Climate change in Africa News

[UN News] Climate change is already fueling a global health emergency, killing more than half a million people each year through extreme heat and threatening hospitals worldwide, according to a major report released on Friday at COP30 in Belém, Brazil.

[IPS] If we do not have our land and healthy territory, we do not have healthy food, and without food we do not survive. Food must become a centerpiece in the global climate discourse, and it is not just about any food, but healthy food that aligns with our ancestry and local traditions and spirituality. --Juliana Kerexu Mirim Mariano, activist

[UN News] Floods, heatwaves, droughts and storms are forcing millions from their homes every year. Most never cross a border; they remain internally displaced yet uprooted all the same. But experts warn that in the not-so-distant future, entire nations could disappear beneath rising seas or become uninhabitable through drought.

[Liberian Investigator] Liberia has made a significant move toward youth-focused climate governance after the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and UNICEF signed the Declaration on Children, Youth, and Climate Action at COP30, committing both organizations to prioritize young people at the forefront of national and global climate efforts.

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Kenya and the European Union on Thursday signed four major financing agreements worth Sh4.8 billion to support the country's green transition, strengthen climate resilience, and accelerate the shift toward a circular economy.

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Kenya is among three East African nations still grappling with the effects of a five-year drought that began in 2020, according to a new report by ActionAid.

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja says the County Government is legally mandated to plan and regulate development in the public interest, as provided for in the Constitution and key national planning laws.

[Global Witness] With one in every 25 COP30 attendees a fossil fuel lobbyist, massive industry presence intensifies calls to protect climate negotiations from corporate capture

[AI London] First-of-its-kind mapping with multi-country research reveals depth and scale of fossil fuel industry's potential harm

[Global Witness] Campaigners are hailing today's COP30 launch of a new global initiative aimed at advancing the recognition, protection, and participation of environmental defenders in climate decision and policy-making.

[IPS] Our countries did not light this fire--but we are burning in its heat. And the smoke does not stop at our borders. --Evans Njewa, Least Developed Countries Group chair, when talking about the importance of the Loss and Damage Fund for LDCs

[UN News] Hailed by Brazil as "a crucial moment to demonstrate the strength of the health sector in global climate action," a blueprint for global health systems to adapt to rising temperatures and extreme weather has been launched at the COP30 UN climate conference.

[The Conversation Africa] Rising temperatures, changing rainfall patterns and extreme weather events create ideal conditions for pathogens and their vectors - such as mosquitoes, midges and ticks - to thrive.

[People's Dispatch] At the opening of the event, 1,300 landless peasants marched towards a boat parade with 200 vessels navigating the waters of the Guajará Bay.

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[ENA] Addis Ababa -- Ethiopia has achieved a significant diplomatic success, securing the official endorsement of the Africa Group of Negotiators (AGN) to host the 32nd UN Climate Change Conference (COP32) in Addis Ababa in 2027.

[The Conversation Africa] Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania is sold to the world as frozen romance and pure nature. But the real story today is at its feet, not its peak.

[Liberian Observer] As world leaders gather in Brazil for the 30th Conference of the Parties (COP29) to reinforce global action on climate change, Liberia's credibility as a forest conservation champion is coming under severe strain. In the Southeastern region of the country, especially Grand Gedeh County, thousands of hectares of pristine forest are being razed to make way for cocoa cultivation -- a trend that environmentalists warn could erase decades of progress in forest protection and climate resilience.

[Leadership] The Lagos State government has opened the book building for its dual bond offerings: a N200 billion Series IV Bond and a N14.815 billion Series III Green Bond, under its N1 trillion Debt and Hybrid Instruments Issuance Programme. This move aims to bolster infrastructure financing and advance climate-resilient development across the state.

[SAnews.gov.za] During this week's climate conference, government will push forward the implementation of securing the US$1.3 trillion in climate finance pledged to developing countries last year.