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[Premium Times] On Nigeria's coast, pirates prey on artisanal fishers and women traders whose livelihoods are already strained by climate change.

[UN News] From 1970 until 2000, the costs of disaster averaged $70-$80 billion. Those mainly preventable costs doubled this century to average $180-$200 billion annually, according to a recent report published by the UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR).

[UN News] People around the world who are transforming food systems in their local communities are being recognised and supported by the UN's Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO).

[ANGOP] Luanda -- Brazilian sustainability consultant Marcos Pinheiro recommended the adoption of measures to address the climate situation in Angola. He warned of the country's potential vulnerability despite its low greenhouse gas emissions.

[ANGOP] Luanda -- The chairman of the Environmental Preservation Association, Rafael Lucas, on Wednesday in Luanda, advocated for strengthening methods of disseminating content on climate change and its impact, resulting from more sustainable decision-making.

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Climate change, once viewed primarily as an environmental threat, is increasingly emerging as a public health concern, with researchers warning that its effects are triggering a silent mental health crisis across Kenya.

[The Conversation Africa] When we hear the word "disaster" we often think of floods, droughts or earthquakes - events caused by nature. But what really turns these events into disasters is how prepared we are to deal with them. A flood becomes a disaster when people do not have safe housing, early warnings or emergency support.

[The Conversation Africa] UK banks, energy giants and arms exporters are at the heart of one of the world's least-known human rights and environmental crises, our research has revealed.

[UN News] Nearly four million people across Africa's vast semi-arid Sahel region have been uprooted by a volatile mix of conflict, hunger and climate change, the UN warned on Friday, describing an unfolding protection and survival crisis that is pushing families to flee repeatedly.

[Nyasa Times] As the rainy season fast approaches, farmers across Malawi faces growing uncertainties. Followed by unpredictable weather patterns , threatening harvests, livelihoods, and the food security of communities relying entirely on agricultural activities to survive.

[IPS] Bulawayo, Zimbabwe -- Global biodiversity is disappearing at breakneck speed and, in the process, threatening the future of humanity. The loss is not a future threat but a present crisis that Dr. Luthando Dziba, the new Executive Secretary of the Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES), believes can be tackled with science-based policy action.