Climate change in Africa News

[The Herald] Africa Moyo -- Deputy News Editor

[Daily Maverick] Africa is home to remarkable animal, plant and marine biodiversity. It is rich in critical ecosystems that serve as buffers to climate change. Sweden is partnering with the African Union in the Green Recovery Action Plan.

[Govt of SA] Statement by H.E. Ms Barbara Creecy, Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment of South Africa, High-Level Segment of the UN Climate Change Conference (COP26/CMP16/CMA3), Glasgow, United Kingdom

[Daily News] DEPUTY Permanent Secretary (DPs) in the Ministry of Agriculture, Professor Siza Tumbo, has said the government was making concerted efforts in collaboration with diverse stakeholders in tackling climate change in the agriculture sector.

[The Conversation Africa] At the 2021 UN climate change conference in Glasgow, moving between the corporate slickness of the official "Blue Zone" (a UN-managed space which hosts the negotiations) and the wider fringe was quite a disconcerting experience for me. These were two different worlds. Everyone was committed to saving the planet, but there were highly diverging views about how to do it.

[Daily Maverick] COP26 is nothing but a talk shop and seems to be of no benefit to those most affected, say climate crisis activists.

[New Times] The farmers who are facing the unusual drought periods in Rwanda have requested the government to increase the funding to the irrigation scheme to make the technology affordable to all.

[Premium Times] Many developing economies, including Nigeria, that rely majorly on fossil fuels may be prone to financial challenges in the coming days.

[Citizen] Dar es Salaam -- The Tanzania Meteorological Authority (TMA) yesterday warned over rising temperatures, caused by increasing overhead sun and ongoing dry spells in most parts of the country.

[Daily Maverick] Glasgow -- In an effort to ensure the success of the COP26 climate crisis negotiations and achieve the goal of shifting away from coal, 40 countries and institutions signed a pledge to end coal financing - but South Africa was missing from the commitment.

[The Herald] ENERGY and Power Development Minister, Zhemu Soda, has said the Hwange 7 and 8 expansion project is expected to come on-board by July and September 2022 respectively, adding 600MW into the national grid.

[This Day] The Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) has stated its new strategic framework 2022-2031 is committed to strengthening the contribution of agri-food systems to reduce the impacts of the climate crisis.

[UN News] Massive floods, devastating wildfires, and rising seas - along with the countless lives they take and livelihoods they upend - are realities many nations are already facing. Voices from the front lines of climate change and its impacts were center stage to start week two of COP26, which kicked off Monday in Glasgow with a focus on 'adaptation, loss and damage'.

[WHO] A group of 47 countries have committed to develop climate-resilient and low-carbon health systems at the UN Climate Change Conference in Glasgow (COP26), in response to growing evidence of the impact of climate change on people's health.

[UNHCR] There is now a clear link between climate-related emergencies and forced displacement, UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, said today, imploring leaders to change words to action and step up support for people forced to flee, and their hosts, to avert and mitigate loss and damage in the most vulnerable regions.

[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- Climate change threatens food security in Tunisia, reads a study on "Climate Change in Tunisia, Realities and Adaptation Options for the Public Services Sector," published by the Tunisian Forum for Economic and Social Rights (French: FTDES). Its publication coincides with the UN Conference on Climate Change COP 26 held from November 1 to 12, in Glasgow (Scotland).

[WHO] Countries have begun to prioritize health in their efforts to protect people from the impact of climate change, but only about a quarter of those recently surveyed by the World Health Organization have been able to fully implement their national health and climate change plans or strategies. Countries report that a lack of funding; the impact of COVID-19; and insufficient human resource capacity are major barriers to progress.

[New Era] When finance minister Iipumbu Shiimi presented the mid-term budget last week Wednesday, he was wearing a special green tie in anticipation of the announcement to be made by President Hage Geingob for the preferred bidder to develop the country's first large-scale vertically integrated green hydrogen project in the Tsau //Khaeb national park. The first phase, which is expected to enter production in 2026, will see the creation of 2 gigawatts of renewable electricity generation capacity to produce green hydr

[GroundUp] "If there is no drastic change we won't be able to farm with cattle and maize in a few years time"

[Daily Maverick] Ongoing COP26 negotiations saw youth climate activists from marginalised communities voice their concerns about how world leaders are tackling the climate crisis, with some expressing their frustrations with the COP26 leadership.