Climate change in Africa News

[Daily Maverick] BRICS could be the catalyst for a new global alliance to power solutions to the world's climate crisis.

[Nyasa Times] Minister of Health Khumbize Kandodo Chiponda has described climate change as a greatest threat to human health globally.

[African Arguments] 90% of people along the lake's shores in Tanzania say they ate fish four times per month ten years ago, compared to just 4% today.

[ISS] BRICS could be the catalyst for a new global alliance to power solutions to the world's climate crisis.

[Nile Post] This week, Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa (BRICS) will be convening in Johannesburg for the 15th BRICS Summit under the theme, BRICS and Africa: Partnership for Mutually Accelerated Growth, Sustainable Development and Inclusive Multilateralism". The bloc forms a big section of the global emerging economy with more than 42% of the world's population, 30% of its territory, 23% of global GDP, and 18% of global trade, which informs its influence in geopolitical dynamics, including economic and

[Foroyaa] Commercial taxi drivers that ply the Bundung highway, from Serrekunda to Latrikunda, have recently abandoned the way after the recent heavy downpour which left the road in bad condition.

[Nigeria Health Watch] Editor's note: In the run-up to COP 28 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE) later this year, Nigeria Health Watch, interviewed Simon Bland, Chief Executive Officer of the Global Institute for Disease Elimination (GLIDE), a partnership between the President of the UAE and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. GLIDE works to progress disease elimination and eradication in endemic countries, with a particular focus on malaria, polio, lymphatic filariasis, and river blindness. Simon Bland shares his

[GroundUp] Hundreds protest in Sandton where summit is underway

[Afrobarometer] Citizens praise government efforts but want more - even at considerable economic cost.

[African Arguments] Fossil fuels, by far the biggest source of emissions, have brought much harm and few benefits to Africa. Yet climate agreements barely mention them.

[New Times] The City of Kigali says it will neither compensate nor offer three-month rent fees to residents facing eviction from identified high-risk zones, according to Mayor Pudence Rubingisa.

[VOA] Tunis, Tunisia -- One-month-old Ishmael knows nothing beyond a scrappy migrant camp in Tunis, its makeshift tents, buttressed with plastic bags, offering respite from a scorching August sun.

[African Arguments] With solar power, urban farms, and radical grassroots democracy, eKhenana provides an impressive model for a sustainable low-carbon future.

[African Arguments] Outcry over McKinsey's role and unease with Ruto's focus on finance raises questions as to whether the summit will truly be "by Africans for Africans".

[Daily News] Arusha -- A FOOD and agriculture expert has emphasized the significance of adopting appropriate technologies and renewable energies for mitigating climate change.

[Vanguard] As part of mitigation measures, Lagos State in 2018 developed a climate action plan, which is targeted at ensuring it achieves net zero by 2050.

[AI London] Responding to a court ruling in favor of a group of young activists who accused officials in the US state of Montana of violating their rights under the state constitution to a clean and healthful environment by supporting pro-fossil fuel policies, Marta Schaaf, Amnesty International's Director of Climate, Economic and Social Justice, and Corporate Accountability Programme, said:

[Ghanaian Times] A Climate Change Activist, Portia Adu-Mensah, has called on organisations to support and facilitate the inclusion of women and children as key stakeholders in climate change action.

[Ghanaian Times] Tamale -- Five people have been confirmed dead and two others injured following the 12-hour rain that hit the entire North East Region, last Wednesday.

[allAfrica] The scene before me was a stark contrast to the world we had known. Empty pools, people lining up for hours for daily rations of water, and dry, parched vegetation, all served as a reminder that we were facing an existential threat. Cape Town faced a drought from 2016 to 2018 when the city came within 90 days of running out of water.