Climate change in Africa News

[allAfrica] Geneva -- Zambia has joined the UN Water Convention to improve water management within and across its borders in response to severe drought and ongoing water scarcity, the UN has announced.

[Greenpeace] A new report by Greenpeace Africa and Greenpeace Germany has revealed the alarming scale of environmental and public health damage caused by the global second-hand clothing trade in Ghana. The report, titled "Fast Fashion, Slow Poison: The Toxic Textile Crisis in Ghana," exposes the devastating impact of discarded clothing from the Global North, much of it fast fashion, on the environment, communities, and ecosystems in Ghana.

[263Chat] As calls grow louder for the protection of wetlands in Harare, stakeholders have called for enhanced civic education to raise awareness.

[IPS] United Nations -- Human practices, such as unsustainable fishing, pollution, coastal development, and fossil fuel use have pushed the Earth's oceans to their limits. This has resulted in warmer, more acidic waters. As global temperatures rise yearly due to climate change, oceans continue to see significant losses in biodiversity, rising sea levels, and environmental damage.

[The Conversation Africa] Agriculture is hugely important to Nigeria. It makes up about a quarter of the country's economy, and almost half of the population are smallholder farmers. Most farm on less than 10 hectares of land.

[African Arguments] Zambia and Zimbabwe are looking to diversify their energy mix as climate change linked droughts and heat make hydropower less reliable.

[Vanguard] Residents of Maiduguri town displaced by water from the Alau Dam are beginning to return to their homes as flood water recedes gradually.

[Liberian Observer] The US State Department's 2024 Investment Climate Report has shed light on Liberia's investment landscape, identifying both promising opportunities and significant challenges facing potential investors. Despite ongoing issues with corruption and infrastructure, Liberia's rich natural resources and potential for growth present attractive prospects for investors across various sectors.

[Vanguard] Abuja -- The Nigerian Government has praised the resilience of Borno State communities in the face of the recent devastating flood that ravaged the state.

[Vanguard] The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted thunderstorms and rains from Wednesday to Friday across the country.

[Daily Trust] The Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) has commiserated with people across the Northern States, and indeed other areas in Nigeria, over the deluge of water from flooded rivers, streams, other water courses and bursts or release of overflows from dams.

[Democracy Works] Democracy Works Foundation is implementing the Fostering Inclusive Growth through Climate Change Champions (FIGCCC) project with co-funding from the European Union. The project goal is to facilitate meaningful Civil Society Organisation (CSO) engagement in climate change related decision-making. The objective of the project is to create a conducive socio-political environment, where CSOs are capacitated to meaningfully engage in climate change planning, policy and investment decision-making.

[Vanguard] Mr Barkindo Mohammed, the Director General of the Borno State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA), has described the situation in flooded Maiduguri town as "terrible."

[Vanguard] Abuja -- PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu has called for the immediate evacuation of people from affected flooding areas in Maiduguri, the Borno State capital.

[Daily Trust] Nigeria's agricultural sector is facing unprecedented challenges. The convergence of natural and human-induced disasters - flooding, drought, banditry, and a rise in petroleum prices threatens to undermine the country's food security. Each of these factors has its distinct impact, but their simultaneous occurrence presents a compounded risk that could lead to widespread food shortages, increased poverty and social instability.

[Daily Trust] The Chairman of Yusufari LGA of Yobe State, Baba Aji, has said that desertification has forced several communities in the area to flee their ancestral lands.

[Premium Times] The Borno State Government issued a high alert and closed down schools as the flood submerged several homes before the Alau Dam eventually broke down Tuesday morning.

[Vanguard] Thousands of residents in Maiduguri, Borno state capital and parts of Jere local government area are now stranded and displaced following the collapse of the dyke and overflow of Alau Dam which is about 10kms away from the metropolis.

[Daily Trust] Death toll from recent floods in Bauchi State has hit 24 persons.

[MAP] Rabat -- Eighteen people were killed and four others are missing following the torrential rains that hammered several provinces of Morocco, the Interior Ministry said in an updated toll.