November 29

• Thawing of Permafrost to Be 'Major Factor' in Global Warming, Warns UN Report

  UN News

  Massive stores of carbon trapped under the northern hemisphere's frozen expanses risk being unleashed and significantly contributing to global warming should thawing of the... Read more »

• Nineteen Families Rendered Homeless As Heavy Rains Pound Mpanda

  Daily News

  MORE than 19 families in Mpanda town, Katavi region have been rendered homeless, after heavy rains accompanied by strong winds swept away their houses. Read more »

• 2012 Set to Be Ninth Warmest Year On Record - UN Report

  UN News

  Temperatures this year are the ninth highest on record since 1850 despite the effect of La Niña, a meteorological phenomenon which is supposed to have a cooling influence on... Read more »

• Build On Existing Climate Change Agreements, Govts Told

  This Day

  Governments around the world have been urged to build on and implement previously agreed decisions to curb global carbon emissions by the year 2020. Read more »

• Violent Storm Wreaks Havoc in Mt Darwin

  The Herald

  Endesayi Poyera of Zambara village eagerly waits to hear news on the condition of her mother and son who were taken to Mt Darwin District Hospital. Read more »

• Winter Approaching - Displaced Across Darfur Face Critical Conditions

  Radio Dabanga

  Camp representatives and activists from across Darfur have asked the authorities and humanitarian organizations to provide blankets, mattresses and covers for the camps, as the... Read more »

• Christians Gather for National Prayers

  Daily News

  ON Thursday, Christian faithful in the country will gather in Mapinga on the outskirts of Dar es Salaam to conduct special prayers for the nation. Read more »

November 28

• A Way to Help COP18 Policymakers Better Manage Resources [analysis]

  AlertNet

  Researchers are using an innovative new approach to study the Earth's landscapes and natural resources to try to figure out how to feed the world, reduce poverty and protect the... Read more »

• Talking About Climate Change

  IRIN

  The Gulf states are warm but pleasant at this time of year - a world away from melting ice caps, the damage caused by Hurricane Sandy in the USA or flooding in Pakistan. Read more »

• Africa, Urged to Insist On Developed Countries' Funding At Climate Talks

  This Day

  Dr. Victor Fodeke, Advisor on Climate Change at the African Union Commission, Addis Ababa Ethiopia, has urged African negotiators at the ongoing climate talks in Doha, Qatar to... Read more »

• Talks On Global Climate Change Open in Doha, Qatar

  State Department

  The world's top decisionmakers on climate are meeting in Doha, Qatar, over the next two weeks for the U.N. Climate Change Conference. The 18th Conference of the Parties to the U.N.... Read more »

• Book Tribute to Women in Climate Change

  SA Info

  South Africa's International Relations and Cooperation Minister Maite Nkoana- Mashabane ended her tenure as President of Conference of the Parties (COP)17 by launching "Thuto ya... Read more »

• Will Uncertainty Over New Climate Agreement Prolong the Redd+ Stalemate?

  AlertNet

  At the upcoming UN international climate change conference (COP18) in Doha, 193 heads of state will meet to discuss the very future of our planet. Read more »

• Post Flooding - When Flood Victims Return Home Hungry and Homeless

  Vanguard

  Assistance from Salvation Army: When the government announced its phased closure of relief camps penultimate week, it also demonstrated that its planned post-flooding assistance to... Read more »

• Poor Countries Want Fund for Loss and Damage

  New Era

  Least Developed Countries (LDCs) are calling for the establishment of a fund to deal with the problem of loss and damage, as a result of climate change and global warming. Read more »

• Akunyili Says FG Did Not Neglect Bauchi Flood Victims

  Leadership

  Prof Dora Akunyili, Chairman, North-East Presidential sub-Committee on Flood and Rehabilitation, said on Tuesday that the Federal Government did not neglect the victims of flood... Read more »

• Nation in the Grip of Climate Change [opinion]

  AGRA

  Ghana has undeniably felt the effects of climate change and, because of the country’s dependence on climate-sensitive sectors negative impacts are reverberating throughout... Read more »

• Nkoana-Mashabane Launches Book On Climate Change

  SAnews.gov.za

  International Relations and Cooperation Minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabane has ended her tenure as President of Conference of the Parties (COP)17 by launching "Thuto ya Batho" or... Read more »

• COP 18 Gets Underway in Doha As Kyoto Protocol Winds Down [opinion]

  SACSIS

  The UN Climate Conference, COP 18, gets underway this week in Doha, as the Kyoto Protocol winds down and is set to expire by the end of this year. COP 18 is unlikely to emerge with... Read more »

• New Finance Models to Address Climate Change [press release]

  UNEP

  The World Economic Forum and the United Nations Climate Change secretariat announced today the launch of "Momentum for Change: Innovative Financing for Climate-friendly... Read more »

• Thawing of Permafrost Expected to Cause Significant Additional Global Warming, Not Yet Accounted for in Climate Predictions [press release]

  UNEP

  Permafrost covering almost a quarter of the northern hemisphere contains 1,700 gigatonnes of carbon, twice that currently in the atmosphere, and could significantly amplify global... Read more »

• FG to Resettle All Flood Victims

  Daily Trust

  The Federal Government has restated its commitment to resettle all flood victims in the country. Chairperson, presidential sub-committee on flood, Professor Dora Akunyili, who... Read more »

• Eric Idogun Gives Support in Bayelsa

  This Day

  After the horrific flood disaster that sacked various communities in the regions of the country, the victims of the devastating incident may not have recovered from the shock, but... Read more »

• Relief Galore for Flood Victims

  This Day

  On Wednesday, November 21, 2012, scores of people besieged the Oda Road, Akure in Ondo State, where the Federal Government silo is cited for strategic grain reserve. It was a day... Read more »

• NAFDAC, Benue First Lady Offer Help Too

  This Day

  The victims of Makurdi flood disaster heave a sigh of relief as both the Director General of National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) Dr Paul Orhii and... Read more »