Climate change in Africa News

[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- A series of devastating landslides has claimed 23 lives across four districts in North Gondar Zone and its surrounding areas, according to the North Gondar Zone Disaster Prevention and Food Security Office.

[SAnews.gov.za] Municipalities are at the centre of government's efforts to move towards clean energy and fulfil the country's commitment to global climate change.

[SAnews.gov.za] The Department of Water and Sanitation has held a workshop to raise awareness about the impact of human activities on water resources and the environment.

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi has recommended the integration of funding and technology in agriculture to enhance the sector's resilience to climate change.

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- President William Ruto has directed the National Youth Service to oversee the youth recruited under the Climate Works Mtaani initiative for managing Kenya's environmental sustainability.

[IPS] New York -- The world is facing a triple planetary crisis of climate change, pollution, and biodiversity loss.

[The Conversation Africa] Baobabs reach extraordinarily old ages. Some have been found to be thousands of years old. During these life spans, elder baobabs have survived erratic climate conditions.

[263Chat] Zimbabwe Gender Commission Chairperson, Commissioner Margaret Mukahanana-Sangarwe, has highlighted the urgent need for gender-sensitive approaches to tackle the intertwined challenges of gender, environment, and climate change.

[IPS] United Nations -- On August 7th, Deputy Spokesperson for the Secretary-General Farhan Haq spoke at a press briefing at the United Nations Headquarters, detailing the high levels of food insecurity and socioeconomic distress in Zimbabwe as a result of the El Niño drought that continues to ravage the ecosystem. In April of this year, the president of Zimbabwe, Emmerson Mnangagwa, declared a nationwide state of disaster.

[The Herald] It admits of no debate that climate change impact is cross-cutting, and the transport industry is not immune to that.

[263Chat] The SADC People's Summit, a gathering of civil society organizations, community leaders, and citizens from the Southern African Development Community (SADC) region, has issued a resounding call for a robust, equitable, and just climate debt policy.

[The Herald] The phrase "the poor will eat the rich" is attributed to French philosopher Jean-Jacques Rousseau.

[Leadership] Yobe State Governor Hon Mai Mala Buni has visited communities in Nguru, Karasuwa, and Nangere local government areas to assess the damage caused by the flood disaster following the recent incessant rainfall.

[ACNS] From topics of Artificial Intelligence, Climate Change, Conflict and Growing Youth Populations, Anglicans will be represented at the United Nations 'Summit of the Future' this September. Martha Jarvis from the Anglican Communion's UN Team will be attending the Summit in New York, on September 22-23.

[The Conversation Africa] Southern Africa's worst drought in years has destroyed crops of the staple food, maize, across the region. Malawi, South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Lesotho and Namibia have all been affected by the drought. Crop failures in South Africa, Zambia and Zimbabwe - the largest maize producers in southern Africa - have destabilised food security in the whole region.

[Premium Times] "President Bola Tinubu is fully aware of and sensitive to the economic conditions confronting our people, and as a result, he approved an audit of the expenditure profile of last year's COP 28 climate conference."

[This Day] The Chief Executive Officer of Leadway Assurance Company Limited, Gboyega Lesi, has called on communities, businesses, and individuals to take immediate and proactive steps in anticipation of the severe flooding forecasted by the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA).

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Counties in the North Western parts of Rift Valley and Western Kenya are set to receive heavy rains, the weather man has revealed.

[Nyasa Times] In a groundbreaking move, Lilongwe has become the first African capital to endorse the Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty, signaling a bold commitment to combat climate change.

[Nyasa Times] President Lazarus Chakwera on Monday secured a nod from Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) which has committed to support the promotion of women and youth, technology and innovation in the prioritization of agriculture modernisation as a catalyst to food security, poverty reduction and economic growth in the country.