Climate change in Africa News

[Nile Post] Police in Wakiso District are searching for a 10-year-old girl who was reportedly swept away by fast-flowing floodwaters in Kyebando Kabulengwa Village, Nansana Division, following heavy rainfall.

[Nile Post] The Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States (OACPS) will put climate financing at the centre of its discussions with the European Union (EU), with member states demanding reforms to help vulnerable countries respond to climate shocks without accumulating more debt.

[New Era] Climate Fund Managers has recently announced that the Green Climate Fund (GCF) had approved N$932 million in catalytic financing for SDG Namibia One to be used for decarbonisation industries, during a press conference in Windhoek.

[Ghanaian Times] Antakya, Turkiye -- The 31st United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP31) is scheduled to open today in Antalya, Türkiye, with world leaders and climate negotiators under pressure to translate international commitments into concrete action to address rising temperatures and worsening climate impacts.

[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- Ethiopia is using its participation in the 31st United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP31), which opened on Monday in Antalya, Türkiye, to advance preparations for hosting COP32 in Addis Abeba in November 2027, as developing countries push for stronger climate finance commitments amid widening disagreements over how to address the climate crisis.

[Bird Story Agency] Across Africa, farmers are changing planting calendars, selecting hardier seeds, restoring degraded land and combining inherited knowledge with new science. Communities are mapping flood risks, protecting wetlands and building local energy systems. Entrepreneurs are developing responses to unreliable electricity, food insecurity and environmental degradation.

[ENA] Addis Ababa -- The Ethiopia Pavilion officially opened today at the 31st United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP31) in Antalya, Türkiye, showcasing the nation's climate leadership and green transformation to the global community.

[African Development Bank (AfDB)] What: African Development Bank Group participation in UNFCCC COP31, featuring high-level events, partnership announcements, bilateral engagements, and strategic discussions on climate finance, adaptation, resilience, energy transition, nature, and sustainable development. Who: The African Development Bank Group, led by Senior Vice President Marie-Laure Akin-Olugbade, the UNFCCC, and partners. When: 9 - 20 November 2026 Where: Antalya, Türkiye and online

[WFP] Areas already affected by conflict and economic instability face climate shocks that risk pushing millions more people into acute food insecurity. WFP analysis projects that the current El Niño could push at least 49 million more people into acute food insecurity by the end of 2027. The phenomenon is expected to reach peak intensity between October and December 2026, while its impact on planting seasons, harvests and food prices could continue into early 2028.

[Vanguard] The COP31 climate talks kicked off Monday with an early fight over money as the UN's chief urged world leaders to "get serious" about tackling the crisis after a year of devastating weather extremes.

[Leadership] Weeks after floodwaters receded in Nasarawa State, displaced residents who have returned to their communities are now battling hunger, malaria and typhoid, as they drink polluted river water and sleep in makeshift shelters, with promised government relief yet to arrive.

[Leadership] Yobe State Governor, Hon. Mai Mala Buni, has called for stronger collaboration among governments, professional institutions and development partners to promote sustainable water management, climate resilience and evidence-based groundwater governance.

[allAfrica] As world leaders and critical stakeholders converge on Türkiye for the 31st UN climate summit, a difficult but necessary question hangs over the familiar ritual. The poser is: after more than three decades, is an annual COP still the best way to advance the global climate agenda?

[Daily Maverick] With COP32 headed to Addis Ababa, Africa's climate future depends on leaders who can structure finance, build coalitions and turn sustainability into jobs and resilience.

[Daily Trust] As world leaders gather today for the 31st Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP31) in Antalya, Türkiye, Nigeria must ask an urgent question: what will this conference do to help feed our people, protect our farmers and pastoralists, and secure our agricultural future?

[Premium Times] The group said securing adequate and predictable climate finance, particularly grant-based and concessional funding, would be central to Africa's negotiating priorities at the conference

[ENA] Addis Ababa -- COP32 President-Designate Gedion Timothewos (PhD) has arrived in Antalya, Türkiye, to participate in the 31st UN Climate Change Conference (COP31).

[UN News] The climate emergency is an immediate crisis for refugees, with three in four - nearly 90 million people - living in countries facing high to severe exposure to hazards such as drought, floods and extreme heat.

[The Conversation Africa] When a flood destroys a road, government officials can estimate the cost of rebuilding it. When drought ruins a harvest, lost income can be calculated. But how should a country record or measure the loss of a sacred place? Or the emotional strain that people experience when they are displaced from their homes by a climate-related disaster, the breakdown of community bonds, or a child's lost sense of safety?

[The Conversation Africa] Malaria control and elimination efforts across the Southern African Development Community (SADC) are at a critical point. Over the past two years, case numbers have increased in the region. Several countries have reported reversals in hard-earned gains. People living in malaria-prone areas are at a higher risk than before.