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Updated: 35 min 43 sec ago
Fri, 2023-03-17 11:59
[AIM] The Swedish government will disburse over five years US$19 million for climate change adaptation in Mozambique. The amount, according to the Beira daily "Diario de Mocambique", will be applied with the support of the United Nations Capital Development Fund (UNCDF), taking into account that "Mozambique is one of the nations vulnerable to climate change."
Fri, 2023-03-17 11:36
[Unicef] Millions in need amid spiraling armed conflict and punishing climate crises.
Fri, 2023-03-17 09:57
[VOA] Blantyre, Malawi -- Malawian President Lazarus Chakwera has declared two weeks of national mourning for the more than 200 people killed by Cyclone Freddy this week. In a televised address Wednesday night, Chakwera also ordered all flags to fly at half-staff for the first week. Chakwera announced he would head efforts to assist Malawians affected by the record storm.
Fri, 2023-03-17 08:33
[Africa Renewal] Young people key to keeping climate goals alive, kicking fossil fuel addiction, driving climate justice
Fri, 2023-03-17 08:03
[Egypt Online] Minister of Irrigation Hani Suweilam said that Egypt succeeded in putting the water issue in the heart of the climate action via launching an initiative on adaptation in the water sector.
Fri, 2023-03-17 07:24
[African Arguments] Activists say the government is using arrests and psychological torture to avoid signs of abuse that could lead to bad publicity for EACOP investors.
Fri, 2023-03-17 07:11
[MAP] Tel Aviv -- The U.S. Embassy in Israel has announced the launch of an open grant to participate in a regional climate change technology camp to bring together young leaders from Morocco and Israel.
Thu, 2023-03-16 10:39
[AIM] Maputo -- The known death toll from cyclone Freddy, which struck the central Mozambican coast on Saturday, now stands at 21, according to Antonio Beleza, the deputy director of the National Emergency Operational Centre (CENOE).
Thu, 2023-03-16 10:39
[AIM] Maputo -- The director of the Post Cyclone Reconstruction Office (GREPOC), Luis Mandlate, has revealed that about 600 million US dollars have been invested in the reconstruction of various infrastructures hit by the two cyclones, Idai and Kenneth, in 2019.
Thu, 2023-03-16 10:26
[VOA] Blantyre -- Malawian President Lazarus Chakwera has assured people displaced by Cyclone Freddy that they will get the assistance they need.
Thu, 2023-03-16 10:04
[Nyasa Times] Officials from Escom say they have now started fixing damaged electricity infrastructure and restoring power in some of the areas affected by Cyclone Freddy.
Thu, 2023-03-16 09:58
[DW] The Democratic Republic of Congo wants more money for climate projects. Otherwise, oil drilling could replace fishermen in the world's largest peat bog. And that could spell devastation for the environment.
Thu, 2023-03-16 09:52
[The New Humanitarian] Blantyre, Malawi -- Climate change means more storms, droughts, and unpredictable weather - how can farmers prepare better?
Thu, 2023-03-16 09:49
[Nyasa Times] Former president Professor Arthur Peter Mutharika has called for total depoliticisation of disasters, saying politicisation of disasters affect provision of help to the needy.
Thu, 2023-03-16 09:49
[Nyasa Times] President Dr Lazarus Chakwera has ordered the government to account for everyone affected by Cyclone Freddy whether dead or alive.
Thu, 2023-03-16 08:34
[The Herald] Tropical Cyclone Freddy hit the coast of Southern Africa for a second time over the weekend, bringing its total death toll to more than 220 people in Malawi, Mozambique and Madagascar.
Wed, 2023-03-15 17:39
[SAnews.gov.za] President Cyril Ramaphosa has offered his condolences, on behalf of South Africa, to countries affected by tropical Cyclone Freddy.
Wed, 2023-03-15 17:26
[RFI] Malawi has declared a state of disaster with more than 200 people confirmed dead after Cyclone Freddy ripped through southern Africa for a second time, triggering floods and landslides.
Wed, 2023-03-15 14:19
[GhanaToday] President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has said Ghana looks forward to continuous cooperation with the Vatican to address vexed issues of the climate crisis, human trafficking and promoting health and human dignity.
Wed, 2023-03-15 14:18
[Government of Mauritius] A Refuge Centre was inaugurated, this afternoon, at Quatre Soeurs, by the Prime Minister, Mr Pravind Kumar Jugnauth, with the objective to protect and safely evacuate local communities living along the south-eastern coastal stretch of Mauritius who are at risks in events of inundation from high tides, storm surges and tidal waves.
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