Climate change in Africa News

[Radio Dabanga] Zalingei -Torrential rains on Thursday rain destroyed 430 houses in displaced camps in Zalingei in Central Darfur.

[263Chat] Government has pledged to reduce the energy sector greenhouse gas emissions by 33 percent per capita by 2030 in line with the 2015 Paris Agreement on climate change.

[Innovation in Africa] Rural farmers are very vulnerable to weather: droughts and extreme storms can wipe out their living. WorldCover was set up by someone who worked in a Hedge Fund and wanted to have more of an impact on peoples' lives. Russell Southwood spoke to Christopher Sheehan, Co-Founder and CEO about making farmers' lives financially more secure.

[GroundUp] Cape Town's much-needed rains have raised the dam levels to over 40% (as of 21 June), higher than at the same time in 2017 and 2016, but still lower than 2015. Day Zero is unlikely to occur in 2019. But while the rains are welcome, they are still a nightmare for hundreds of thousands of the City's residents. On Monday Masixole Feni photographed flooding in informal settlements in Khayelitsha and Masiphumelele.

[Thomson Reuters Foundation] Cape Town -Heatwaves are already a bigger risk in many cities than people realise, experts say

[Thomson Reuters Foundation] Violence against women "reinforces people's vulnerability to other risks" including climate change

[News24Wire] It will take three months and cost R350m for a small-scale temporary desalination plant to produce enough water to raise the level of Cape Town's supply dams by just one percent.

[The Conversation Africa] Cape Town's "Day Zero" experience - the prospect of dam levels dropping dangerously low, taps running dry and water rations being distributed from public collection points - speaks powerfully to the urgency and complexity of climate change adaptation.

[Citizen] Mirerani -A total of 746 acres of various crops at Endiamtu Ward in Simanjiro District in Manyara Region have been destroyed, 385 acres by floods and 361 acres by armyworms, reducing yields for farmers.

[263Chat] The Secretary-General of the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), Zurab Pololikashvili, called for the tourism sector to take more action to combat climate change and biodiversity loss during the 30th joint meeting of its Commissions for South Asia and Asia-Pacific in Fiji (18-20 June 2018).

[The Conversation Africa] Will South Africa's second largest city dry up on August 19 of this year? By launching an official countdown, Cape Town City Council wished to highlight the impending cuts to domestic water supply for its more than 3.7 million inhabitants.

[Nation] Rainfall is expected to return to western parts of the country this week while the northern parts will remain warm and dry, according to Kenya Meteorological Department.

[New Era] Katima Mulilo -Roads Authority (RA) will only repair roads that were damaged by floods in the Zambezi Region once flood water subside. Zambezi Regional Governor, Lawrence Sampofu revealed this at a media briefing on Monday, after his meeting with RA CEO, Conrad Lutombi.

[Nation] A farmer in the high-altitude side of Bomet, Katam had planted high-yielding highland maize varieties, which require plenty of water. But that season turned out to be one of the driest, and most of his crops failed.

[News24Wire] The future we don't want is already happening with more intense droughts, floods, heat waves, blackouts, food shortages and sea levels gradually rising.

[Daily Trust] The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted possible thunderstorms over the central cities of the country, including Abuja, Jos, Lafia, Minna, Bida, Makurdi, Lafia and Ibi today.

[News24Wire] Major South African centres are at risk from the effects of climate change, says an international report.

[Cameroon Tribune] At least 4,500 people have been affected by the climate change-induced decline, estimated at about 65 per cent.

[News24Wire] Cape Town's dam levels have increased by 6,3% to a total of 38,1% of storage capacity, Deputy Mayor Ian Neilson said on Monday.

[Malawi News Agency] Blantyre -Minister of Natural Resources, Energy and Mining, Aggrey Masi has underscored the need for Malawi to put emphasis on climate adaptation as it is key for sustainable development.