Climate change in Africa News

[Daily Maverick] A study has found that Cape Town neighbourhoods with densely packed buildings and no trees face temperatures up to 15°C higher than some other areas in the city.

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Kenya is collaborating with Japan to promote sustainable forest management and landscape restoration in ongoing efforts to increase the country's tree cover by 30 per cent by 2032.

[The Conversation Africa] The spread of the highly pathogenic avian influenza virus H5N1 among animals is unprecedented having been found on all continents -- except Oceania -- with the United Nations calling it "a global zoonotic animal pandemic."

[The Conversation Africa] Climate change is one of the greatest public health threats humanity has ever faced.

[This Day] The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted thunderstorms and cloudiness from Tuesday(today) to Thursday across the country.

[IPS] Kaduna, Nigeria -- Lami Kwasu, a farmer in the village of Kafanchan in Kaduna State, north-central Nigeria, was at home one evening in October 2020 when the sound of sporadic gunshots filled the air.

[Unicef] Boston/New York -- Comprehensive new report details health impacts of air pollution, which has moved ahead of tobacco and poor diet as a risk factor for death.

[WFP] A WFP-Government initiative boosts farm production, strengthens livelihoods and empowers women in a challenging environment

[Daily Trust] In a move towards enhancing corporate transparency and sustainability in Nigeria, Rubicola Consulting has teamed up with NGX Regulation Limited and the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) to conduct an intensive workshop on Sustainability, Climate Risk Disclosures and reporting.

[Daily Trust] Today is the World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought. The day provides an avenue for the international community to reflect on the extent and effects of the problems and measures that are needed to assuage them.

[Daily Trust] The Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI) has welcomed with high expectations the unfolding renewed political commitments of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu towards strengthening Nigeria's climate change, energy transition and green economic solutions.

[Daily Maverick] A draft government environmental management plan has been welcomed as steps in the right direction, but viewed with some scepticism for its shortfalls. Will our biodiversity strategy evolve into a holistic blueprint that safeguards nature while also uplifting communities, or will it falter, leaving biodiversity and livelihoods in jeopardy?

[African Arguments] An expert panel give their verdict on critical climate negotiations at the just-concluded conference in Bonn.

[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis, June 17, 2024 -- Temperatures will soar in most regions from Tuesday June 18 to Thursday June 20, exceeding seasonal norms by between 7°C and 13°C, the National Institute of Meteorology (INM) announced in a monitoring bulletin issued on Monday.

[Premium Times] Some experts argued that rather than the president constituting committees and bodies with similar functions and roles, strengthening the NCCC with the statutory mandate to perform its roles/functions would be much better and cost-effective.

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Kenya is set to host the pilot project for Indonesian tech company Aeroterra & Eldera Matadata Presisi to enhance environmental sustainability.

[This Day] The International Energy Agency (IEA) has said that with over 600 million Africans lacking access to electricity and more than 1 billion persons cooking their meals in open fires, over $240 billion will be required by 2030 to fix the problem.

[Nile Post] Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) has launched a new initiative aimed at maintaining and enhancing the green spaces throughout Kampala.

[Nile Post] As government moves to adopt the rationalisation of different agencies, President Museveni has signed into laws four bills, leaving four different entities dissolved.

[Nile Post] A staggering 80 percent of Ugandans have felt the devastating impact of the global climate crisis, a new report says.