Climate change in Africa News

[This Day] Abuja -- Vice President Kashim Shettima has reiterated Nigeria's determination to continue to use its influence to lead the way in seeking solutions to climate change matters in Africa and beyond.

[Shabelle] Belem, Brazil -- Somalia's Deputy Prime Minister Salah Ahmed Jama said that climate financing should be viewed as a global partnership for sustainable transformation, not as an act of charity.

[New Times] Once plagued by frequent droughts and low yields, farmers in Ngoma, Kirehe, Kayonza, and other districts in Eastern Province are embracing climate-smart agriculture (CSA) to boost productivity, conserve soil, and build resilience to climate shocks.

[Unicef] Belem, Brazil -- "Excellencies, thank you very much for giving me the floor. And thank you to His Excellency President Lula and the COP30 Presidency for convening us here in Belém.

[Shabelle] Belem, Brazil -- Somalia's Deputy Prime Minister Salah Ahmed Jama on Friday attended the COP30 climate summit in Belem, Brazil, urging swift global action to curb the worsening impacts of climate change.

[The Conversation Africa] New research has found that the world has reached the first of many Earth system tipping points. These will cause catastrophic harm unless humanity takes urgent action.

[The Conversation Africa] Eight global millennium development goals were established in 2000 by member states of the United Nations (UN) and endorsed by other multilateral organisations. They ranged from eliminating hunger to empowering women, and from reducing child mortality to environmental sustainability.

[The Conversation Africa] Agriculture, forestry and other land uses together account for about 62% of Africa's greenhouse gas emissions. At the same time, land degradation, deforestation and biodiversity loss are eroding Africa's resilience.

[263Chat] Less than 3% of global climate finance is supporting approaches that protect workers, women, and communities during the shift to greener economies, according to a new report by ActionAid.

[Premium Times] VP Shettima says Nigeria is taking steps to restore climate, nature, and development balance with $3bn financing.

[263Chat] Tafara 5 Council Primary School in Mabvuku became the latest hub for the Green the Ghetto urban greening movement after hosting a lively tree-planting event and the official launch of the Mabvuku Chapter yesterday.

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the United Nations Capital Development Fund (UNCDF) and the World Resources Institute (WRI) have unveiled two Mitigation Action Facility-funded projects to advance Kenya's climate targets and sustainable development agenda: a nationwide rollout of solar-powered cold storage and an initiative to electrify two- and three-wheelers.

[Leadership] Nigeria's Vice President, Senator Kashim Shettima, has charged world leaders to move beyond pledging to performance, and from dialogue to taking reasonable action in tackling climate change and its attendant natural disasters that have claimed innocent lives and rendered many homeless across the globe.

[AIM] Maputo -- Mozambican Agriculture Minister Roberto Albino believes that the most polluting economies should formally be pressured to increase funding and technical support for the most vulnerable countries in matters of climate change.

[UN News] Tropical forests, vital allies in the fight against climate breakdown, are vanishing at an alarming rate. On Thursday, in a bid to help reverse this trend, Brazil launched a new initiative at a summit of world leaders in Belém, the gateway to the Amazon.

[The Conversation Africa] Baobabs are sometimes called "upside-down trees", because their branches look like roots reaching skywards. Of the eight species of baobab in the world, six are confined to Madagascar, one to northern Australia and one species, Adansonia digitata, is found across the savannah regions of continental Africa.

[Crop Trust] Genebanks and global cooperation deliver versatile, climate-resilient solutions for farmers

[AIM] Maputo -- The Mozambican Ministry of Public Works has called for integrated and strengthened measures to manage river basins in order to address effectively drought, climate change and pollution.

[Health-e] Three years ago, Zibuyile Ntuli's life turned upside down. In April 2022 she lost her home and six of her immediate family in one fell swoop when KwaZulu-Natal experienced some of the worst flooding on record. Close to 500 people lost their lives, over 4000 homes were destroyed, and 40 000 people were left homeless.

[UN News] Decades of progress in protecting the planet's carbon dioxide-busting forests are at risk as the climate crisis continues to accelerate, UN forestry experts said on Wednesday.