Climate change in Africa News

[Independent (Kampala)] Kampala, Uganda -At least five people have been confirmed dead following fresh landslides in Bududa district. More than 50 others are reported missing since the landslide that came with a heavy downpour on Tuesday evening.

[Namibia Economist] The Chinese Red Cross Society, on Wednesday donated around N$2.2 million to the government's drought relief programme, Chinese Ambassador to Namibia, Zhang Yiming announced at an event.

[UN News] The delicate balance between indigenous farming practices and conservation in Morocco is under threat, but according to the UN, local communities in the Western High Atlas Mountains are finding ways to preserve traditions and still make a living from the land.

[Ghanaian Times] Minister of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, Miss Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey, is in Germany to attend the 2019 Climate and Security Conference which begun yesterday, June 4, 2019.

[Ghanaian Times] Kenyan experts on Monday, called on African climate researchers to embrace local solutions to reduce the continent's vulnerability to the vagaries of severe weather and extreme climate events.

[Ghanaian Times] A former Coordinator of the National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO), Mr George Isaac Amoo, has urged the organisation to intensify its public education to reduce the impact of floods in Ghana.

[Dalsan Radio] UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is calling for urgent additional support to help people affected and displaced by drought in Somalia.

[VOA] The United Nations Refugee Agency warns an estimated 5.4 million people affected by worsening drought in Somalia will likely face severe food shortages by next month without immediate lifesaving assistance.

[Monitor] Two people were killed yesterday after a shelter they were in collapsed on them during the afternoon downpour.

[New Times] The long-awaited project meant to sustainably control frequent floods from the volcanoes region in four districts of Northern and Western Provinces will start next month, the head of Rwanda Water and Forestry Authority (RWFA) has said.

[East African] A UN study published recently paints a gloomy picture of the future of humanity as unprecedented pollution and decimation of ecosystems push more than one million species to the brink of extinction.

[New Era] Windhoek -Recurrent droughts have severely affected both the inhabitants and livestock in Opuwo and the situation is so grim the Opuwo Rural Constituency Councillor, Kazeongere Tjeundo, is appealing for the immediate release of the constituency's share of drought relief.

[Namibia Economist] The Indian government will provide Namibia with 1,000 metric tonnes of cereal comprising of rice and pearl millet to assist in drought alleviation, according to an announcement made last week.

[Ghanaian Times] Takoradi -Disaster struck Ngyiresia, a fishing community at Essikado, a suburb of Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolis on Friday, when five people including a one-year-old-girl, died as their home collapsed on them, after two days of downpour.

[Ghanaian Times] About 16 people are confirmed dead, following a downpour, in Accra, this year, Public Relations Officer (PRO) for National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO), Mr George Ayisi, has announced.

[Observer] Private Financial Advisory Network (PFAN), a global network of climate and clean energy financing experts was on Wednesday, May 29, 2019, introduced in Liberia to support entrepreneurs, who are engaged in advancing projects related to climate change adaptation and renewable energy.

[The Herald] The Meteorological Services Department (MSD) has confirmed that a moderate earthquake measuring 3,9 in magnitude was experienced in Kariba, Mashonaland West, on Saturday and no injuries were recorded.

[Daily Maverick] As of Saturday 1 June, South Africa's government is taxing carbon. This policy is designed to make polluters pay and help the continent's most industrialised economy meet its targets to reduce the emissions of greenhouse gases linked by most scientists to climate change - the burning ecological issue of our era. But is it an appropriate policy for a developing economy with energy-intensive industries?

[Shabelle] The vice president of Puntland, Ahmed Elmi Karash, has named a committee to assess the ongoing floods that caused havoc in the administration.

[Nation] Hundreds of families living in Kiamunyi, Olive Inn and Kaptembwa estates in Nakuru have been displaced following floods caused by a heavy downpour that lasted for more than three hours on Sunday evening.