Climate change in Africa News

[The New Humanitarian] Beira/Cabo Delgado/Maputo -'Farmers have started to faint in the fields... they subsist on a tomato soup diet.'

[The Conversation Africa] Healthy soils are vital to human survival. They play a pivotal role in feeding global populations - after all, food is grown in soil. Healthy soils grow more crops and allow for nutrients to be better absorbed by the crops. That's why it's important to understand exactly when there might be a problem with the soil of a particular area, and what's causing it. Without a precise diagnosis, soil can't be successfully treated.

[Shabelle] The cumulative rainfall forecast for the next three and seven days indicates an increase in rainfall activities towards the end of the forecast period. Specifically heavy rains are expected in the northern and central regions from 07 December 2019.

[New Zimbabwe] The Bulawayo City Council Tuesday decommissioned Umzingwane Dam, one of its major water supply sources as the city's water crisis continues to worsen.

[Thomson Reuters Foundation] Barcelona -Funding to cover the losses poor nations are suffering from more extreme weather and rising seas will be high on the agenda at U.N. conference in Madrid

[New Zimbabwe] An estimated US$293 million is required immediately for the World Food Programme's (WFP) emergency response to meet the growing needs of the hardest-hit Zimbabweans facing severe food shortages.

[Dalsan Radio] More floods are expected to hit the country in the next few days according to forecast.

[The Herald] Allied Timbers will donate timber to schools that were destroyed by Cyclone Idai this year, as part of its corporate social responsibility programme.

[Daily Maverick] The drought is worsening by the day, yet South Africa remains a 'water wasting country', according to the Department of Human Settlements, Water and Sanitation, which has introduced a R900bn master plan to combat the water crisis by 2030.

[New Era] Ongwediva -Following heavy rainfall over the weekend, drought-hit communal farmers in the villages surrounding Ongwediva have already started tilling their communal fields.

[New Era] Windhoek -Despite the persistent drought that has plagued Namibia for the last three consecutive years, Kamanjab commercial farmer in the Kunene region, Charles /Urib is encouraging fellow farmers, especially upcoming farmers, to remain determined and to be more hands-on in their farming activities.

[Capital FM] Kisumu -Some 220 households in Kisumu County have been displaced as a result of rising water levels in Lake Victoria, the county government indicated on Tuesday.

[New Times] Water tariffs in Kigali city could rise if flooding of Nyabarongo River, occasioned by heavy rains, persists, Water and Sanitation Corporation (WASAC) has warned.

[Daily Trust] Climate change has adversely affected lives and economic activities in the West Africa region. The 2019 second ordinary session of the ECOWAS Parliament allowed lawmakers from the countries to present their scorecard on efforts in mitigating the global menace.

[Thomson Reuters Foundation] Madrid -Population growth, more intense rainfall and melting ice are likely to cause more frequent and severe floods

[Thomson Reuters Foundation] And the only acceptable response is ending the use of fossil fuels

[ANGOP] Luanda -Angola's National Institute of Meteorology and Geophysics (INAMET) warned on Monday of heavy rains coupled with thunderstorm in various provinces of Angola in the coming days.

[Monitor] Countrywide -About 200 passengers have been left stranded at Pakwach close to Nwoya District after floods cut off Pakwach-Karuma Road.

[Govt of SA] Minister Sisulu address the media on the department's response to the drought: Water is everybody's business and is a resource without substitute" at the Imbizo Room, Parliament

[News24Wire] Disaster management teams have yet again been placed on high alert in KwaZulu-Natal, with heavy rains and thunderstorms predicted this week.