Climate change in Africa News

[Afrobarometer] Many citizens report having to adapt their work and personal lives to changing weather patterns.

[Daily Maverick] These trends have consequences. The apocalypse is not in the future - it is unfolding now, and history has a long memory.

[Radio Dalsan] Mr. Mahmoud Moalim Abdulle, Commissioner of the Somali Disaster Management Agency (SODMA), has recently taken part in a high-level meeting in Nairobi aimed at tackling the growing challenges of climate change and displacement in the Horn of Africa. The gathering convened experts, Somali federal government representatives, policymakers, senior SODMA officials, and other key stakeholders.

[The Conversation Africa] South Africa's rangelands have always had great value for the country. These areas offer more than just grazing for livestock. They provide services like purifying water, storing carbon and conserving biodiversity.

[IPS] Baltimore, Maryland -- Here's a question: Over the past 40 years, what natural disaster has affected more people around the globe than any other?

[This Day] Emma Okonji

[Radio Dalsan] More than 84,000 people have been affected by flash floods across Somalia since mid-April, with at least 17 lives lost, according to a new report released by the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA).

[Leadership] The federal government has re-stated its commitment to curtailing the devastating effects of flooding and safeguarding lives and national assets.

[GroundUp] Just Share's report shows failure to lower greenhouse gas emissions by big polluters

[Government of Mauritius] A three-day high-level training workshop bringing together around 30 journalists from the Eastern African region to upgrade their reporting skills on climate change as well as environmental issues, and tackle the growing threat of disinformation, kicked off, today, at the Media Trust in Port Louis.

[Government of Mauritius] A workshop entitled "Zero Emissions Road Transport in Mauritius: The Way Forward" opened, this morning, at the Rose Hill Campus of Université des Mascareignes (UM), under the Green Charging of Electric Vehicles (GCEV) Project, in the presence of the Minister of Higher Education, Science and Research, Dr Kaviraj Sharma Sukon.

[The Conversation Africa] In one of the most powerful scenes of Sir David Attenborough's new film Ocean, the audience sees industrial fishing from a fish's perspective.

[Ghanaian Times] Ghana will soon establish a climate and sustainability hub to help accelerate climate action in the West African sub-region, the Minister of state in charge of Climate Change and Sustainability, Mr Seidu Issifu, has declared.

[UN News] Devastating floods in South Sudan in recent months left thousands of herders without their most precious possessions: goats, cows and cattle. The animals are central to people's lives and age-old customs including marriage and cultural traditions. All risk being swept away or scorched by the ravages of climate change.

[allAfrica]

[RFI] A major opinion survey across Africa shows that many people place primary responsibility for climate action on their national governments. Although the continent has contributed relatively little to global emissions, it is enduring some of the worst effects of climate change.

[The Conversation Africa] Human emissions of greenhouse gases have caused rapid global warming. This has made high-impact, heat extreme events around the globe more and more intense over the past 70 years. Heat extremes, such as heatwaves, can cause severe damage to infrastructure by damaging bridges and railways. They also harm ecosystems, and can lead to loss of life.

[Liberian Observer] The coffee that Edward Wilmot Blyden proudly described to the American Colonization Society in 1883 -- the rare, resilient Coffea liberica -- is poised for a remarkable comeback. Indigenous to Liberia and Sierra Leone, the Liberica coffee tree once elevated Liberia to international fame as a producer of some of the world's finest coffee. Now, amid the intensifying climate crisis, this hardy species offers fresh promise not just for Liberia, but for the future of global coffee production itself.

[World Bank] Washington -- The World Bank today approved the $216 million Sikasso-Korhogo-Bobo-Dioulasso (SKBo) Basin of Integration Project to strengthen the resilience of transport infrastructure to the challenges posed by climate change in the subregion.

[The Conversation Africa] In the sun-scorched lands of Somalia, farmers and livestock keepers have grown accustomed to the extremes of climate. In 2022, for example, the country suffered the longest drought in 40 years. This affected nearly half the national population of 18 million people. The following year, heavy and widespread flooding devastated the country's farmlands and infrastructure.