawal of Zionist forces from Gaza,” and in the third phase, a “major multi-year reconstruction plan for Gaza” will begin.

In this context, Dr. Raed Debi, a professor of political science at An-Najah University in Nablus, said in press statements to the official Chinese news agency “Xinhua”: “It is clear that the US proposal in the Security Council is not a ceasefire, and the proof of this is the position of Russia, which reserved the resolution and its representative said: “We do not know what it is that Israel will commit to.”

He added: “It is also clear
that this proposal since it was put forward in its first draft was the subject of great controversy, as the United States was claiming that Israel agreed to the first draft and demanded that Hamas approve it, and after pressure from Arab and non-Arab countries, the clause was changed to demand that both sides agree.” He pointed out that the first draft of the resolution talked about a Palestinian state through negotiations, then this was changed to a “two-state solution” and the word negotiations was canceled.

This shows that the United States is not serious and has not left the space of siding with Israel and even partnering with it.

The United States is no longer politically or morally qualified to play a role that can protect victims, especially as it is part of the killing of children, women and the elderly who are killed by American weapons, he said.

In turn, Palestinian political analyst Talal Okal predicted that the Zionist entity will not implement the UN resolution, even if America submitted the d
raft resolution. “Simply put, we can say that the Security Council resolution will remain a dead letter, because Israel depends entirely and fundamentally on the United States, which is a key partner in the war on Gaza, and it gives the Zionist entity political and economic cover in achieving far-fetched goals in its war on Gaza,” he said.

He added: “We know very well that Israel does not abide by international resolutions and the Security Council resolution is only one of the games of America and Israel to cover up the Zionist massacres in the Gaza Strip, such as the massacres of Rafah, Jabalia and Nuseirat.”

For his part, the Secretary-General of the Al-Farabi Center for Studies in Egypt, Dr. Mokhtar Ghobashy, said: “The problem of the American proposal to stop the war in Gaza is that the proposal does not explicitly pledge a ceasefire, a complete Zionist withdrawal from Gaza, or the issue of reconstruction within a certain time.”

He stressed that the Zionist massacres against the Palestinian people comp
licate the pace of reaching a consensus between Hamas and the usurping entity, as the enemy forces committed massacres in Nuseirat and before that in Jabalia camp, Shifa Hospital and Nasser Hospital.

Ghobashi warned that the development of the Palestinian-Zionist conflict may lead to an explosion in the Middle East, especially if the conflict rags within the Lebanese arena or the conflict develops in the Red Sea with the participation of the Yemeni armed forces, or the Iraqi resistance factions indulge in the conflict and start targeting US military bases that stand firmly behind this usurping entity.

The political circles in the Palestinian resistance and the whole world realize that “America has not been an honest broker since the beginning of the war”, and this is evidenced by the American veto that obstructed UN resolutions calling for an end to the aggression, and America still boasts of giving its spoiled child (the Zionist entity) in the region an open check with weapons to confirm its absolute partn
ership in aggression against the Palestinian people in all its forms, the latest of which is the Nuseirat massacre.

In this regard, the Secretary-General of the National Initiative Movement, Mustafa Barghouti, confirmed in press statements that US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is acting as if he is the foreign minister of the Zionist entity, and is working to acquit him, despite the fact that the entity is the one who opposed the Security Council resolution and the proposals of US President Joe Biden.

Barghouti says that Blinken is engaged in a dangerous game aimed at absolving Israel of its responsibility in rejecting and obstructing negotiations, while the resistance accepted the Council’s decision and Biden’s proposal, and entered the negotiation process, according to Safa Agency.

Barghouti explained that the US position only wants to exonerate Netanyahu and blame the Palestinian resistance, which showed high flexibility in negotiating the proposal with its remarks on rejecting a complete withdrawal
.

It is noteworthy that America used the veto in favor of the Zionist entity more than 45 times, and covers up its crimes and aggression, and more than once jumps on the war crimes and genocide practiced in Gaza and denies it publicly through its President Biden, and more than that it threatened to punish the International Criminal Court.

The Palestinian writer and political analyst Ibrahim Hamami confirms that this blind and crude American bias towards the Zionist entity prompted Blinken, through his statements, to accuse the resistance of obstructing an agreement, which proves that America is leading the aggression on Gaza, and that it is the one who negotiates on behalf of this entity.

