Climate change in Africa News

[Thomson Reuters Foundation] We're changing what we do quickly to respond to the pandemic - could we do the same to respond to climate threats?

[Thomson Reuters Foundation] Barcelona -The COVID-19 pandemic has forced campaigning online, but school strikers have not lost hope and will continue to push hard for green change, says Swedish teenager

[Thomson Reuters Foundation] It's time again for an interconnected movement for the health of our earth, the health of our families, and the health of our economy

[Thomson Reuters Foundation] Seattle -Hayes reflects on the legacy of the first Earth Day, the threat of climate change, and where he sees the environmental movement headed now

[Nation] Heavy rains have left a trail of destruction in parts of Nyanza and the South Rift where at least six people had died in the past 48 hours and hundreds of families have been displaced.

[Namibian] HOPES were crushed about two weeks ago when heavy rains washed away the gardens belonging to marginalised communities in the Epupa constituency of the Kunene region.

[Botswana Daily News] Maun -North West District leadership has activated disaster committees to tackle all disaster incidents that may threaten communities.

[UCT] The 50th anniversary of Earth Day, amid the COVID-19 crisis, is a timely reminder that everyday choices can have positive and negative effects on people and the planet, writes Dr Kevin Winter of the University of Cape Town's (UCT) Department of Environmental and Geographical Science.

[UCT] The rise in global average temperatures from the mid-20th century to the present is attributable largely to increased levels of atmospheric greenhouse gas emissions, which are produced to a large extent from burning fossil fuels.

[Seychelles News Agency] The rise in temperatures that Seychelles is experiencing will have a profound impact on the agriculture and fisheries sectors, two areas also being disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic, a top official said on Wednesday, as the world observed Earth Day.

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[Nation] At least two people died after they were swept away by floodwaters in Illaut, Samburu North, on Tuesday evening.

[Nation] The Kenya Meteorological Department (Met) has asked the public to brace for heavier rainfall over the next seven days.

[Nation] Eighteen guns and more than 1,200 rounds of ammunition are missing after flash floods and mudslides swept away the Chesogon police post along the Elegyo Marakwet-West Pokot border over the weekend.

[Capital FM] Nairobi -The death toll following the mudslide that hit West Pokot and Elgeyo Marakwet counties has risen to 15, after three more bodies were retrieved from the debris.

[African Arguments] Global environment improvements as life comes to a halt

[Monitor] Lake Victoria is bringing ashore more trouble for residents and business owners than ever before.

[Nation] Two men died yesterday after they were buried inside a quarry at Perkerra in Koibatek, Baringo County after ongoing heavy rains caused a landslide.

[UNEP] 22 April is Earth Day. While the coronavirus (COVID-19) has been spreading around the world and dominating news headlines, thoughts and attention, the need to take climate action has remained as urgent as ever.

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