Climate change in Africa News

[VOA] Yaounde, Cameroon -- Officials in Chad are asking for international assistance to save thousands of people from persistent flooding, while officials in neighboring Cameroon are seeking help to cope with the opposite problem - severe drought.

[VOA] When the government fell, the trees began coming down, too.

[Daily News] MINISTER of State in the Vice-President's Office (Union and Environment), Dr Ashatu Kijaji has announced that the government plans to conduct a comprehensive assessment across various regions to evaluate the impacts of flooding caused by climate change.

[African Arguments] Seaweed's ability to suck huge quantities of carbon out of the air have been questioned, but there are other reasons to grow it.

[MAP] Rabat -- A heatwave is forecasted to affect several provinces of the Kingdom from Thursday to Sunday, with temperatures ranging between 42°C and 47°C, announced the Directorate General of Meteorology (DGM).

[Leadership] An analysis by the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) has revealed that nearly half a billion children are experiencing at least twice the number of extremely hot days annually compared to their grandparents.

[UN News] One in five children - or 466 million - live in areas that experience at least double the number of extremely hot days every year compared with their grandparents' generation, according to a new UNICEF analysis released on Wednesday.

[Democracy Works] TOWARDS INCLUSIVE AND RESPONSIVE POLITICS AND DEVELOPMENT: LESSONS FROM PARTICIPATORY APPROACHES IN CLIMATE GOVERNANCE IN SOUTH AFRICA

[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.