Hammami stressed that America lies in everything about aggression and negotiations, and therefore cannot be neither a mediator nor a guarantor of any agreement; even more so he stresses that it is “the official sponsor of genocide.”

It is worth mentioning that the resistance, according to what observers see, is based in
its negotiations on its strength in the field and what it has accomplished during nine months of war and inflicting heavy losses on the usurping entity, and is also based on the fact that its demands are legitimate to achieve what the Palestinian people aspire to, even if temporarily, but what the Zionist entity and America face in negotiating with Hamas and the resistance has not been used by Washington and Tel Aviv in negotiations with the Palestinians, especially since the Oslo Agreement, as what was offered to them was accepted This was aided by pressure exerted by some Arab states on the PLO leadership at the time.

In conclusion… Observers rule out that the tug-of-war in the truce negotiations will continue until the field says its word again, and the government of the Zionist enemy realizes that the possible space in front of it is a final ceasefire to stop the war and prevent its spread to Lebanon, and the entry of the usurping entity into a circle that is difficult to get out of to try to return to
before the battle of “Al-Aqsa flood…”There is no longer any doubt that America will continue to practice a policy of blind bias towards this entity that it has pursued with it since the beginning of its occupation of Palestine.

Source: Yemen News Agency

Islamic Affairs Ministry Welcomes 1,000 Pilgrims from Gaza

Makkah: The Ministry of Islamic Affairs, Dawah and Guidance, under Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques’ Guests Program, has warmly received the families of the martyrs and wounded from the Gaza Strip. This initiative, in line with the royal directives, has invited 1,000 pilgrims to perform Hajj this season. The wise leadership’s unwavering commitment to host them under the “Hosting Pilgrims from the Families of Martyrs and Injured People from the Gaza Strip Initiative” is a testament to Saudi leadership’s profound respect and value for these pilgrims.

In its supervisory role, the Ministry of Islamic Affairs has meticulously prepared for the arrival of the guests of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Program for Hajj, Umrah, and Visits from Palestine.

By harnessing all capabilities through a number of committees, the Ministry has ensured that the best and finest services are provided to the guests. This meticulous attention to detail underscores the high level of care and attention given to the pilgrims, in
stilling a sense of reassurance and confidence in their minds.

Several pilgrims, deeply moved by the opportunity to perform the Hajj rituals as part of the guests of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques’ Hajj program for this year, expressed their heartfelt thanks and appreciation for the Saudi leadership.

They lauded the Kingdom’s role in serving the pilgrims and the top-notch facilities they encountered. They prayed to Allah Almighty to protect the Kingdom, its leadership, and its people from all evil and harm and to reward them for their service to Islam and Muslims.

The Minister of Islamic Affairs, Dawah and Guidance, Sheikh Dr. Abdullatif bin Abdulaziz Al Alsheikh, confirmed that all the services and facilities provided to the guests of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques within his generous initiative to host 1,000 pilgrims from the families of the wounded and injured from the Gaza Strip are not just satisfactory, but exceptional.

He added that these services and facilities, which include medical
care, comfortable accommodation, and efficient transportation, come from the standpoint of the Kingdom’s care for the Palestinian people and its permanent support. He noted that the leadership is keen to facilitate all procedures so pilgrims can perform their rituals with complete ease and comfort.

Source: Saudi Press Agency

Makkah Medical Team Saves Nigerian Pilgrim After Brain Hemorrhage

Makkah: A comprehensive medical team at King Abdullah Medical City, a member of the Makkah Health Cluster, successfully saved the life of a Nigerian pilgrim in her seventies after she suffered a severe brain hemorrhage under the arachnoid membrane, which led to hydrocephalus and loss of consciousness.

The Makkah Health Cluster noted that the critical condition necessitated urgent intervention by neurosurgeons, who placed an external tube to drain cerebrospinal fluid from the brain to relieve the pressure. This procedure was followed by an interventional brain catheterization, which revealed a ruptured aneurysm, the primary cause of the bleeding.

The cluster noted that the neuro-interventional radiology teams efficiently sealed the aneurysm causing the bleeding, which contributed to the patient’s gradual recovery of consciousness. Subsequently, she was weaned off the ventilator, and her health condition began to improve significantly. She is currently in the intensive care unit and will be able to complete h
er Hajj rituals by being transported with the health cluster convoy to Arafat.

Source: Saudi Press Agency