Climate change in Africa News

[SAnews.gov.za] President Cyril Ramaphosa says South Africa aims to reach net zero carbon emissions by 2050.

[SAnews.gov.za] President Cyril Ramaphosa says with the effects of climate change worsening, as seen in the Western Cape and Kwa-Zulu Natal, government is seeking more ways to make both the economy and country more climate resilient.

[Daily Maverick] Climate activists Extinction Rebellion Vaal and the Coal-ition Committee say a lack of transparency about electricity usage, the potential damage from blasting, threats to heritage sites and socioeconomic disruptions from job losses at the planned project are of great concern.

[VOA] Nairobi, Kenya -- The combination of climate change and a growing world population may threaten global food security. As the United Nations marks World Population Day, changes in agriculture, especially in Africa, may be the only way forward.

[Seychelles News Agency] Seychelles has begun implementing the Flash Flood Guidance System (FFGS) project led by the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO), according to a top official.

[SAFCEI] In solidarity with the anti-nuclear power movement in Kenya where a proposed nuclear power station is set to be built within the next decade, eco-justice organisations from South Africa and Russia are on a visit to the Republic of Kenya to share insights and learnings, from their experiences of living with nuclear energy, in their respective countries and opposing nuclear as civil society. The Southern African Faith Communities' Environment Institute (SAFCEI) and Earthlife Africa Johannesburg, both from

[Daily Maverick] Small, grant-dependent municipalities often lack the financial and technical capacity to implement effective climate change measures.

[The Conversation Africa] Smallholder farmers in rural Gwanda, a region in Zimbabwe that borders South Africa, have been affected by a double shock - a combination of heat, droughts and floods caused by climate change, and water contamination and damaged land caused by illegal, small-scale mining.

[SAnews.gov.za] Transnet says it is continuously monitoring operations at the ports of Cape Town, Saldanha, Port Elizabeth and Ngqura amid adverse weather conditions in parts of the country.

[Nile Post] The Environment Shield, a civic environmental conservation organisation, has expressed dissatisfaction with the limited funding allocated to combat climate change and protect nature and vulnerable communities in the FY 2024/2025.

[African Women in Agricultural Research and Development] African Women in Agricultural Research and Development (AWARD) announces new fellowship for women in Benin, Cameroon, Ghana, Kenya, Malawi and Senegal working on climate adaptation solutions.

[Namibian] Climate change is one of the greatest challenges facing the global community.

[African Union] The African Union Commission- Directorate of Agriculture, Rural Development, Blue Economy and Sustainable Environment (ARBE) conducted a mission to Lugano, Switzerland, as part of the Intra-ACP Climate Service and Related Applications (ClimSA) programme to assess the progress of the climate infrastructure team. Led by Dr. Jolly Wasambo, AUC-ClimSA Programme Coordinator, the mission that took place 20-24 May 2024 consisted of experts from National Meteorological Services from the African and Indian Ocean

[African Arguments] Biodiversity loss from unequal mining deals is not a glitch. It's the logical end point of multiple transnational pressures.

[Ethiopian Herald] The Horn of Africa region is well known for its continuous vulnerability to outcomes of climate change especially drought and flood. Such disasters have claimed the lives of tens of thousands in the past more than 4 decades. Several efforts have been underway in the region to alleviate the impacts of climate change on the environment and human lives.

[The Conversation Africa] In March 2002, the Larsen B Ice Shelf collapsed catastrophically, breaking up an area about one-sixth the size of Tasmania.

[The Conversation Africa] Since the release of ChatGPT in November 2022, the world has seen an incredible surge in investment, development and use of artificial intelligence (AI) applications. According to one estimate, the amount of computational power used for AI is doubling roughly every 100 days.

[UN News] Last month was the hottest June since records began and the thirteenth month in a row to set a temperature record, according to new data released on Monday from the European Union's Copernicus Climate Change Service.

[New Times] The governments of Rwanda and Italy on July 8 signed a 50-million-euro financing agreement through the Italian Climate Fund. Managed by prominent Italian development bank Cassa Depositi e Prestiti (CDP), the fund will be disbursed through the Italian Climate Fund to reinforce Rwanda's climate policy agenda.

[Daily Maverick] Communities in the Western Cape are facing a severe weather crisis as multiple cold fronts bring icy weather, disruptive rain and damaging winds, causing widespread displacement. And five more major cold fronts are expected over the next week.