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[Africa Renewal] UNDRR leading in collaborative efforts to enhance countries' early warning systems

[IPS] The act of planting trees offers more than shade and fruit. It symbolizes a deeper mission--restoring soil, preserving water, and, for these students, living in Tanzania's northern Rorya district, delivering a form of climate justice. The reforestation efforts are in step with Tanzania's broader plans to fortify its agriculture and water systems against the advancing climate crisis.

[GroundUp] The 16th Conference of Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity was held in South America this past fortnight

[The Herald] PRESIDENT Mnangagwa is tomorrow expected to officially open the inaugural Climate and Health Africa Conference (CHAC 2024) in Harare where policymakers and other stakeholders are seeking to come up with solutions to the harmful health impact of climate change.

[This Day] Abuja. -- The House of Representatives has summoned the Federal Ministry of Environment, the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), and the Hydrological Services Agency (NIHSA) to appear before it to explain what precautionary measures are being implemented to safeguard lives and property in the predicted flood zones.

[Nature Finance Alliance] Over the last year, countries from the Global South have come together to launch the Ministerial Alliance for Ambition for Nature Finance ('the Alliance'). The Alliance is an intergovernmental group of ministers working to publicly champion achieving the nature finance targets that the world agreed to in December 2022 in the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (''GBF'') and demonstrate actions that countries in the Global South are taking to increase nature

[Nature Finance Alliance] The Ministerial Alliance for Ambition on Nature Finance (MAANF) has today shared a statement signed by 20 Ministers of Environment from the Global South, 'Seeking Accountability on Ambition for Nature Finance.' The press conference at which this was launched can be watched here.

[SAnews.gov.za] Government is exploring options for purchasing insurance for certain climate-related disaster events, where such a practice would not undermine budget sustainability.

[The Herald] Zimbabwe has always been proactive and will continue to ensure that its indigenous people and local communities benefit from the proceeds of biodiversity.

[The Herald] As Zimbabwe approaches the rainy season, goat and sheep farmers are confronted with the dual challenge of preparing for the blessings and potential risks that accompany the rains.

[Liberian Observer] In a groundbreaking assembly, Liberia held its first-ever Climate Justice Summit, gathering development partners, financial sector representatives, climate justice advocates, and other stakeholders to address pressing challenges associated with climate change. The summit, themed "Climate Financing for Agroecology and Renewable Energy," aims to mobilize resources for sustainable development.

[Daily Maverick] Our relationship with the wild animals on our planet, whose numbers are rapidly declining, is deeply problematic. With the UN Biodiversity Conference (COP16) in session in Colombia this week, it's time to take stock.

[The Conversation Africa] If you visit a commercial mining operation anywhere in the world today, some sights and sounds - workers descending in elevators to underground shafts, the roar of truck engines - will be much the same as they have been for decades.

[The Herald] Vice President Constantino Chiwenga has commended African Governments for working collectively to devise response mechanisms to alleviate the climate crisis.

[New Era] Eenhana -- Popular Democratic Movement leader McHenry Venaani has cautioned against the use of drought relief food or other government interventions for political expediency.

[IPS] Cali, Colombia -- As countries are meeting in Cali, Colombia, for the 2024 UN Biodiversity Conference (CBD COP 16), the fate of biodiversity hangs in the balance, and with it, the sustainability of our food systems.

[Government of Mauritius] The IslandWatch Programme, aimed at strengthening the capacity of Mauritius and other island nations to monitor and protect their ecosystems and support global efforts to combat climate change and enhance biodiversity, was officially launched, this morning in Réduit. The event was also marked by the opening of a Youth Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) Photo Competition, around the theme "Focus on the Future," which encourages young people to creatively express their unique perspectives on issues

[New Times] Rwanda Is Among Three SubSaharan Africa countries which will share $22 million funding for building resilience to flooding in three cities - Dire Dawa in Ethiopia, Kigali in Rwanda, and Johannesburg in South Africa. The project is designed to help improve vulnerable urban communities' capacity to adapt to climate change.

[IPS] Climate finance will come under intense scrutiny during COP29, and its distribution aligned with scientific analysis of the impacts of climate change, but the methodology ignores the inequality in research networks of the Global South.

[UN News] UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Tuesday called for decisive action to restore harmony with nature, warning that environmental crises are pushing humanity toward tipping points that threaten ecosystems, livelihoods and global stability.