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[ENA] Addis Ababa -- Officer in Charge of IGAD's Climate Prediction and Applications Centre (ICPAC) Dr. Abdi Fidar, has stressed the importance of integrating climate services into national policies and sectoral strategies such as agriculture, water, energy, health, and disaster risk reduction.

[Vanguard] The University of Nigeria, Nsukka, (UNN), says Nigeria estimated over two billion dollars on carbon market activation programme by 2030.

[GroundUp] The city has better preventative measures but is far less resourced than Los Angeles

[The Conversation Africa] Scientific research is essential for addressing the climate crisis. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), a United Nations body, assesses the science on climate change through its regular assessment reports. These reports reflect scientific consensus on the causes and impacts of and possible solutions to climate change.

[IPS] Kathmandu, Nepal -- The last few weeks of 2024 were a disappointment for those who strongly believed that planet Earth is in need of bold actions.

[Lesotho Times] Non-profit oriented organisation, Improving Adaptive Capacity of Vulnerable and Food Insecure Populations in Lesotho (IACOV), is conducting nationwide outreach initiatives to educate communities about climate change, its effects, mitigation strategies, and ways to build resilience against its harsh impacts.

[IPS] For female artisanal salt farmers in Pemba, salt production is both their livelihood and their struggle. In this deeply patriarchal Muslim community, the gleaming piles of white salt represent survival--a craft demanding patience, precision and grit. However, rising sea levels put their enterprise at risk.

[UNFPA] When Tropical Cyclone Chido tore through northern Mozambique in December 2024, 26-year-old Massiala Agostinho was eight months pregnant with her fifth child.

[The Conversation Africa] African countries face a conundrum. On the one hand they need to develop economically and industrially. On the other they must also meet their commitments to reduce greenhouse gas emissions globally. This risks a conflict between climate mitigation ambitions and Africa's development agenda.

[Daily Maverick] Heavy rains driven by a tropical low-pressure system over Botswana last weekend caused significant disruptions and flooding in the Kruger National Park, leading to the closure of some camps and gravel roads south of the Olifants River.

[UN News] The UN Security Council on Thursday passed a resolution to renew the mandate of the Panel of Experts (PoE) of the 1970 Libya Sanctions Committee which also extends measures related to the illicit export of petroleum from oil-rich Libya, initially authorised in 2014.

[Nile Post] Surpassing the 1.5°C global temperature limit set by the Paris Agreement significantly increases the risk of crossing irreversible tipping points, such as ice sheet collapses, widespread coral reef die-offs, and disruptions to the Gulf Stream.

[Namibian] Indigenous knowledge systems play a vital role in fostering climate resilience, biodiversity conservation and sustainable livelihoods.

[The Conversation Africa] On the east coast of Australia, in tropical North Queensland, lies the Daintree rainforest - a place where the density of trees forms an almost impenetrable mass of green.

[ISS] Inclusive conservation in both stable and conflict regions should be considered in economic and development planning.

[African Arguments] How is Niger enduring the consequences of unprecedented floods last year that devastated an economy already crippled by sanctions?

[MSF] As part of an emergency response to the devastating storm in Mozambique, Doctors Without Borders (MSF) is providing psychological support to survivors to cope with their distress and to overwhelmed health professionals.

[African Arguments] From governments to scientists and unions, momentum is growing behind a demand for a clean energy transition and climate justice.

[Daily Maverick] Heavy rains driven by a tropical low-pressure system over Botswana last weekend caused significant disruptions and flooding in the Kruger National Park, leading to the closure of some camps and gravel roads south of the Olifants River.

[The Herald] Adama Mariko -- Africa's public development banks are under-financed and have to be fully mobilised to meet the continent's climate and economic challenges.