Climate change in Africa News

[African Women in Agricultural Research and Development] African Women in Agricultural Research and Development (AWARD) announces new fellowship for women in Benin, Cameroon, Ghana, Kenya, Malawi and Senegal working on climate adaptation solutions.

[Namibian] Climate change is one of the greatest challenges facing the global community.

[African Union] The African Union Commission- Directorate of Agriculture, Rural Development, Blue Economy and Sustainable Environment (ARBE) conducted a mission to Lugano, Switzerland, as part of the Intra-ACP Climate Service and Related Applications (ClimSA) programme to assess the progress of the climate infrastructure team. Led by Dr. Jolly Wasambo, AUC-ClimSA Programme Coordinator, the mission that took place 20-24 May 2024 consisted of experts from National Meteorological Services from the African and Indian Ocean

[African Arguments] Biodiversity loss from unequal mining deals is not a glitch. It's the logical end point of multiple transnational pressures.

[Ethiopian Herald] The Horn of Africa region is well known for its continuous vulnerability to outcomes of climate change especially drought and flood. Such disasters have claimed the lives of tens of thousands in the past more than 4 decades. Several efforts have been underway in the region to alleviate the impacts of climate change on the environment and human lives.

[The Conversation Africa] In March 2002, the Larsen B Ice Shelf collapsed catastrophically, breaking up an area about one-sixth the size of Tasmania.

[The Conversation Africa] Since the release of ChatGPT in November 2022, the world has seen an incredible surge in investment, development and use of artificial intelligence (AI) applications. According to one estimate, the amount of computational power used for AI is doubling roughly every 100 days.

[UN News] Last month was the hottest June since records began and the thirteenth month in a row to set a temperature record, according to new data released on Monday from the European Union's Copernicus Climate Change Service.

[New Times] The governments of Rwanda and Italy on July 8 signed a 50-million-euro financing agreement through the Italian Climate Fund. Managed by prominent Italian development bank Cassa Depositi e Prestiti (CDP), the fund will be disbursed through the Italian Climate Fund to reinforce Rwanda's climate policy agenda.

[Daily Maverick] Communities in the Western Cape are facing a severe weather crisis as multiple cold fronts bring icy weather, disruptive rain and damaging winds, causing widespread displacement. And five more major cold fronts are expected over the next week.

[The Conversation Africa] South Africa has experienced some extreme weather events in recent months. These have included floods and an uncommon tornado in South Africa's KwaZulu-Natal province, floods in the Eastern Cape and mid-latitude cyclones in the Western Cape. Kaitano Dube, a human geographer who has researched tourism, extreme weather and resilience to climatic threats, says these severe storms are set to disrupt tourism.

[IPS] Kenya's need for climate finance is great--the country has been battered by climate change-related disasters for years--but as this analysis shows, the arrangements remain opaque, leaving the affected communities vulnerable.

[This Day] The Nigeria Climate Innovation Center (NCIC) is advocating a shift towards a circular economy as a more viable alternative to the green taxation model proposed by the government for single-use plastics.

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[VOA] Harare, Zimbabwe -- The U.N. and the African Union are urging countries on the continent to invest in natural disaster insurance because conditions like droughts, cyclones, diseases and floods are becoming more frequent with climate change.

[Daily Maverick] The World Meteorological Organisation has verified that Tropical Cyclone Freddy, which moved more than 12,000km across the Indian Ocean in early 2023 for 36 days, is the longest-lasting tropical cyclone on record.

[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis -- Four out of ten Tunisians, or 37%, say they are aware of the concept of climate change, according to the results of the latest survey by the pan-African research network Afrobarometer, presented in Tunis on Thursday.

[Nigeria Health Watch] For decades, Nigeria has struggled with recurring cholera outbreaks. More recently, climate change has exacerbated these outbreaks. This intersection is most pronounced in Nigeria's coastal cities, where the triple threat of rising sea levels, soaring temperatures, and unpredictable rainfalls has resulted in an increase in cholera cases.

[Leadership] Global leaders have set their sights on unlocking climate funding for Nigeria and other developing nations.

[Daily Trust] Minister of Environment, Balarabe Abbas Lawal, said the Northeast part of Nigeria is grappling with challenges of climate-induced environmental degradation and other issues related to insurgency and terrorism, which have exacerbated food insecurity and strain their already stretched resources.