Climate change in Africa News

[Daily Maverick] During his 2024 Sona, President Cyril Ramaphosa announced a new Climate Change Response Fund which will help pay for infrastructure to make SA more climate resilient.

[Daily Maverick] Eskom restored electricity to Central Karoo towns that had been left with power for almost two weeks after a storm damaged infrastructure.

[Capital FM] Nyeri -- President William Ruto has called for global collective action to tackle climate change effects.

[Daily Trust] While determining the land use plan for the city, 100 years flood regime of the streams and valleys on the site earmarked for the city was preserved by the International Plan Associates (IPA). Accordingly, wherever valleys occur such as in the Central Business District, they are recommended to be left in their original natural state. Additionally, reasonable buffers between the streams and built-up areas were created.

[The Herald] New York. -- In a stark warning, the United Nations chief said on Tuesday that the combined impact of climate chaos and food crises are increasing threats to global peace.

[The Herald] Mkhululi Ncube -- The blazing hot temperatures have forced her to seek shelter under the shade of her veranda as she deeply contemplates the unusual summer season which is threatening harvests, livestock and her favourite delicacy at this time of the year, amacimbi.

[Observer] Uganda has experienced heavy and longer rains since September 2023. Even though forecasts indicate dry and sunny conditions in early 2024, the Uganda National Meteorological Authority predicts that the persistence of current El Niño conditions will influence rainfall distribution.

[New Era] Endola resident Rosalia Johannes' entire house's roof was blown off and some walls destroyed during a freak wind and rainstorm in the area over the weekend.

[New Times] Rwanda has launched a six-year $100.37 million (approx. Rwf127 billion) dairy development project which intends, among others, to increase income of targeted rural households, and build resilience of the dairy sector against climate change as it raises its output, The New Times understands.

[Premium Times] NIMET said as a result of the high temperature, people will experience dehydration which could cause fainting; Chickenpox disease, Measles, and heat rash.

[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- In the remote, small rural town of Freweyni, located 80 kilometers north of Mekelle, where the echoes of war still linger like a haunting melody, lies the remarkable tale of a family, headed by a 13-year-old Shewit Shishay.

[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in collaboration with the Global Environment Facility (GEF) has commenced a four-day Environment Constituency Workshop to discuss current issues relating to climate change, biodiversity, desertification, international waters, chemicals, and other related environmental issues affecting Liberia and the World at large.

[Unicef] Kinshasa -- UNICEF and partners are responding to devastating flooding in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), with the Congo River rising to levels not seen in more than 60 years.

[Ethiopian Herald] The Horn of Africa, including Ethiopia, has been experiencing recurring droughts, which have been connected to climate change. Climate change is altering rainfall patterns, resulting in longer and more extreme dry seasons in the region. This has had a disastrous effect on agriculture, food security, and water supply in the region.

[Daily Trust] The North-East Development Commission is planning to establish a waste recycling plant for the 6 northeast states to combat climate change in the region.

[Vanguard] Dr. Olarotimi Daniel Ogungbemi is a Fellow of the American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS) and an Urban Bird Project Scholar. He is currently a researcher based in the United States. In his scholarly interventions, he has written extensively on social issues and advocacy, including media communication and national security discourse. In this interview, he bares his mind on climate risk communication, climate change, ecology, and environmental justice being his present research focus.

[Vanguard] *As Tinubu, Obi, Otedola, NGX, Access Bank, others mourn Wigwe, Ogunbanjo

[UNDP] This is a monumental year for multilateralism to prevail in the fight against plastic pollution, as the United Nations has committed to deliver a legally binding agreement by the end of 2024. The agreement is expected to catalyze global action to transform the way we produce and dispose of plastics. Three rounds of negotiations have laid the groundwork, and two more meetings of the inter-governmental committee of negotiation will convene in Canada and South Korea in April and November. Here are four key

[Lesotho Times] as M700 million is urgently required to address damage caused by heavy rains nationwideyet cabinet can only afford M125 million nowsays M2 billion required annually for seven years to effectively address the problemvows to ensure LTE does not proceed with airport project

[Nyasa Times] Officials from the Department of Climate Change and Meteorological Services are predicting continued dry spells in some parts of the country, triggering fears of famine and food insecurity.