Climate change in Africa News

[New Times] As the country anticipates an increase in extreme weather occurrences, Kigali City last week instaled 15 hydrological stations to monitor and manage potential floods.

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Education Principal Secretary Belio Kipsang says Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) examination candidates where schools have been submerged in floods due to ongoing rains have been moved to safer centres.

[WFP] Juba -- Children in flood-affected parts of South Sudan are expected to face extreme levels of malnutrition in the first half of 2024 as the climate crisis tightens its grip on the country, the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) warned today. Rubkona, a county where floodwaters have permanently submerged entire communities or trapped them on small islands since 2021, is at the very frontline of the flooding and projected to face exceptionally high levels and severity of malnutrition by April 2024.

[Daily News] Dodoma -- THE Deputy Minister of State in the Vice President's Office, Environment and Union Affairs, Mr Khamis Hamza Khamis has called for concentrated efforts to ensure availability of needed resources for climate financing.

[UN News] Although current agrifood systems provide nourishment and sustain economies, they also impose huge hidden costs on health and the environment - the equivalent of at least $10 trillion annually - a new report by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has revealed.

[UN News] Artificial intelligence (AI) is already making inroads worldwide in health, education and industry, but how can this cutting-edge technology help the world combat and mitigate the effects of climate change?

[Namibian] The Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Tourism, serving as the national designated authority on the Green Climate Fund (GCF), in collaboration with the Environmental Investment Fund of Namibia, has announced the upcoming GCF regional dialogue with Africa.

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The Ministry of Health has released guidelines aimed at keeping Kenyans safe during the rainy season.

[Leadership] Nigeria is facing significant health and environmental threats and risks losing $100 billion annually from the impact of climate change, according to a new report.

[Vanguard] An Abuja-based think tank, Agora Policy, has warned that unless urgent and bold actions are taken, Nigeria risks becoming one of the worst-affected countries by climate change.

[COP28 UAR] COP28 President Dr. Sultan Al Jaber heralded the successful conclusion of a vital United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) meeting on the implementation of the Loss and Damage Fund, held in Abu Dhabi, as a vital step towards a successful outcome on the road to COP28.

[Daily Maverick] The funding developing countries need to deal with the present impacts of climate change (adaptation finance) is 50% bigger than previously thought, with Unep estimating the current adaptation finance gap is now $194bn - $366bn per year.

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- United Democratic Movement (UDM) Party leader Senator Ali Roba has urged the government to upscale disaster response in northern Kenya where thousands have been displaced by floods in the ongoing rains.

[Afrobarometer] Among citizens familiar with climate change, two-thirds (67%) say it is making life worse.

[Afrobarometer] Eight in 10 citizens say droughts have become more severe over the past 10 years.

[Daily Maverick] Climate experts warn that with the way the southern African region has been warming, a Category 5 tropical cyclone landing could not be ruled out - and that should this happen, the region is woefully unprepared to deal with it.

[African Arguments] Kenya's president has reinvented himself as Africa's climate champion, but his policy contradictions reveal that this is just his latest hustle.

[Ghanaian Times] Trade Facilitation Company and operators of the Integrated Customs Management System (ICUMS) at Ghana's Ports, Ghana Link Network Services Limited, has donated items and cash of GH¢550, 000 to persons affected by the spillage from the Akosombo Dam.

[allAfrica] Isaac Ndyamuhaki, a young Ugandan entrepreneur with a background in forestry, is passionate about using solutions to help communities become more resilient to shocks like poverty and the global climate crisis. He is the founder and team leader of Asili Kwanza Uganda, a social enterprise that provides safe, affordable, and sustainable energy solutions.

[New Times] The utilisation of firewood for cooking contributes to deforestation, which in turn leads to various environmental and societal risks such as climate change, desertification, soil erosion, flooding, and elevated greenhouse gas levels in the atmosphere.