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[Africa Renewal] At CHAC 2024, African countries seek to advocate for tailored solutions, mobilize resources, and influence global policies to address their unique challenges and build resilience

[Vanguard] Asaba -- Acting Governor of Delta State, Monday Onyeme, yesterday, identified climate change, low level of technology adoption, unwarranted attacks on farmlands by unscrupulous elements, and absence of farmers' education, as factors that pose challenges to food security.

[Greenpeace] Kinshasa -- Greenpeace Africa welcomes the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) government's decision to halt the bidding process for 27 oil blocks. This move is a crucial advancement for environmental protection and climate justice throughout Africa. Nevertheless, this reprieve may be short-lived, as the Ministry of Hydrocarbons has hinted in a press release that it plans to resume the process "without delay". Greenpeace Africa remains committed to continuing its advocacy efforts while maintaining a constructive

[New Zimbabwe] THE Zimbabwe Peace Project has reported partisan distribution of food aid in rural areas, with opposition supporters being scrapped off the list of beneficiaries.

[AI London] Ahead of the COP16 Biodiversity summit, which runs from 21 October to 1 November in Cali, Colombia, Amnesty International's Secretary General, Agnès Callamard, said:

[Nigeria Health Watch] Nigeria Health Watch announces its 10th Future of Health Conference, "From Evidence to Action: Building Resilience at the Climate-Health Nexus." The conference, scheduled for October 24, 2024, will bring together experts, policymakers, and stakeholders to explore the critical intersection of climate change and health.

[New Era] At first, glance, relating climate change to police work might seem unrealistic - even far-fetched. Still, as the planet warms, it is becoming increasingly clear that the shifting climate is not only an environmental issue but a driver of conflict, crime and societal disruption, forcing law-enforcement agencies to confront a new and complex set of challenges that threaten global security.

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[Daily Trust] Nigeria has called for collective actions from African countries to save the continent from climate-induced environmental degradation.

[RFI] An estimated 10 million children across Nigeria, Mali, Niger and the Democratic Republic of Congo are unable to attend school after devastating regional flooding, the charity Save the Children has said.

[Radio Dalsan] In a decisive move to address environmental concerns, the Federal Government of Somalia has issued a complete ban on the importation of plastic bags through its ports.

[New Zimbabwe] RIGHTS groups have called upon the government to address climate change impacts on rural women emphasising their critical role in building climate resilience through sustainable land and resource management.

[VOA] Geneva -- While the world's farmers produce more than enough food to feed the planet's nearly 8 billion people, United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said "hunger and malnutrition are a fact of life" for billions.

[Africa Renewal] They are calling for transformative changes in agriculture sector aimed at reducing carbon emissions

[allAfrica] The United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) have released a new global report today - the International Day of Rural Women - calling for better recognition and support for women-led efforts to protect vulnerable communities from the devastating effects of drought.

[UNCCD and FAO] Bonn -- Women at the Forefront of Combating Drought

[Africa Check] No evidence image of bundles of cash is from the floods in Maiduguri, Nigeria

[SAnews.gov.za] With heatwave conditions over for the central and eastern parts, South Africa is expecting its first significant thunderstorms in the afternoon and with some morning showers and rain for the Eastern Cape.

[Greenpeace] Greenpeace Africa activists and concerned community members gathered at Unilever's headquarters in Durban to protest the multinational corporation's contribution to plastic pollution across Africa. Protesters displayed Unilever-branded plastic waste to symbolise| the corporation's disregard for sustainable practices.

[Daily Trust] The Kogi State Government says ravaging flood has submerged over 200 communities and displaced over two million people in the state.