Climate change in Africa News

[New Times] The European Union (EU) has been hailed for signaling its determination to lead global efforts to tackle climate change when its top body, the EU Council, adopted a decision to fully back the Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol that will ensure protection of climate from powerful greenhouse gases.

[Cameroon Tribune] Floods from the neighboring Nigerian Kashimba area of Taraba State bury farms, houses and leave many homeless in Furu Awa, Fungom and Menchum Valley Sub Divisions.

[Premium Times] The House of Representatives has initiated a bill aimed at establishing a framework for climate change and also the formation of the National Council on Climate Change.

[Cameroon Tribune] Several materials are damaged as floods frequently cover most parts of the city.

[IRIN] Best intentions don't always translate into best practice, as David Dzama found out to his cost. At first, conservation agriculture seemed liked the solution to the climate change-linked problems facing the smallholder farmer in Zimbabwe's Seke district, about 50 kilometres south of Harare.

[IPS] Rome -Poor rains across East Africa have worsened hunger and left crops scorched, pastures dry and thousands of livestock dead, the United Nations food and agriculture agency has warned in a new alert.

[GroundUp] Cape Town's dam levels were at just over 26% on 17 July, almost 17% down on the same week last year. The City says it is hard to use the last 10% of water in dams, meaning the dam levels are essentially about 16%.

[New Era] Windhoek -Despite a delay in the onset of the 2016/2017 rainy season and the generally poor rainfall performance experienced earlier, many farmers have said they recorded good agricultural production this year.

[Premium Times] Two weeks of incessant rains have cut off Jos East Local Government Area from the rest of Plateau State, officials said.

[Guardian] Ibadan -Oyo State Governor, Abiola Ajimobi, yesterday said the state government would leave no stone unturned to end natural disasters, especially flooding, occasioned by haphazard building of structures in Ibadan.

[Ethiopian Herald] The deforestation activities have been outpacing the reforestation effort in turn it is costing the nation greatly, said an official from the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change.

[Deutsche Welle] Climate change can be a good thing. At least for the arid Sahel region in Africa, where rainfall has been increasing as the world warms up. But to avoid dire negative consequences, precautions must be taken now.

[Thomson Reuters Foundation] New York -Airlines may be forced to cut passengers, cargo or fuel in order to take off safely as warming air lessens planes' ability to generate lift

[Thomson Reuters Foundation] Rome -Some 16 million people are in need of humanitarian aid across areas of Somalia, Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda

[Premium Times] A 10-year-old boy has lost his life while over 2,000 people have been displaced by a flood disaster that ravaged Kaita town, in Kaita Local Government Area of Katsina State, a local official said on Monday.

[News24Wire] If you were thinking of wallowing in a nice, deep hot bath because the weekend rain in the Western Cape means there is lots of water, don't do it.

[The Conversation Africa] Human population growth, urbanisation, and climate change are all changing the world. To adapt, attitudes and behaviour must change and unsustainable attitudes and behaviours must shift. In addition, the social and political will to implement technological solutions must increase. Without these changes the world will continue to be vulnerable to the impact of climate change and the over-use of limited resources like water.

[Daily Trust] Dutse -A windstorm has destroyed 585 houses in seven villages in Babura and Kiyawa local government areas of Jigawa State.

[Daily Trust] Lafia -Governor Umaru Tanko Al-Makura of Nasarawa State has called on Nigerians to assist government at all levels to avoid occurrence of flood that has already ravaged many communities across the country.

[Nyasa Times] Nsanje irrigation expert say the risk of drought disasters which the district has been facing over the years can be alleviated by the use of solar energy powered irrigation which improves crop yields subsequently achieve food security.