Climate change in Africa News

[Namibian] Globally, one in five plants are close to extinction. That is equivalent to 40% of our flora vanishing in the next decades.

[Afrobarometer] Eight in 10 citizens aware of climate change say it is making life worse.

[New Zimbabwe] Metro UK's foreign correspondent Gergana Krasteva reports from Zimbabwe

[RFI] African leaders ended their second continental climate summit on Wednesday in Addis Ababa with a call for more money, fairer financing and a stronger voice in global talks.

[FrontPageAfrica] Addis Ababa -- The Executive Director of the Environmental Protection Agency of Liberia (EPA), Dr. Emmanuel K. Urey Yarkpawolo, has called on African leaders, civil society, and international partners to put justice at the core of climate action.

[IPS] Addis Ababa -- Despite climate change being a health risk multiplier, health is often underrepresented in climate negotiation processes.

[GroundUp] "We really need public transport to make the city more accessible"

[This Day] Kano -- The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) has handed over climate resilient health and education facilities funded by the United Kingdom to the Kano State Government.

[Vanguard] The United Kingdom Government has committed £19 million to strengthen climate-resilient health and education infrastructure in Nigeria, in partnership with the Federal Government, UNICEF, and the governments of Kano and Jigawa States.

[MAP] Rabat -- Locally heavy thunderstorms with strong gusts of wind are expected Monday across multiple Moroccan provinces, prompting an orange-level weather alert from Morocco's weather authority.

[MAP] Addis Ababa -- The 2nd Africa Climate Summit (ACS2) opened Monday in Addis Ababa, with Morocco participating in the high-level gathering aimed at advancing the continent's climate agenda and sustainable development priorities.

[ENA] Addis Ababa -- Several initiatives are underway in Ethiopia to leverage wetlands for economic benefit, according to Ministry of Water and Energy.

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[FrontPageAfrica] Addis Ababa -- Liberia has reaffirmed its commitment to climate resilience and sustainable development during the Africa Regional Climate Week held at the Addis Convention Centre in Addis Ababa.

[Daily Trust] The FCT Emergency Management Department (FEMD) has forged partnership with the Council for the Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria (COREN) on engineering systems to enhance disaster management in Abuja.

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[Liberian Observer] Addis Ababa, Ethiopia--A major discussion point at the Second Africa Climate Summit in Addis Ababa is a shift in how African leaders address climate finance. The central question is how to "shift from aid to investment in local innovation," and to assess whether current grant-based climate finance is truly fit for its purpose.

[New Times] Rwanda has called for urgent reforms to the global climate finance system to ensure African countries get access to adequate resources without worsening their debt burden.

[Premium Times] The project is part of the Climate Resilient Infrastructure for Basic Services (CRIBS) initiative, led by the UK Government.

[Shabelle] Addis Ababa -- Somalia's President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud attended the 2nd Africa Climate Summit in Addis Ababa, where he held bilateral talks with Djibouti's President Ismaïl Omar Guelleh and Kenya's President William Ruto.