Climate change in Africa News

[Mozambique News Reports And Clippings] Torrential rain and flooding today (Sunday 24 March) caused widespread closures of registration posts in Maputo city, Matola and other zones in the south. Heavy rain is predicted to continue tomorrow and registration will be interrupted for several days due to flooding. Registration posts are inaccessible and some schools where the posts are installed could become accommodation centres for families whose homes have been inundated.

[The Conversation Africa] A global group of scientists has predicted that climate change may cause dramatic movements in venomous snake populations across many countries in Africa. The scientists took into account climate change predictions about changes to the current habitats of 209 venomous snakes, and mapped where those environments were found elsewhere. Based on this, they predict that snakes were likely to migrate to those African countries whose environments remained suitable for snakes after 2070. This could modify the

[African Arguments] Despite being targeted by the police and courts, youth activists say the dangers of EACOP going ahead remain greater than those of protesting.

[AIM] Maputo -- Ossufo Momade, leader of Mozambique's main opposition party, Renamo, on Wednesday accused both central and municipal governments of doing nothing to deal with the problems of flooding in the main cities.

[Daily Maverick] At the Biodiversity Economy and Investment Indaba in Johannesburg this week, Environment Minister Barbara Creecy and President Cyril Ramaphosa highlighted the benefits of their ambitious National Biodiversity Economy Strategy, which has drawn criticism.

[Ghanaian Times] Water, Sanitation and Hygiene, popularly known as WASH, constitutes a critical sector in the national quest for sustainable development. The sector, however, remains threatened by the brutish impacts of climate change especially as they relate to water and its complex interactions with sanitation and hygiene services.

[VOA] Harare, Zimbabwe -- The United Nations children's fund says there is a "dire situation" in several eastern and southern African countries, where at least 45 million children are dealing with severe food insecurity made worse by climate change.

[Democracy Works] Democracy Works Foundation (DWF) has designed a " Training for Trainers" Guide from our Knowledge Co-Creation Workshops under the auspices of the Climate for Growth programme.

[New Dawn] -says Deputy Min. Brunson

[AIM] Maputo -- At least four people have died and around 50,000 have been affected by the heavy rain that has been falling, since Sunday morning, in southern Mozambique.

[AIM] Maputo -- Two people are known to have died in the torrential rains that devastated Maputo on Sunday and Monday, according to the Municipal Council.

[New Dawn] The World Bank launches the Liberia Country Development and Climate Report here. The report highlights Liberia's vulnerability to climate change, identifies developmental risks and opportunities, and models various climate impact scenarios and interventions.

[ANGOP] Ondjiva -- The Program for Strengthening and Resilience of Food and Nutritional Security in Angola (FRESAN), develops in the provinces of Cunene, Huíla and Namibe, an agroclimatic monitoring platform to produce monthly and annual bulletins on differences in rainfall and temperatures.

[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- Hon. Tanneh Brunson, the Deputy Minister of Budget revealed that the government is totally dedicated to tackling climate change-related intervention through a paradigm shift.

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The Nairobi County Government has deployed technical staff and equipment to unclog sewers and drainage systems in various parts of Nairobi affected by flooding following heavy rains.

[DW] Malawi's President Lazarus McCarthy Chakwera declared a state of disaster in 23 of its 28 districts on Saturday, hot on the heels of neighboring Zambia, which has also appealed for aid.

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The Kenya Red Cross has warned Nairobi residents against walking or driving through flood waters following heavy rains witnessed in the city on Sunday night.

[The Herald] The effects of El Niño drought are tightening their grip on Zimbabwe's rural communities, forcing desperate farmers to sell off their prized livestock - primarily goats and cattle- to abattoirs, butcheries and middlemen at heavily discounted prices.

[Nile Post] The Third Deputy Prime Minister, Hajjat Lukia Nakadama Isanga, has called upon Ugandans to actively engage in reforestation efforts whenever trees are cut down for purposes such as charcoal production, poles, and other similar uses.

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Several parts of the country will continue experiencing heavy rainfall with the onset on Saturday until Wednesday.