August 02

• Sahel Set to See Rise in 'Climate Refugees' - Report

  AlertNet

  Erratic weather linked to climate change is forcing people to flee their homes in West Africa's Sahel region, a trend that could worsen dramatically as temperatures rise, a rights... Read more »

• Northern Namibia Experiences Man-Made Drought

  Namibian

  NAMIBIA's densely populated North is said to be experiencing a man-made drought, which reportedly came as a result of land mismanagement by farmers who overstocked during rainy... Read more »

• Time to Press the Reset Button On Climate Change [opinion]

  Greenpeace

  I'm sitting in my office in full winter wear - heavy jacket, gloves, the works. But suddenly it gets too warm and I have to take all of these off. It leaves me baffled, are we in... Read more »

• Flood - Kogi Denies Preparing for Only 50,000 Victims

  Daily Trust

  The Kogi State Emergency Management Agency said yesterday that it is making adequate arrangements for all those that would be displaced if the 2013 flood prediction by the National... Read more »

• Flood - NEMA Sensitises Stakeholders On Evacuation

  Daily Trust

  The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) yesterday in a field exercise prepared stakeholders in the North-central region on flood pre-impact evacuation drill in order to... Read more »

• Prepare Adequately for the Rainy Season

  New Times

  After a prolonged spell of water shortage partly blamed on the dry season, the rainy season has set in. According to Rwanda Meteorology Agency, the onset of rainfall in August will... Read more »

August 01

• Efficient Charcoal Stoves See Surge in Popularity

  AlertNet

  The ancient lorry, overflowing with more than 100 bags of charcoal on the last stage of their journey from tree to ash, creaks and groans towards Kampala, its tailboard bearing the... Read more »

• Climate Change Causes Violence

  SciDev.Net

  Changes in climate, such as increased drought and above-average annual temperatures, have caused a rise in human violence across the world, according to a study published today in... Read more »

• Rain Threatens to Make Roads Impassable, Says Unocha

  Sudan Tribune

  Heavy rain is threatening to make most roads across South Sudan impassable, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA) has said. Read more »

• Metrosexual - Gear Up for the Rainy Season

  Observer

  It is, therefore, needless to emphasise that this calls for a change in regard to your wardrobe. Sadly, not many geezers understand this--nothing looks as awful as a... Read more »

• High Usage of Renewable Energy Will Mitigate Global Climate Change Effects - AU Adviser

  Vanguard

  The African Union (AU) Commission Technical Adviser on climate change, Dr. Victor Fodeke has stated that increased usage of renewable energy and efficiency improvements will... Read more »

• No Floods Expected in Coming Rainy Season

  New Times

  Rainfall in August will mark the end of the dry season although it will unlikely be too heavy to cause floods, weather experts have said. Read more »

July 31

• Wake Up Call Mr President On the Trend of Seasonal Rainfall

  Foroyaa

  WHILE ARGRICUTURE PERSONNEL ARE WAITNG FOR THEIR FATE Farmers are beginning to call Foroyaa to put Farmer's Eye on the trail to find out how early varieties of crops are faring in... Read more »

• Lecturer Calls for Close Attention in Climate Change

  Daily News

  THERE is need for close attention in the adaptation of climate change and approaches that go beyond words into action with potential to informing and guiding policy makers. Read more »

• Heavy Rain Kills Mother, Child At Tengbeh Town

  Concord

  When Salamatu Koroma, a mother of four children, went to bed on Sunday night, 28 July, she hardly fathomed it would be her last night. Fate, it is said does not ill. And true to... Read more »

• Rainfall Pattern Worrying for Farmers

  The Point

  Farmers in many parts of the country have been expressing concern over the lack of adequate rains, especially in July which is usually a rainy period in The Gambia. It has been... Read more »

• Food and Fuel Prices Skyrocketed in Nyala Amid Fears of Famine

  Sudan Tribune

  Prices of goods and fuel in South Darfur capital of Nyala have increased significantly during the hot holy month of Ramadan due to the rampant insecurity in the state. Read more »

• NEMA - Country Lost N2.6 Trillion to Floods in 2012

  Daily Trust

  Nigeria lost an estimated N2.6 trillion to the flood that ravaged 23 states of the federation in 2012, the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) said in Ibadan yesterday. Read more »

• 363 People Died in 2012 Nation-Wide Flooding - NEMA

  Vanguard

  National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA, said, yesterday, that N2.6 trillion was lost while about 2.1million people were displaced in the flood disaster that ravaged 23 states... Read more »

• FG Implements UN Measures On Flood Disaster

  This Day

  In a bid to prepare the country against possible occurrence of flood disaster, the federal government yesterday said it was determined to ensure improved access and capacities in... Read more »

• Nigeria to Start Global Online Business Registration

  Leadership

  The federal government's Investment Climate Reforms programme has recorded a major boost as the Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment has concluded plans to ensure that... Read more »

July 30

• Scientists Help Farmers Battle Pests

  AlertNet

  Sithandile Ncube, a member of a farmers' cooperative in southern Zimbabwe, combs through her plot of rape, turning over each leaf and checking it for the yellowing or shrivelling... Read more »

• Anglophone African Countries Discuss Climate Change Adaptation

  Focus

  Experts in climate change from the Least Developed Anglophone Countries in Africa gathered in Kigali this week for a five-day workshop to discuss climate change adaptation on the... Read more »

• African Experts in Kigali for Climate Change Meet

  New Times

  Clear short- and long-term adaptation plans are needed to deal with the challenge of global warming and other climate change impacts, experts from Anglophone African least... Read more »

July 29

• Teaching Sustainable Development in Schools

  IPS

  Tourism, agriculture, fishing, the water supply - climate change threatens the very foundations of society and the economy in Mauritius. As the Indian Ocean island nation develops... Read more »