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South Africa: Weather Service Issues Weather Warning

Climate change in Africa News - Tue, 2025-02-18 15:30
[SAnews.gov.za] The South African Weather Service (SAWS) has issued an orange level 5 warning for disruptive rainfall over Gauteng, the North West and the north eastern parts of the Free State province.

Zimbabwe: Thunderstorms, Heavy Rains Expected to Continue Across Zimbabwe

Climate change in Africa News - Tue, 2025-02-18 08:02
[The Herald] Areas along the main watershed Matabeleland North, the Midlands, Mashonaland Central, Mashonaland East, and Manicaland will today experience a mix of weather conditions with the Meteorological Services Department warning of heavy rainfall in these regions.

Nigeria: Climate Change and Insecurity Compound Zimbabwe and Nigeria's Malnutrition Crisis

Climate change in Africa News - Tue, 2025-02-18 07:59
[Nigeria Health Watch] Pamela Arikureti's grandchild, who is nearly two years old, has been severely affected by the widespread malnutrition in Mudzi, Zimbabwe. The young girl has not gained any weight for the past six months, "We give her plain maize porridge every morning because that's what we can afford," Pamela explained.

Africa: How the Pollution of Today Will Become the 'Technofossils' of the Far Future

Climate change in Africa News - Mon, 2025-02-17 15:15
[The Conversation Africa] How might you make your mark on the world forever? Write a play more timeless than Shakespeare, or compose music to out-do Mozart, or score the winning goal in the next World Cup final, perhaps?

Kenya: African City Leaders Unite in Nairobi for Green, Resilient Urban Future

Climate change in Africa News - Mon, 2025-02-17 11:42
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- More than 250 African city leaders met in Nairobi last week for the Green & Resilient UrbanShift Africa Forum, aimed at boosting climate resilience and sustainable urban investment.

Kenya: Ruto Offers to Foot the Cost of a Second African Climate Summit

Climate change in Africa News - Mon, 2025-02-17 08:09
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- President William Ruto has offered to host the second bi-annual African Climate Summit later this year if no other African country is willing to take on the task.

West Africa: World Radio Day 2025 - Strengthen Press Freedom for Better Climate Advocacy

Climate change in Africa News - Fri, 2025-02-14 07:54
[MFWA] Globally, radio remains the most widely consumed media. It is the leading source of news and information in Africa where, per an April 2024 survey by Afrobarometer, 65% of Africans depend on radio for their informational needs.

Sudan: Independent Radio Stations Are the Way to Enlighten and Raise Awareness of Climate Change

Climate change in Africa News - Fri, 2025-02-14 07:42
[Dabanga] Sudan -- Every year on February 13, the world celebrates World Radio Day, declared by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) to celebrate the pivotal role played by radio in promoting freedom of expression, providing access to information, supporting cultural pluralism, and fostering dialogue between societies.

East Africa: Lake Victoria Is Turning Green - the Deadly Bacteria Behind It

Climate change in Africa News - Fri, 2025-02-14 07:39
[The Conversation Africa] Lakes, natural and man-made, provide water, food and habitats for wildlife, as well as supporting local economies. Around the world, though, there's a growing threat to lakes: toxic bacteria which turn the water green.

Zimbabwe: Radio Champions Climate Change Resilience, Mitigation

Climate change in Africa News - Thu, 2025-02-13 16:28
[The Herald] For many decades before and after independence in Zimbabwe the weather report and forecasts delivered on radio in Shona, Ndebele and English was a not-to-miss segment for rural and even large scale commercial farmers.

Kenya: Media Council Urges Journalists to Embrace Climate Journalism

Climate change in Africa News - Thu, 2025-02-13 13:00
[Capital FM] The Media Council of Kenya (MCK) has emphasized the crucial role of the media in reporting on climate change, urging journalists to adopt innovative storytelling methods to enhance public awareness and policy engagement.

Nigeria: UN Allocates $5 Million for Flood Preparedness in Nigeria

Climate change in Africa News - Thu, 2025-02-13 11:00
[Premium Times] In 2024, Nigeria's disaster management agency, NEMA, said floods killed over 303 people and affected over 1.2 million persons.

Africa: Worldwide, Carbon-Rich Peatlands are Dangerously Under-Protected - New Study

Climate change in Africa News - Thu, 2025-02-13 08:28
[Wildlife Conservation Society] New York -- Report is the first to comprehensively assess the global conservation status of peatlands, which store more carbon than all the world's forests' biomass combined; calls for urgent action to protect this overlooked ecosystem, including by strengthening Indigenous People's land rights

Nigeria: UN Emergency Fund Commits U.S.$5 Million to Support Coordinated Anticipatory Action for Floods in Nigeria

Climate change in Africa News - Thu, 2025-02-13 08:21
[OCHA] UN Emergency Relief Coordinator, Tom Fletcher, has pre-arranged US$5 million from the Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) to support an anticipatory action* initiative for floods in Nigeria. The funding will be released if forecasts predict a major flood emergency.

Nigeria: UN Allocates U.S.$5 Million for Anticipatory Action for Floods Preparedness, Early Response in Nigeria

Climate change in Africa News - Thu, 2025-02-13 08:15
[OCHA] UN Emergency Relief Coordinator, Tom Fletcher, has released US$5 million from the Central Emergency Fund (CERF) for anticipatory action* to floods in Nigeria.

Ghana: GRITG Calls for Collective Efforts Against Climate Change Threat

Climate change in Africa News - Wed, 2025-02-12 12:44
[Ghanaian Times] The Green Revolution Innovative Thinkers Ghana (GRITG), a non-profit organisation, has urged for collective and concerted efforts in dealing with climate change effects on the country's socio-economic development.

Sierra Leone: AXA XL Contributes $1.2 Million to Major African Community Climate-Resilience Partnership

Climate change in Africa News - Wed, 2025-02-12 09:38
[savethechildren_uk] AXA XL is providing a grant of $1.2 million to Save the Children for a five-year initiative to mitigate the impact of climate change across coastal ecosystems in Sierra Leone.

Zimbabwe: Climate Change a Reality - It's Time to Face It

Climate change in Africa News - Wed, 2025-02-12 07:51
[The Herald] Our environmental heritage is in the grip of an urgent and unprecedented crisis.

Africa: Shaping Conditions for Fair, Equitable and Enduring Climate Finance

Climate change in Africa News - Wed, 2025-02-12 07:39
[IPS] The global commitment to fair climate finance is at a crossroads. COP29 concluded with a disappointing New Collective Quantified Goal on Climate Finance (NCQG), leaving developing nations at risk of being left behind. With the U.S. withdrawing from the Paris Agreement and slashing development aid, prospects for more ambitious fair climate finance are getting out of sight.

Nigeria: Climate Change - Adaptation Fund, Frld to Help Vulnerable Countries

Climate change in Africa News - Tue, 2025-02-11 20:54
[This Day] In a continued effort to respond swiftly to the urgent challenges posed by climate change and its impacts on vulnerable countries across the globe, the Secretariats of the Adaptation Fund (AF) and the Fund for responding to Loss and Damage (FRLD) have entered into a framework for cooperation.

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