Climate change in Africa News

[IPS] Cali, Columbia -- The curtains fell on the 16th Conference of the Parties of UN Biodiversity (COP16) on Sunday without any formal closing. In a voice message, David Ainsworth, the Communications Director of the UNCBD, confirmed that the COP was suspended due to a lack of quorum in the plenary and would be resumed sometime later. However, before being suspended, the parties managed to adopt a historic decision to open the door for Indigenous Peoples (IPS) and local communities (LCs) to influence the global plan to halt the

[AI London] With millions of people already displaced by climate change disasters in Africa, the richer countries most responsible for global warming must agree at the COP29 climate conference in Baku, Azerbaijan to fully pay for the catastrophic loss of homes and damage to livelihoods taking place across the continent, Amnesty International said. They must also fully fund African governments' adaptation measures to prevent further forced displacement, stop human rights violations and help them achieve a fast and

[AI London] The 2024 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP29) opens next week in Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan. The summit takes place between 11 and 22 November, and decisions made there will impact all of us. To date, the international community has failed to rein in the deadly activities of the fossil fuel industry, which continues to pollute, burn, and ransack the planet in the face of mounting human suffering.

[Daily Maverick] Amid water restrictions in Gauteng, the Presidential Climate Commission hosted a workshop in Pretoria with the Department of Water and Sanitation to address South Africa's urgent need for climate adaptation readiness within the water sector.

[WHO-AFRO] Harare -- Health ministers and delegates from 20 African countries today adopted a landmark declaration to enhance climate resilience within health systems and address the profound health impacts of climate change on the continent.

[IPS] Cali, Columbia -- José Aruna, a forest defender from Sud Kivu province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), remembers the night in September 2019 when a group of heavily armed men barged into his house in the middle of the night. Aruna and his wife--6 months pregnant at the time--were in bed when he heard sounds of boots on the front yard and quickly knew something was about to happen.

[Africa Renewal] UNDRR leading in collaborative efforts to enhance countries' early warning systems

[IPS] The act of planting trees offers more than shade and fruit. It symbolizes a deeper mission--restoring soil, preserving water, and, for these students, living in Tanzania's northern Rorya district, delivering a form of climate justice. The reforestation efforts are in step with Tanzania's broader plans to fortify its agriculture and water systems against the advancing climate crisis.

[GroundUp] The 16th Conference of Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity was held in South America this past fortnight

[The Herald] PRESIDENT Mnangagwa is tomorrow expected to officially open the inaugural Climate and Health Africa Conference (CHAC 2024) in Harare where policymakers and other stakeholders are seeking to come up with solutions to the harmful health impact of climate change.

[This Day] Abuja. -- The House of Representatives has summoned the Federal Ministry of Environment, the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), and the Hydrological Services Agency (NIHSA) to appear before it to explain what precautionary measures are being implemented to safeguard lives and property in the predicted flood zones.

[Nature Finance Alliance] Over the last year, countries from the Global South have come together to launch the Ministerial Alliance for Ambition for Nature Finance ('the Alliance'). The Alliance is an intergovernmental group of ministers working to publicly champion achieving the nature finance targets that the world agreed to in December 2022 in the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (''GBF'') and demonstrate actions that countries in the Global South are taking to increase nature

[Nature Finance Alliance] The Ministerial Alliance for Ambition on Nature Finance (MAANF) has today shared a statement signed by 20 Ministers of Environment from the Global South, 'Seeking Accountability on Ambition for Nature Finance.' The press conference at which this was launched can be watched here.

[SAnews.gov.za] Government is exploring options for purchasing insurance for certain climate-related disaster events, where such a practice would not undermine budget sustainability.

[The Herald] Zimbabwe has always been proactive and will continue to ensure that its indigenous people and local communities benefit from the proceeds of biodiversity.

[The Herald] As Zimbabwe approaches the rainy season, goat and sheep farmers are confronted with the dual challenge of preparing for the blessings and potential risks that accompany the rains.

[Liberian Observer] In a groundbreaking assembly, Liberia held its first-ever Climate Justice Summit, gathering development partners, financial sector representatives, climate justice advocates, and other stakeholders to address pressing challenges associated with climate change. The summit, themed "Climate Financing for Agroecology and Renewable Energy," aims to mobilize resources for sustainable development.

[Daily Maverick] Our relationship with the wild animals on our planet, whose numbers are rapidly declining, is deeply problematic. With the UN Biodiversity Conference (COP16) in session in Colombia this week, it's time to take stock.

[The Conversation Africa] If you visit a commercial mining operation anywhere in the world today, some sights and sounds - workers descending in elevators to underground shafts, the roar of truck engines - will be much the same as they have been for decades.

[The Herald] Vice President Constantino Chiwenga has commended African Governments for working collectively to devise response mechanisms to alleviate the climate crisis.