Climate change in Africa News

[Daily Trust] The Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI) has welcomed with high expectations the unfolding renewed political commitments of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu towards strengthening Nigeria's climate change, energy transition and green economic solutions.

[Daily Maverick] A draft government environmental management plan has been welcomed as steps in the right direction, but viewed with some scepticism for its shortfalls. Will our biodiversity strategy evolve into a holistic blueprint that safeguards nature while also uplifting communities, or will it falter, leaving biodiversity and livelihoods in jeopardy?

[African Arguments] An expert panel give their verdict on critical climate negotiations at the just-concluded conference in Bonn.

[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis, June 17, 2024 -- Temperatures will soar in most regions from Tuesday June 18 to Thursday June 20, exceeding seasonal norms by between 7°C and 13°C, the National Institute of Meteorology (INM) announced in a monitoring bulletin issued on Monday.

[Premium Times] Some experts argued that rather than the president constituting committees and bodies with similar functions and roles, strengthening the NCCC with the statutory mandate to perform its roles/functions would be much better and cost-effective.

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Kenya is set to host the pilot project for Indonesian tech company Aeroterra & Eldera Matadata Presisi to enhance environmental sustainability.

[This Day] The International Energy Agency (IEA) has said that with over 600 million Africans lacking access to electricity and more than 1 billion persons cooking their meals in open fires, over $240 billion will be required by 2030 to fix the problem.

[Nile Post] Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) has launched a new initiative aimed at maintaining and enhancing the green spaces throughout Kampala.

[Nile Post] As government moves to adopt the rationalisation of different agencies, President Museveni has signed into laws four bills, leaving four different entities dissolved.

[Nile Post] A staggering 80 percent of Ugandans have felt the devastating impact of the global climate crisis, a new report says.

[Accra Times] Over 20,000 farmers to benefit from a $4million dollar World Bank Climate Finance programme following an agreement signed with Solidaridad.

[UN News] As nearly 40 per cent of land across the planet is degraded with more acres lost every second, governments, businesses and communities must galvanize action to reverse the damage and protect Earth, the UN chief said in a strong message for the World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought, marked annually on 17 June.

[UN News] Despite its huge potential, Nigeria, Africa's most populous country, continues to grapple with a host of challenges which are impacting people's lives and triggering conflict over key resources, a senior UN official in the country said on Friday.

[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis, June 14 -- Temperatures will rise on Saturday, June 15. Highs will be between 38 and 43 degrees, except in the extreme north-west and Cap Bon, as well as on the south-east coast, where they will be between 40 and 44 degrees, according to a monitoring bulletin published on Friday by the National Institute of Meteorology (INM) on the occasion of the Aid Al Adha.

[This Day] Ilorin -- The Kwara State Government has announced an ambitious statewide irrigation program aimed at combating climate change and boosting food production.

[Vanguard] Dr Akinwumi Adesina, president of the African Development Bank (AfDB), says Africa loses between seven billion dollars and 15 billion dollars annually due to climate change.

[This Day] The Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI) yesterday lauded what it described as the renewed political commitment of President Bola Tinubu towards strengthening Nigeria's climate change, energy transition and green economy solutions.

[VOA] Harare, Zimbabwe -- The U.N. says an estimated 60 million people in southern Africa are food insecure due to the El Nino-induced drought -- and the problem is not only in Malawi, Zambia and Zimbabwe, countries that have made international appeals for help.

[SAnews.gov.za] The KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Government is working towards a permanent solution for the people affected by the recent storms.

[VOA] Geneva -- The United Nations refugee agency says forced displacement around the globe surged to historic new heights last year, driven by conflict, persecution, human rights violations, climate crises and other disturbing events.