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[Foroyaa] The Gambia Red Cross Society (GRCS), on Friday, 9th August 2024, launched the Scaling up Locally-Led Adaptation and Transforming Humanitarian Responses to Climate Change to address the urgent challenges posed by climate change in the Gambia.

[Camer.be] More than three weeks without any rain, farmers do not know which way to turn. The Far North of Cameroon is facing a major agricultural crisis due to a prolonged absence of rains.

[Shabait] Asmara, 9 August 2024 - Ms. Reena Ghelani, UN Assistant Secretary General and Climate Crises Coordinator for the El Niño Response, met and held talks with various Eritrean Government officials, including Mr. Tesfay Gebreselasie, Minister of Land, Water and Environment; Mr. Arefaine Berhe, Minister of Agriculture; and Dr. Gergis Teklemicael, Minister of Finance and National Development. During her meetings, Ms. Reena conducted extensive discussions focusing on Eritrea's efforts to address climate

[New Zimbabwe] The government is in its final lap of multi-stakeholder consultations to craft carbon credit legislation that ensures host communities benefit from the lucrative trade.

[Daily Maverick] It's total destruction, says Gift of the Givers after two retention dams in Dassenberg near Malmesbury collapse, flooding houses and washing away roads

[Ghanaian Times] Ghana has received a total of $155 million to help restore the country's degraded coastal areas.

[ENA] Addis Ababa -- The Ethiopian Red Cross Society has today donated medical supplies and equipment to draught and conflict affected areas in Amhara, Oromia, Tigray and Benishangul-Gumuz regions.

[New Dawn] Church leaders from Western and Eastern Africa are converging in Liberia to discuss Climate Change and its negative impact on the earth and human existence.

[UN News] A new report from the UN aid coordination office (OCHA) reveals that food insecurity levels in Zimbabwe are rapidly deteriorating after it was hit with historic droughts due to the El Niño weather pattern.

[This Day] As part of their commitment to Climate Change awareness, British-born Nigerian authors and founders of the Classroom Library Project, Renee and Zara Okocha, popularly known as Okocha Sisters, have donated copies of their acclaimed masterpiece on climate change, 'Zulu Saves the Planet' to Dagenham Library in East London.United Kingdom.

[IPS] Climate change-related extreme weather jeopardizes Kenya's development agenda; even though it contributes very little to global warming, it is marked as a high-risk country by development banks.

[Capital FM] AGRA today engaged with 100 youth in agri-food systems on the effect of climate change and possible solutions.

[263Chat] The inaugural regional agroecology conference, held in Harare, has brought to the fore the urgent need for a concerted push towards sustainable agriculture practices in Southern Africa.

[New Times] Farmers in Rutsiro District are witnessing high agricultural productivity following the construction of terraces and restoration of marshlands as climate-resilient assets aligned with improving food security and easing the effects of climate shocks.

[UNFPA] UNFPA, the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency is pleased to announce the launch of the next installment of its HackLab series through the East and Southern Africa Regional Office, with a focus on climate change under the Resilient Futures project.

[World Bank] Washington -- The World Bank Group's Board of Executive Directors have endorsed a new Country Partnership Framework (CPF) for Seychelles from FY2025 to FY2030. This strategic framework lays out the priorities that will guide the partnership between the World Bank Group and Seychelles to foster inclusive growth that supports the country's stability and increases its resilience to future crises.

[Daily Maverick] 'Spring Day' is traditionally celebrated on 1 September in South Africa. In an age of rapid climate change, this is now an anachronism. In Johannesburg at least, spring has already sprung.

[Foroyaa] Street and market vendors, hawkers and other traders are affected by run-off water at the Brikama Market.

[RFI] Famine, floods and disease are adding to strife in conflict-torn Sudan, NGOs are warning. The Darfur region has been hit hard, especially in camps for displaced people.

[This Day] In a bid to tackle the impact of climate change in Kaduna State, the government has unveiled its 10- year climate change policy.