Climate change in Africa News

[AIM] Maputo -The storms that have lashed much of Mozambique, particularly the northern provinces, since the start of the current rainy season last October have caused 50 deaths to date, and have affected about 130,000 people.

[The Herald] Several people, including 85 school pupils, have been left stranded in Mashonaland Central province following floods that hit some areas recently after successive days of rains.

[allAfrica] Cape Town -Mozambique authorities have announced a return to water restrictions of 2017 due to the scarcity of water in the Pequenos Libombos reservoir, Verdade Online reports.

[New Era] Katima Mulilo -The water level of the Zambezi River has reached an alarming level and caused serious concerns that the region might expect heavy floods for the first time in four years. The water level of the Zambezi River stood at 4.10 metres on Monday compared to 2.30 metres at the same date last year.

[CAJ News] Cape Town -SCHOOLCHILDREN in Cape Town have taken a lead in efforts to save water in the drought-ravaged Western Cape Province.

[CAJ News] Nairobi -ABOUT 5 million children are at risk of dropping out of school and driven out of homes because of drought and war in East Africa. Children in Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia and South Sudan are affected. For many, this would be their second year out of school.

[The Herald] The Meteorological Services Department (MSD) has warned of torrential rains accompanied by thunderstorms, which may lead to flash flooding in some parts of the country until next week.

[Government of Mauritius] The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Regional Integration and International Trade, Mr Seetanah Lutchmeenaraidoo, inaugurated this morning the second regional Steering Committee of the Commonwealth Climate Finance Access Hub (CFAH/Hub) at Le Labourdonnais Hotel, Caudan Waterfront, in Port Louis.

[Thomson Reuters Foundation] Climate adaptation efforts can help restore a dialogue between clans.

[Thomson Reuters Foundation] Any views expressed in this article are those of the author and not of Thomson Reuters Foundation.

[New Era] Windhoek -Already concerned Namibian livestock and crop farmers had to hear it from the horse's mouth last week that the devastating El Niño-induced drought, which affected about 40 million people in the Southern African Development Community (SADC) in 2016, is likely to strike again during the 2017/18 season.

[New Era] Windhoek -Despite the menace of climate change that over the last three to four years has threatened communal farmers in the country through persistent droughts, a human issue has combined with the natural conditions to make farming in communal areas an endangered specy.

[CAJ News] Maputo -Humanitarian organisations are making frantic efforts to assist thousands of Mozambicans recently displaced by floods that killed at least 14 people.

[Nation] A United Nations long-range weather forecast for the Horn of Africa foresees no end to drought in eastern Kenya.

[New Era] Windhoek -The Environmental Investment Fund of Namibia (EIF), which is the country's accredited entity to the Green Climate Fund (GCF), has submitted a proposal to the GCF for a project to improve rangeland and ecosystem management in three areas in Kunene region.

[Nyasa Times] After visiting flood victims in Salima earlier in the week and giving out relief items , Vice-President Saulos Chilima on Thursday was in Phalombe where he visited 329 households affected by floods in Traditional Authority Kaduya in the district.

[Malawi News Agency] Phalombe -Vice President Saulosi Chilima who is also Minister of the Department of Disaster Management Affairs on Thursday reaffirmed government's commitment to bail out the country's citizens from the curse of natural disasters.

[Capital FM] Nairobi -Accessibility to water and pasture is expected to diminish in Arid and Semi-Arid Land (ASAL) counties as a result of projected dry conditions.

[Nation] Kenyans could be forced to dig deeper into their pockets to pay for electricity bills if the current dry spell persists.

[Ghana Govt.] The limited engagement of the private sector is a major barrier to developing innovative and scalable climate adaptation solutions in West Africa, Mr Komlan Messie, General Secretary, West Africa Civil Society Forum (WACSOF), has observed.