November 08, 2022
Africa: COP27 - 'Zero Tolerance for Greenwashing', Guterres Says As New Report Cracks Down On Empty Net-Zero Pledges
While a growing number of governments and non-State actors are pledging to be carbon-free, the criteria for net-zero commitments can have loopholes wide enough to "drive a diesel… Read more »
November 07, 2022
Africa: New Milestone in Battle Against Illegal, Unregulated Fishing
Global action to fight illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing has intensified, the Food and Agriculture Organization said on Monday, noting that 100 States have now… Read more »
Africa: COP27 - $3.1 Billion Plan to Achieve Early Warning Systems for All By 2027
With climate-related disasters displacing more people than conflict, UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Monday unveiled the details of his plan to ensure everyone on… Read more »
Africa: UN Chief Urges Tax On Oil Companies to Finance Loss and Damage
At the opening of the two-day Climate Implementation Summit at COP27 in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, António Guterres called for a historic pact between rich and developing… Read more »
November 06, 2022
Africa: New UN Weather Report 'A Chronicle of Chaos' - UN Chief
The latest report from the UN World Meteorological Organization (WMO), released on Sunday, shows that the last eight years have been the warmest on record, fuelled by ever-rising… Read more »
November 04, 2022
Africa: Climate Change Much Deadlier Than Cancer in Some Places, UNDP Data Shows
The impact of climate change on health if carbon emissions remain high, could be up to twice as deadly as cancer in some parts of the world, according to new data released on… Read more »
November 06, 2022
Africa: COP27 Begins a 'New Era to Do Things Differently', UN Climate Change Chief Declares As Pivotal Conference Gets Under Way
The UN Climate Change Conference in Sharm el-Sheik, Egypt, should shift the world towards implementation of previously agreed plans to tackle humanity's greatest challenge, Simon… Read more »
November 03, 2022
Africa: Iconic World Heritage Glaciers to Disappear By 2050, Warns UNESCO
Some of the world's most iconic glaciers are set to disappear by 2050, according to a new study by UNESCO, which highlights the accelerated melting of glaciers in World Heritage… Read more »
Africa: More Funding Needed for Climate Adaptation, As Risks Mount - UN Report
Countries must urgently ramp up action to adapt to the current and future impacts of climate change, as efforts now are too little and too slow, the UN Environment Programme (UNEP)… Read more »
November 02, 2022
Africa: UN Refugee Chief Calls for Greater Focus On Climate and Conflict Factors
Responses to climate change must also consider its link to both conflict and the displacement it causes, UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi, said in a briefing to… Read more »
Africa: Human Rights Belong At the Heart of Climate Change Debate, Urges Türk
Humanity's basic right to life is being threatened by insufficient action in the face of the climate emergency, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk warned on… Read more »
October 31, 2022
Africa: Progress On Methane Emissions By Energy Companies, but Numbers Still Don't Add Up - UNEP
Over 80 oil and gas companies across the world have committed to measuring and reducing their methane emissions, the second biggest driver of global warming, according to a new… Read more »
October 28, 2022
Africa: Millions Face Flooding Threat Across West and Central Africa
In west and central Africa, some 3.4 million people need help after destructive flooding, the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, said on Friday. Read more »
Africa: COP27 - What You Need to Know About This Year's Big UN Climate Conference
This year's UN Climate Conference takes place in Sharm el-Sheikh, against a backdrop of extreme weather events worldwide, an energy crisis propelled by the war in Ukraine, and… Read more »
October 25, 2022
Africa: Heatwaves to Impact Almost Every Child On Earth By 2050 - UNICEF Report
Heatwaves have become an unavoidable health hazard for many nations, but new data indicates that they are set toaffect virtually every child on earth by 2050, the UN Children's… Read more »
October 24, 2022
Africa: 'Game Changer' Ideas On Water and Sustainability, Centre-Stage Ahead of Major Water Conference
Some 1,200 scientists, representatives of the private sector and civil society met at UN Headquarters in New York on Monday to discuss potentially game-changing ideas related to… Read more »
October 26, 2022
Africa: Climate Change - C02 and Methane in Our Atmosphere Reach Record Levels #AfricaClimateCrisis
Atmospheric levels of the three main greenhouse gases warming our planet - carbon dioxide, methane and nitrous oxide- all reached new record highs in 2021, according to a new… Read more »
Africa: Countries' Climate Promises Still Not Enough to Avoid Catastrophic Global Warming - UN Report #AfricaClimateCrisis
While plans submitted by most signatories of the Paris Agreement would reduce global greenhouse gas emissions, they are still not ambitious enough to limit global temperature rise… Read more »
October 23, 2022
Kenya: UN Steps up Protection for Drought-Hit Women and Girls
Women and girls are bearing the brunt of the worst drought experienced in Kenya for 40 years, which is exacerbating the risk of sexual exploitation, violence, and abuse. Read more »
October 21, 2022
Africa: Interview - Connection Between Human Rights and Climate Change 'Must Not Be Denied'
The right to life, food, development, self-determination, water and sanitation, and adequate housing, is being denied to millions of people because of climate change, the first UN… Read more »
October 15, 2022
Africa: Adapt and Survive - 5 Ways to Help Countries Cope With the Climate Crisis
From devastating floods in Pakistan, to wildfires in Siberia, the effects of the climate emergency are being felt across the world, and the United Nations is calling for more… Read more »
October 13, 2022
Africa: Another Year of Global Record Hunger Looms Amid Food and Climate Crisis
The world is at risk of yet another year of record hunger as the global food crisis continues to drive more people into worsening levels of acute food insecurity, The World Food… Read more »
October 12, 2022
Africa: Response to #AfricaClimateCrisis Doesn't Match 'Magnitude of the Challenge' - UN Official
African States are on the front line of the climate crisis, a senior UN official told the Security Council on Wednesday, but far more action is needed to turn the tide on rising… Read more »
October 11, 2022
Africa: Climate Change - WMO Report Urges Faster Action On Transition to Clean Energy
The UN weather agency issued an urgent appeal on Tuesday for governments everywhere to switch to cleaner forms of energy, such as solar, wind and hydro-electric power. Read more »
October 10, 2022
Africa: UN Relief Chief Appeals for Concerted Action to Tackle Deadly Heatwave Threat
Heatwaves already kill thousands of people every year and they risk overwhelming the world's aid response, unless action is taken to mitigate climate change, the UN's emergency… Read more »