May 24
South Africa: A Spell of Spots Scattered Around the Karoo Veld [analysis]
Daily Maverick
Our visit to a family farm just south of Gariep Dam happened when a truly Biblical drought had begun to bite deep. But despite it, life seemed unaccountably cheerful out here at… Read more »
May 23
Tanzania: CSOs Launch Awards to Encourage Efforts On Addressing Climate Change
Daily News
CIVIL Society Organisations (CSOs) have launched awards to recognize stakeholders' contribution to the climate change mitigation efforts. Read more »
Africa: Africa Needs $2.7trn to Tackle Climate Change Crisis By 2030 - Akinwumi Adesina
Vanguard
President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), Akinwumi Adesina says Africa will need about $2.7 trillion by 2030 to finance climate change. Read more »
Africa: Remember Amid the Headlines - There's No Such Thing As a 'Natural' Disaster [analysis]
African Arguments
Poor countries aren't disproportionately vulnerable to climate change because of geography or bad luck. Read more »
Africa: COP28 President-Designate Calls for Major Boost to Public and Private Climate Finance for African Nations [press release]
allAfrica
In an address today to the African Development Bank Annual Meeting, the COP28 President-Designate, Dr. Sultan Al Jaber, called for a major boost to public and private… Read more »
Tanzania: Sustainable Blue Economy Requires Collective Efforts - Mwinyi
Daily News
ZANZIBAR President Hussein Mwinyi has said that the path towards a sustainable blue economy largely depends on the collective efforts from all partners to ensure coastal and marine… Read more »
Nigeria: As Nigeria Inaugurates Significant Oil Refinery, African Parliamentarians Discuss Climate Change Concerns
Premium Times
According to the WHO African Region, climate change is expected to cause approximately 250,000 additional deaths per year between 2030 and 2050. Read more »
May 22
Mozambique: World Bank Disburses U.S.$150 Million Dollars for Post-Cyclone Repairs
AIM
The World Bank has disbursed 150 million dollars for rebuilding in the Mozambican regions hit by Cyclone Freddy in March. Read more »
Africa: Extreme Weather Caused Two Million Deaths Over Last 50 Years - World Meteorological Organisation
UN News
Over two million deaths and $4.3 trillion in economic losses; that's the impact of a half-century of extreme weather events turbo-charged by man-made global warming, the World… Read more »
Rwanda: PM Ngirente Attends AfDB's Meet on Climate Financing
New Times
Prime Minister Edouard Ngirente arrived in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, on Monday May 22, to attend the African Development Bank (AfDB) meeting that focuses on mobilizing private sector… Read more »
Malawi: Natural Resources Minister Usi Addresses UN Disaster Risk Management Meeting in New York
Nyasa Times
Minister of Natural Resources and Climate Change, Michael Usi said whilst Malawi has broadened the task of mainstreaming Disaster Risk Management (DRM) into its national… Read more »
May 21
Tanzania: Report Reveals How Climate Change Denies Children Right to Education
Daily News
THE Legal and Human Rights Centre (LHRC) has launched a report on climate change effects, among others, it shows that children were denied the right to education due to people's… Read more »
May 20
Kenya: Mudavadi Rallies Kenyans to Join Ruto-Led Effort to Combat Climate Crisis
Capital FM
Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi has called on Kenyans to support the ongoing national tree planting exercise in a bid to decelerate climate change. Read more »
May 19
Rwanda: Rwanda - Better Mapping of Erosion Risk Areas Needed More Than Ever
IPS
Following severe flooding and landslides that hit major parts of Rwanda earlier this month, experts are convinced that investing in the mapping of erosion risk areas could go a… Read more »
Liberia: Bill Rogers Foundation Honors Stephene Kpoto
FrontPageAfrica
Ambassador Stephene Audrey Kopto, the Ambassador for Youth Empowerment and Climate Change in Monrovia-Liberia, has been honored by the Bill Rodgers Foundation for her numerous… Read more »
May 18
Africa: UN Urges Swift Action on Plastic Pollution Ahead of Treaty Talks - Report
allAfrica
The widespread use of plastics, as well as their long-lasting nature and improper disposal, is one of the most pressing environmental problems of our time. Read more »
Africa: UN Predicts Next Five Years to Be Hottest on Record #AfricaClimateCrisis
allAfrica
A damning new report from the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) warns millions around the world that the hottest years on record will happen within five years. Read more »
Africa: Explainer - Deforestation in Africa [analysis]
Chatham House
Where does deforestation occur, why is it happening, and what can be done to prevent it? Read more »
Malawi: Climate Change 'Making Life Worse' in Malawi - Citizens Demand Action From All Stakeholders
Afrobarometer
Majority urge immediate steps, even if they're expensive. Read more »
Africa: WWF Calls for a Global Ban on 'Harmful and Unnecessary' Single-Use Plastic Items
World Wildlife Fund For Nature
New technical reports outline high-risk plastics polluting the planet and shows global plastic bans, phase-outs and control measures are entirely feasible Read more »
May 17
Africa: Climate Disaster Is Reshaping the World - Can Africa Make Its Mark? [analysis]
ISS
As global economic, security and climate crises coalesce, will Africa fall deeper into victimhood or turn the continent around? Read more »
Malawi: Mutharika Submits Cyclone Freddy Recovery Plan to UN
Nyasa Times
Former president Peter Mutharika has submitted a K1.4 trillion tropical cyclone Freddy recovery plan to the UN. Read more »
Africa: Climate Disaster Is Reshaping the World - Africa Must Respond Decisively to Make Its Mark [analysis]
Daily Maverick
As global economic, security and climate crises coalesce, will Africa fall deeper into victimhood or turn the continent around? Read more »
Gambia: Lands Ministry Calls On Compound Owners to Plant At Least a Tree
The Point
The Minister of Lands, Regional Governments, Religious and NGO Affairs, Sheriff Abba Sanyang has called on Gambians to embrace afforestation by planting at least 'a tree in their… Read more »
Rwanda: Kalibata Appointed to COP28 President's Advisory Committee on Climate Change
New Times
Rwandan agricultural scientist Dr. Agnes Kalibata, the president of the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA), has been appointed to the COP28 president's advisory… Read more »