Climate change in Africa News
Nigeria: Deadly Attacks At Sea Push Nigeria's Fishers, Traders to the Brink
[Premium Times] On Nigeria's coast, pirates prey on artisanal fishers and women traders whose livelihoods are already strained by climate change.
Africa: Indirect Disaster Effects Cost the World Nearly $2 Trillion Per Year, Says UN Secretary-General On International Day
[UN News] From 1970 until 2000, the costs of disaster averaged $70-$80 billion. Those mainly preventable costs doubled this century to average $180-$200 billion annually, according to a recent report published by the UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR).
Africa: The 'Food Heroes' Cultivating Global Change
[UN News] People around the world who are transforming food systems in their local communities are being recognised and supported by the UN's Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO).
Southern Africa: Angola Urged to Adopt Mitigating Measures to Address Climate Change
[ANGOP] Luanda -- Brazilian sustainability consultant Marcos Pinheiro recommended the adoption of measures to address the climate situation in Angola. He warned of the country's potential vulnerability despite its low greenhouse gas emissions.
Angola: Association Advocates for More Content On Climate Change
[ANGOP] Luanda -- The chairman of the Environmental Preservation Association, Rafael Lucas, on Wednesday in Luanda, advocated for strengthening methods of disseminating content on climate change and its impact, resulting from more sustainable decision-making.
Kenya: Experts Warn of Rising Mental Health Crisis Linked to Climate Change
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Climate change, once viewed primarily as an environmental threat, is increasingly emerging as a public health concern, with researchers warning that its effects are triggering a silent mental health crisis across Kenya.
Africa: How Disaster-Ready Are African Countries? Study of 5 Shows Some Progress, but Also Huge Gaps
[The Conversation Africa] When we hear the word "disaster" we often think of floods, droughts or earthquakes - events caused by nature. But what really turns these events into disasters is how prepared we are to deal with them. A flood becomes a disaster when people do not have safe housing, early warnings or emergency support.
Africa: The Alleged British Links to Mass Deforestation and Displacement in a Conflict Few Have Even Heard of
[The Conversation Africa] UK banks, energy giants and arms exporters are at the heart of one of the world's least-known human rights and environmental crises, our research has revealed.
Africa: In Africa's Sahel, Conflict and Climate Change Force Millions From Their Homes
[UN News] Nearly four million people across Africa's vast semi-arid Sahel region have been uprooted by a volatile mix of conflict, hunger and climate change, the UN warned on Friday, describing an unfolding protection and survival crisis that is pushing families to flee repeatedly.
Malawi: When the Rains Change - Malawi's Farmers Struggle to Adapt
[Nyasa Times] As the rainy season fast approaches, farmers across Malawi faces growing uncertainties. Followed by unpredictable weather patterns , threatening harvests, livelihoods, and the food security of communities relying entirely on agricultural activities to survive.
Africa: Science-Informed Policy Action Key to Biodiversity Conservation
[IPS] Bulawayo, Zimbabwe -- Global biodiversity is disappearing at breakneck speed and, in the process, threatening the future of humanity. The loss is not a future threat but a present crisis that Dr. Luthando Dziba, the new Executive Secretary of the Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES), believes can be tackled with science-based policy action.
