Climate change in Africa News

[News24Wire] Water levels in the Vaal Dam are continuing to decline, threatening to dip below the 60% capacity.

[UNEP] Tree planting is capturing the minds of those who look for fast climate action. Earlier this month, the Ethiopian Government announced a new world record: thousands of volunteers planted 353 million trees in one single day. This came shortly after a team of scientists identified suitable places in the world where up to 1 trillion new trees could be planted.

[Radio Dabanga] Otash Camp / White Nile -An 18-month-old infant, an 11-year-old girl, and a 60-year-old woman drowned in Otash camp for the displaced near Nyala in South Darfur. They were washed away by floods that swept through the camp, one of the sheikhs of Otash told Radio Dabanga.

[SNA] Khartoum -Prime Minister, Dr. Abdalla Hamdok, chaired Thursday at the Council of Ministers a meeting of the committee for warding off the impacts of the heavy rainfall and floods, in presence of a representatives of concerned ministries and organs.

[The Conversation Africa] In July Ethiopians planted 350 million trees in a single day. This was part of the country's national green legacy initiative to counter environmental degradation and climate change. The initiative ultimately aims to grow 4 billion trees across the country.

[AIM] Maputo -The central Mozambican city of Beira still needs 685 million US dollars to ensure minimal recovery from the effects of cyclone Idai, which smashed into the city on 14 March, according to the Mayor of Beira, Daviz Simango, cited by the independent newssheet "Mediafax".

[The Herald] Government yesterday signed a tripartite funding and implementation agreement for a US$24,3 million grant facility from the African Development Bank Group (AfDB) and the United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS) towards the post Cyclone Idai emergency, recovery and resilience programme.

[Concord] All sane national leaders, religious leaders, business leaders... . now agree that Climate Change is an existential threat to the human race. Is US President Donald Trump not sane then? Trump has pulled the United States out of the 2016 "Paris Agreement" (The Paris Agreement is within the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), dealing with greenhouse-gas-emissions mitigation, adaptation, and finance. It was signed by 196 countries in 2016. The Paris Agreement's long-term goal is to

[Dalsan Radio] Somalia is one of the world's poorest and most fragile states, compounded by climate shocks that severely affect the lives and livelihoods of millions.

[SAnews.gov.za] South Africa has sufficient water in storage, provided it is used wisely, the Department of Water and Sanitation has said.

[UNEP] Mobility is a key feature of modern society, and advancements in transportation technology have been an important driver for social and economic development, since the first steam locomotives started transporting people and goods in the late eighteenth century.

[Premium Times] Flood has taken over residential quarters and major roads in Maiduguri following heavy rainfall in the past two days in the metropolis.

[Daily Trust] Dutse -Flood caused by a heavy rainfall has killed six persons in Jigawa State.

[Daily Trust] Sokoto -The Sokoto State Government has advised residents in flood-prone areas to relocate to safer places, saying it has provided temporary areas of accommodation equipped with health, water and other amenities for them.

[Daily Trust] Ilorin -Kwara State Government has warned communities located near flood plains and other vulnerable areas of the state to heed to the recent flood alerts which predicted heavy flooding in parts of Nigeria and relocate to safer locations.

[Daily Trust] Sokoto -Vulnerable households in Birnin Kebbi, Jega and Danko-Wasagu local government areas of Kebbi State are raising thousands of trees to help beat deforestation and climate change effect.

[Foroyaa] Victims of the last two storms, are renewing calls for the government and stakeholders to help them relegate their night mare into past.

[Radio Dabanga] Um Ramata / Hamrat El Sheikh / El Jeili -Heavy rains and floods in White Nile state and neighbouring North Kordofan resulted in the death of two children and four adults on Monday. Eight villages in White Nile state and large agricultural areas were flooded. El Jeili, north of Khartoum, was partly flooded.

[Thomson Reuters Foundation] We must change the way we use our land and we must do it now. That's the overall message of the recently published IPCC Special Report on Climate Change and Land. Through deforestation, conversion and unsustainable agriculture we have increased emissions and reduced the carbon sequestering abilities of our lands. Business as usual makes it impossible to achieve the climate goals of the Paris Agreement and threatens our food security.

[Nation] A tremor lasting about a minute was felt in parts of the country on Tuesday morning.