Climate change in Africa News

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Former US Vice President Al Gore will lead a major climate leadership training in Nairobi from June 12 to 14, as part of a global effort to build momentum for climate action ahead of the COP30 summit in Brazil.

[Capital FM] Nakuru -- A section of Nakuru-Kabarak road has been closed after a big sinkhole appeared following heavy rains on Tuesday evening.

[Nyasa Times] Malawi's Minister of Natural Resources and Climate Change, Owen Chomanika, has expressed confidence that the newly launched Re-gain Program will be a game-changer in tackling the dual threats of climate change and post-harvest food losses.

[The Conversation Africa] Western diets make up most of South Africa's food systems. This displaces indigenous crops and edible forest plants.

[IPS] United Nations -- Water emergencies are deeply personal to us. Coming from Southeast Asia and southern Africa--two regions that struggle with water challenges--we have witnessed firsthand how water defines the fate of communities and nations.

[Government of Mauritius] Climate change is not just an environmental issue; it disrupts families, deepens poverty, and creates social imbalance, said the Minister of Gender Equality and Family Welfare, Mrs Marie Arianne Navarre-Marie, today, at the launching ceremony of a working session on the 'Impact of Climate Change on Families' held at the Richelieu Women Empowerment Centre.

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[Crisis Group] The UN Security Council will soon vote on the future of the peacekeeping mission in conflict-hit South Sudan. In this Q&A, Nazanine Moshiri discusses what is at stake and why climate and peace should remain part of the mission's work.

[Radio Dalsan] The Minister of Public Works, Reconstruction, and Housing of the Federal Government of Somalia, Dr. Elmi Mahmoud Nur, held a high-level meeting at his office with the Head of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Somalia, Mr. Lionel Lourense.

[GroundUp] GroundWork says water contamination and health problems are prevalent in Mpumalanga

[Liberian Investigator] Monrovia -- The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), with sponsorship from Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) through NovaSphere, a Canadian corporation, has launched a two-day validation forum under a transformative pilot project titled "Building a Regional Women's Community of Practice for Effective Climate Action." The initiative aims to establish a regional network of women leaders who can influence climate governance and policy beyond Liberia's borders.

[This Day] Abuja -- Extreme heat caused by emissions from 111 fossil fuel companies cost an estimated $28 trillion between 1991 and 2020, researchers at Dartmouth College, United States, have reported.

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[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Kenya loses up to Sh870 billion every year--about 3-5% of its GDP--due to the devastating effects of climate change, according to leading environmentalists and economists.

[The Conversation Africa] Cowpea (Vigna unguiculata) is an indigenous and staple crop in sub-Saharan Africa, but it has an enemy: an insect called the legume pod borer (Maruca vitrata). This pest can cause yield losses of more than 80%. The pod borer, originally from south-east Asia, attacks the flowers, pods and seeds.

[The Conversation Africa] Sharks and rays are among the world's most threatened species, mainly due to overfishing. They are sometimes targeted for their fins and meat, but more often caught as bycatch in nets aiming to catch other fish. Declines in these ocean predators can disrupt food webs, harm tourism income and worsen climate change by undermining the resilience of ocean ecosystems.

[Ethiopian Herald] The United Nations approved the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), also known as the Global Goals, in 2015 as a universal call to action to end poverty, protect the environment, and ensure that by 2030, all people live in peace and prosperity.

[Leadership] Governor Dikko Umaru Radda of Katsina State yesterday unveiled the Katsina State Green Growth Agenda (KAGGA)--a far-reaching blueprint aimed at harmonising economic growth with environmental preservation in one of Nigeria's most climate-vulnerable states.

[This Day] President Bola Tinubu yesterday called on world leaders to demonstrate unity, courage, and sustained commitment in addressing the worsening global climate crisis.

[ENA] Addis Ababa, -- At a high-stakes virtual summit on Wednesday, UN Secretary-General António Guterres and Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva brought together 17 national leaders from major economies and climate-vulnerable countries. The goal was to accelerate global climate ambition ahead of COP30, which will be hosted in Brazil.