Climate change in Africa News

[Nile Post] Uganda needs $78.1 billion (about Shs320.6 trillion) over the next eight years to implement its climate commitments, with 85% of the required financing expected to come from external sources, the Ministry of Water and Environment has said.

[New Era] Africa is warning the world that climate change is no longer a distant environmental threat but a growing health emergency already affecting millions of people through droughts, floods, extreme heat, food insecurity and rising disease outbreaks.

[Daily News] Mbeya -- MORE than 143 households in Mbeya and Kigoma regions have been affected by heavy rains and strong winds that damaged at least 142 houses, four churches and a warehouse, leaving families counting losses as authorities call on residents in disaster-prone areas to move to safer locations.

[Bird Story Agency] Africa needs more climate finance -- and greater accountability for the capital already at work. Just Share executive director Nicole Martens argues that banks, investors and pension funds must turn climate commitments into measurable changes in what they finance, backed by stronger regulation and scrutiny.

[Nile Post] Uganda Development Bank (UDB), the country's national Development Finance Institution (DFI), has committed Shs200 million towards supporting the Uganda Pavilion at the 31st United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP31), as it steps up efforts to mobilise climate finance and promote sustainable investments.

[AIM] Maputo -- The Mozambican government plans to mobilize approximately 27 billion meticais (1.7 billion US dollars at the current exchange rate) to implement the 2026/27 National Plan for Mitigating the Impacts of El Niño weather phenomenon.

[New Times] As COP31 approaches, developing countries should not have to negotiate repeatedly for commitments already made. Developed nations must arrive with credible delivery plans, clear timelines and funding that reaches the communities confronting climate change.

[Ghanaian Times] GHANA is stepping up efforts to strengthen its climate negotiation capacity and secure a stronger voice in global climate decisions ahead of the 31st Conference of the Parties (COP31) in Türkiye next month.

[The Patriot] The Department of Wildlife and National Parks (DWNP) is anticipating an increase in human-wildlife conflicts in the coming months as Botswana braces for the effects of the El Niño phenomenon, which is associated with drought conditions in Southern Africa.

[UN News] The world has more tools than ever to tackle climate change, yet millions remain unable to benefit from them. As clean energy technologies advance faster than ever, the challenge facing countries at COP31 is no longer just finding solutions - but making sure everyone can afford them.

[Premium Times] According to the report, the six interventions could prevent one in every 40 deaths globally, based on modelled projections, while avoiding 16.7 billion tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions annually.

[Nyasa Times] The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) has called for urgent, flexible funding to protect children in Malawi from what it describes as the strongest El Niño on record, warning that a shortfall of $5.54 million is threatening preparedness.

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Developing countries could meet less than a third of their climate adaptation financing needs even if wealthy nations deliver on a global commitment to triple funding by 2035, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) has warned.

[Daily News] Dodoma -- TANZANIA is set to participate in the 31st Conference of the Parties (COP31) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, scheduled to take place in Antalya, Türkiye, from November 9 to 20, 2026.

[New Times] As countries prepare for another round of global climate negotiations, Rwanda is heading to the 31st United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP31) with significant interests at stake and expectations that previous international commitments will translate into meaningful action.

[The Conversation Africa] The UN's main biodiversity summit, held every two years, wrapped up in Yerevan, Armenia, on October 31.

[Daily Trust] An environmentalist and researcher, Dr Abba Maigida, has raised the alarm that environmental degradation, poor housing and unsustainable development practices are undermining the well-being of Nigerians and the country's progress.

[Bird Story Agency] Negotiators from the continent say the real contest at the UN climate talks is over money, minerals and who gets to profit from the energy transition. But before African negotiators can argue over climate finance at COP31, they must first fight for the right to discuss it.

[Nile Post] Hundreds of households in Tororo District are counting losses after days of heavy rains and strong winds destroyed homes, crops and infrastructure, disrupting livelihoods and leaving some families without shelter.

[allAfrica] Every year before COP, the same question surfaces: what is the one thing Africa needs from this summit?