Climate change in Africa News

[Nile Post] The death toll from the Kiteezi landfill tragedy has risen to 26 after two more bodies a male and a female were recovered today.

[FrontPageAfrica] Capitol Hill -- Lawmakers and staffers at the Liberian Legislature were met with an unexpected challenge on Tuesday when a heavy downpour caused unprecedented flooding at the Capitol Building, the seat of the Legislature.

[This Day] All around the world, issues relating to climate change has led to flooding whose devastating effect has been felt by a large population of people. The destruction caused by the climate change is not particularly felt in only the underdeveloping and developing countries but is even the new normal in the acclaimed industrially developed regions/countries of the world.

[Daily Trust] Submerge roads, farmlands Displace hundreds in Bauchi, Yobe

[Daily Trust] Ogun state government says it will yearly plant thousands of trees across urban and suburban areas of the state to restore its eco-systems, enhance biodiversity, combat climate change and improve air and water supply.

[Premium Times] The agronomist said the sustainability of Nigeria's ginger value chain is threatened, as ginger farmers are struggling with access to disease-free planting materials and fields, and several farmers have abandoned ginger farming for turmeric.

[The Conversation Africa] You're scrolling through Instagram, only half paying attention to your friends' updates, when a photo of a beautiful, pristine beach grabs your eye. Somebody you know is lounging on that very beach - and suddenly you want to be there, too. You check the location tag: Réunion Island.

[OCHA] Investments in preparedness, prevention and response measures needed to mitigate impact on people's livelihoods and well-being

[Daily Trust] Hundreds of Christians and Muslims in Shendam LGA of Plateau State on Monday converged at their different places of worship to pray for rain as crops in various communities of the LGA continue to wither.

[African Arguments] A new report finds that developed countries could raise $2 trillion in climate finance per year by raising their tax-to-GDP ratios by four points.

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The Kenya Meteorological Department has predicted that intermittent cold and cloudy conditions will affect several parts of the country until Monday next week.

[UNDP] Nevena Ðoković, 22, from Leposaviq/Leposavić municipality in Kosovo*, nurtures big plans from her small greenhouse. "I am learning new things about growing vegetables every day, and plan to harvest 120 kilogrammes of tomatoes every day soon," she hopes, inspecting an irrigation pipe.

[UNHCR] To mark the launch of Ethiopia's 2023 Global Refugee Forum's "Climate Action" pledge, Deputy Prime Minister of Ethiopia, H.E. Ato Temesgen Tiruneh, Line Ministries, Government Higher Officials, Refugees and Returnees Service (RRS), UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, NGOs, UN agencies and various embassies planted tree seedlings at the Gulele Botanical Garden on 8 August.

[Foroyaa] The Gambia Red Cross Society (GRCS), on Friday, 9th August 2024, launched the Scaling up Locally-Led Adaptation and Transforming Humanitarian Responses to Climate Change to address the urgent challenges posed by climate change in the Gambia.

[Camer.be] More than three weeks without any rain, farmers do not know which way to turn. The Far North of Cameroon is facing a major agricultural crisis due to a prolonged absence of rains.

[Shabait] Asmara, 9 August 2024 - Ms. Reena Ghelani, UN Assistant Secretary General and Climate Crises Coordinator for the El Niño Response, met and held talks with various Eritrean Government officials, including Mr. Tesfay Gebreselasie, Minister of Land, Water and Environment; Mr. Arefaine Berhe, Minister of Agriculture; and Dr. Gergis Teklemicael, Minister of Finance and National Development. During her meetings, Ms. Reena conducted extensive discussions focusing on Eritrea's efforts to address climate

[New Zimbabwe] The government is in its final lap of multi-stakeholder consultations to craft carbon credit legislation that ensures host communities benefit from the lucrative trade.

[Daily Maverick] It's total destruction, says Gift of the Givers after two retention dams in Dassenberg near Malmesbury collapse, flooding houses and washing away roads

[Ghanaian Times] Ghana has received a total of $155 million to help restore the country's degraded coastal areas.

[ENA] Addis Ababa -- The Ethiopian Red Cross Society has today donated medical supplies and equipment to draught and conflict affected areas in Amhara, Oromia, Tigray and Benishangul-Gumuz regions.