Climate change in Africa News

[This Day] The 17 finalists of the ongoing Solution17 for Climate Action in Nigeria will pitch their ideas to the Senior Special Assistant to the President Muhammadu Buhari on Sustainable Development Goals, Friday June 26. The event which will be virtual will see the finalists present their ideas, solutions and implementation stages to Mrs Adejoke Orelope-Adefulire, to tackle climate change.

[Govt of SA] The winter's dry season continues to negatively affect the country's water resources and dam levels across the country, with the exception of Western Cape, continue to decline consistently week on week.

[Observer] Frustrated storm victims try to figure out how to re-roof their homes amid such dire economic times.

[Ethiopian Herald] I remember when I was young at the tender age of 14, my father used to complain about the sudden change of the climate in Addis Ababa. He was saying "the sun has become more and more violent these days, I don't know why. Perhaps, it is the wrath of God". He had no knowledge about climate change patterns or underlying reasons. Time and again, he used to tell us that the morning sun was as sweet as a delicious breakfast when he was a child. I sometimes wonder what he would have said, had he has bee

[Premium Times] The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), says the remains of the 19-year-old teenager who was swept away by flood on June 22, near Surulere Low-Cost Housing Estate has been recovered and buried beside the Canal at Onilegogoro.

[The Conversation Africa] Without doubt, there are several reasons to believe that our climate is changing. Records over the period of 1880-2012, indicate that the surface temperatures have risen globally. There has also been an increasing rate of the warming reported over the last 25 years, during which 11 of the 12 hottest years on record occurred.

[FrontPageAfrica] Gbarlatuah -Zota District, Bong County - Five people sustained injuries in Gbarlatuah, Zota District last week when a hailstorm razed their homes. Also, more than one thousand people in the town were left homeless after torrential rains swept their houses.

[The Herald] Kariba -A moderate 3,9 magnitude earthquake hit Kariba and surrounding areas Monday morning with no reports of damage recorded so far.

[Ghanaian Times] Ecobank Ghana has been accredited by the Green Climate Fund (GCF), paving way for the institution to receive funds from the GCF for on-lending to beneficiary institutions involved in climate change projects in Ghana.

[AfricaFocus] "Falling demand and rising investment risk is likely to slash the value of oil, gas and coal reserves by nearly two thirds, sending shock waves through the global economy by hitting companies, financial markets and countries reliant on exports, finds a new report from Carbon Tracker. It warns that the fossil fuel industry is approaching terminal decline because of competition from clean technologies and tougher government policies to achieve climate targets and increase energy security. The COVID-19 crisis

[This Day] Lagos State Government yesterday sympathized with all residents of the state for the torrential rainfalls of the last two days and its resultant dislocations.

[UN News] Living in the African mountain kingdom of Lesotho comes with its fair share of challenges, including land degradation and climate change, which are upending traditional farming practices.

[East African] This year has so far seen the region devastated by the triple menace of the coronavirus, floods and locusts.

[Ghanaian Times] As I was driving from Ho to Accra on the evening of Monday 1st June 2020 in the midst of a heavy rain storm, I begun to reflect on what will happen when we begin to have the heavy rains in our cities, towns and villages in the coming days and weeks. I also recalledthe sad events of June 3rd 2016 combined disaster caused by fire and floods leading to the death of over 150 persons. My mind then went to how we have deployed our response capacities and capabilities on COVID 19 and what we should expect with ov

[Daily Trust] The Kebbi State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) has advised people resident in riverine areas to relocate to upland areas to safeguard themselves against the likelihood of flood disasters in the state.

[Daily Trust] Jos -Yam farmers, especially those in Southern Plateau, have cried out for help as the region is seriously witnessing drought during this year's rainy season.

[Namibia Economist] The Ministry of Agriculture this week announced that swarms of Red Locusts were detected in the Otjozondjupa region notably in Mururani and Grootfontein areas.

[New Dawn] A team from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA's) Environmental Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) on Friday, 12 June completed a one-day training on climate proofing investment tool.

[The Herald] Lush green maize plants stand stubbornly in a buffet of criss-crossing huge cobs as if daring mother nature for allowing them to flourish in an otherwise land of perennial dearth.

[Thomson Reuters Foundation] Bamako -As cotton price tumbles during pandemic, farmers worry the state support they rely on to grow food in a warming climate will dry up