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South Africa: Snow Set to Fall in South Africa This Week

Climate change in Africa News - Wed, 2025-07-02 15:38
[Scrolla] Heavy rain and flooding are expected in the Western Cape and Northern Cape from Wednesday, with temperatures dropping fast across the country. Snow is likely over the Drakensberg, and Gauteng and Mpumalanga could see sleet by Friday morning, with more cold to come.

Mauritius: Climate Resilience - Minister Sukon Launches Comeback Project

Climate change in Africa News - Wed, 2025-07-02 15:13
[Government of Mauritius] "We must shift from reactive to proactive approaches in addressing climate change, and education is the key to driving that transformation," stated the Minister of Tertiary Education, Science and Research, Dr Kaviraj Sharma Sukon, this morning, at the University of Technology, Mauritius (UTM) in Pointe aux Sables.

East Africa: Uganda, Burundi Struggle With Oldest Trucks in the Region

Climate change in Africa News - Wed, 2025-07-02 14:47
[Nile Post] Uganda and Burundi are falling far behind their East African neighbours in tackling vehicle emissions, with a shocking average truck age of 37 years, a new study has revealed. Experts warn this trend is fuelling air pollution, road fatalities, and rising health crises.

Africa: Experts Call for Greener Cities As Climate Change Fuels Health Crisis in Africa

Climate change in Africa News - Wed, 2025-07-02 09:36
[Nile Post] As climate change continues to exacerbate health inequalities across Africa, experts are now calling for cities to integrate more green infrastructure to cushion urban populations from its dire consequences.

South Africa: Cold Snap Sweeps Across Western and Northern Cape

Climate change in Africa News - Wed, 2025-07-02 08:12
[SAnews.gov.za] The South African Weather Service (SAWS) has warned that a series of cold fronts are expected to affect the Western Cape and Northern Cape from late Thursday into Sunday.

Southern Africa: Namibia Hosts Landmark Forum On Climate Services and Space-Based Early Warning for Africa

Climate change in Africa News - Tue, 2025-07-01 19:08
[SADC] Namibia Hosts Landmark Forum on Climate Services and Space-Based Early Warning for Africa

Liberia: Nafaa's Board Approves New Environment, Climate Change Department

Climate change in Africa News - Tue, 2025-07-01 12:52
[New Republic] The Acting Director General of The National Fisheries & Aquaculture Authority Republic of Liberia (NaFAA), J Cyrus Saygbe Sr., has announced a series of significant developments aimed at strengthening Liberia's fisheries governance and institutional capacity.

Africa: Human Rights Can Be a 'Strong Lever for Progress' in Climate Change, Says UN Rights Chief

Climate change in Africa News - Tue, 2025-07-01 07:45
[UN News] The UN's top rights official on Monday urged the international community to confront the growing human rights implications of climate change.

Africa: African Women Are Key to Fighting Climate Change - These Are the Green Skills They Will Need

Climate change in Africa News - Tue, 2025-07-01 07:41
[The Conversation Africa] Women are an important and often underutilised human resource in Africa. They've faced many problems historically. Limited access to land, finance, education and decision-making platforms have meant that women across Africa haven't been able to take part fully in the green economy.

Uganda: 'Women Key to Uganda's Drive to Adopt Climate-Smart Agriculture'

Climate change in Africa News - Mon, 2025-06-30 08:10
[Independent (Kampala)] Kampala, Uganda -- Agriculture officials have been reminded that securing women's land rights is essential for building resilient food systems and addressing food insecurity across the East African region.

Namibia: Nandi-Ndaitwah Mourns Former Transport Minister and Climate Change Expert Amweelo

Climate change in Africa News - Mon, 2025-06-30 08:09
[Namibian] President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has expressed her deep sadness at the death of former minister of works and transport Moses Amweelo.

South Africa: R10-Million Emergency Lottery Funding for Flood-Ravaged Eastern Cape

Climate change in Africa News - Mon, 2025-06-30 08:07
[GroundUp] The money was approved swiftly using a new funding mechanism that replaced one that had been mired in corruption

Kenya: Blue Economy Is the New Job Creation Frontier, Stakeholders

Climate change in Africa News - Mon, 2025-06-30 08:01
[Capital FM] Stakeholders in the blue economy field now call for a concerted effort to exploit opportunities in the sector to address the unemployment crisis facing the youth in the country.

Africa: It's Only Fair That Polluters Pay for Climate Change Costs

Climate change in Africa News - Mon, 2025-06-30 07:55
[Global Witness] With the costs of climate change impacts rapidly rising, the billions pocketed by the fossil fuel industry is an insult to the communities worst hit by extreme weather. It's time to make polluters pay for the damage they've caused

Africa: Bats Get Fat to Survive Hard Times. but Climate Change Is Threatening Their Survival Strategy

Climate change in Africa News - Mon, 2025-06-30 07:49
[The Conversation Africa] Bats are often cast as the unseen night-time stewards of nature, flitting through the dark to control pest insects, pollinate plants and disperse seeds. But behind their silent contributions lies a remarkable and underappreciated survival strategy: seasonal fattening.

South Africa: Battery Swapping Stations Powered By Solar and Wind - We Show How This Could Work for Electric Vehicles in South Africa

Climate change in Africa News - Mon, 2025-06-30 07:46
[The Conversation Africa] Petrol and diesel vehicles are being phased out globally and replaced with electric vehicles so that countries can meet their commitments to zero human-caused carbon emissions by 2050. But electric vehicles' batteries run down quickly and take a long time to recharge. One solution is battery swapping systems, where depleted batteries can be swapped for fully charged batteries, putting electric vehicle drivers back on the road faster than it would have taken them to fill up with petrol. Lumbumba

Nigeria: Naggw - Curbing Desertification Through Collaboration, Sensitisation

Climate change in Africa News - Fri, 2025-06-27 19:46
[Leadership] The National Agency for the Great Green Wall (NAGGW) is a central federal government agency with an absolute mandate to control and remediate the effects of desertification in Nigeria.

Namibia: Extreme Heat, Storms Take Toll At Club World Cup

Climate change in Africa News - Fri, 2025-06-27 13:37
[Namibian] Furnace-like heat and the threat of thunder and lightning are wreaking havoc at the Club World Cup -- and more of the same is likely at the 2026 World Cup.

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