Feed aggregator

[AIM] Maputo -- Tropical cyclone Chido is heading for the coast of the northern Mozambican province of Cabo Delgado and could make landfall on Sunday.

[This Day] Abuja -- The European Union (EU) said yesterday that it has extended assistance to over 350 local government councils across sub-Saharan Africa to mitigate the impact of climate change.

[OCHA] HIGHLIGHTS

[reliefweb] HIGHLIGHTS

[The Patriot] Houses that were destroyed by a hailstorm that ravaged the city of Francistown last week will be rebuilt through government assistance of approximately P500 000, the Minister for State President, Moeti Mohwasa has announced.

[Nyasa Times] The National Water Resources Authority (NWRA) has advised people living in flood-prone areas to relocate to higher ground ahead of the 2024-2025 rainy season.

[The Herald] Tropical cyclone Chido, which is still to the north-east of Madagascar, has intensified over the past 24 hours and might affect Zimbabwe.

[Global Witness] Home to a staggering array of biodiversity like forest elephants, chimpanzees, bonobos, and lowland and mountain gorillas, the Congo Basin's importance for both climate and biodiversity cannot be overstated

[Global Witness] Bot-like accounts have spread conspiracy theories about climate cults and a global elite, amplifying disinformation on social media

[African Arguments] In disputes with misbehaving companies, communities have successfully turned to environmental litigation. But there are limitations.

[This Day] The Managing Director of Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) Limited, Mr. Philip Mshelbila has disclosed that the energy sector in Africa needs over $200 billion investments annually to meet its energy and climate goals.

[The Herald] Precious Manomano -- The Southern African Development Community Humanitarian and Emergency Operations Centre (SHOC) has issued a warning regarding Tropical Cyclone Chido, which has formed over the south-western Indian Ocean, approximately 1 332 kilometres off the coast of Madagascar.

[Independent (Kampala)] Analysis -- The fact that remittances -the money sent home by migrant workers- is often a lifeline for millions of those left behind has been known for a long time. Now, however, the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) says it has found that the same funds are now being used for another great cause: to mitigate the devastating impacts of climate change on the millions left behind.

[IPS] Geneva -- Frustrations over the pace of climate action and the size of the finance target agreed in Baku are valid from the perspective of low-income countries, especially Small-Island Developing States (SIDS). It is also important to recognize that there has been real progress in some countries at the agri-food-nutrition-climate-water-nature-livelihoods intersection, and this seems to be particularly the case in some countries in the Alliance of Champions for Food Systems Transformation (ACF).

[The Conversation Africa] The International Court of Justice, the world's highest court, held hearings in mid-December 2024 on the legal obligations that governments have under international law to protect the environment and limit climate change. It's the biggest case the court has ever heard. The court is expected to hand down a legal advisory opinion in 2025. This will shape international climate law and governance. Climate law specialist Zunaida Moosa Wadiwala explains.

[The Conversation Africa] Care work forms the often invisible infrastructure of all life. It is largely carried out by women and other marginalised groups, and it holds up communities and societies. It can be work in relation to production, such as in farms or forests, as well as the work of reproduction and care in the home and community spaces.

[IPS] Madrid -- The available data is self-explanatory: business-prompted human activities have already altered over 70% of the Earth's lands, with 24 billion tonnes of fertile soil lost due to industrial agriculture, the excessive use of chemicals, overgrazing, deforestation, pollution and other major threats.

[New Times] Climate vulnerability is one of the 'critical challenges' that is impeding progress in implementing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in many countries, including Rwanda, according to the Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning (MINECOFIN).

[Namibian] Namibia has welcomed delegates from around the world to the 11th Plenary of the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES).

[IPS] Conflict and climate change are closely linked, the International Court of Justice heard. The Darfur crisis in Sudan is one such conflict where prolonged droughts and reduced rainfall have made access to water and arable land increasingly scarce, leading to friction between communities competing for limited resources.