November 2

• Kenya: Corrupt Officials Aid Destruction of Kenya's Mau Forest

  A syndicate involved in illegal logging of indigenous trees from Kenya's largest forest has been bribing police and civil servants in order to continue its activities, Kenyan... Read more »

November 1

• Africa: Soil Care, Fertiliser Trees Help African Farmers Grow Yields

  Small farmers across sub-Saharan Africa are turning to simple, affordable techniques to increase harvests and help them cope with climate extremes - from growing trees on their... Read more »

• Africa: How to Shake Up Global Climate Action?

  If efforts so far to win a global consensus for action on climate change aren't working, what might do the job instead? Read more »

• Africa: Why Is 'Development' Struggling to Adapt to Uncertainty? [analysis]

  The 'development sector' has long abided by one of its few universal principles: decisions are made in the context of a complex and ever-changing world. Read more »

October 31

• Africa: 'Virtual' Crops Could Lead to Climate-Sustainable Food

  We've heard it many times: business as usual in farming and food production cannot sustainably feed the 9 billion people projected to populate the world by 2050. According to the... Read more »

October 29

• Zimbabwe: Country Turns to Drought-Resistant Crops

  As planting season approaches amid concerns about successive poor harvests, research into drought-resistant seeds is gaining momentum in an indication that the Zimbabwean... Read more »

October 26

• Cameroon: Floods Spark Call to Cut Disaster Risk

  Following severe flooding in the north of Cameroon, the country is being urged by the United Nations to take steps to reduce disaster risks in the face of extreme weather. Read more »

October 24

• Africa: Green Climate Fund Meeting - Highs, Lows and a Host Country

  The Green Climate Fund (GCF) Board wrapped up its second meeting on Saturday with a major decision: selecting Songdo City in South Korea to host the fund. Read more »

October 19

• East Africa: Putting Sweet Potato in the Trough

  Pressures from climate change and population growth are increasing the competition for grains as food or livestock feed in countries like Kenya, Tanzania, and Rwanda. But sweet... Read more »

• Kenya: Kenyans Hop to Rabbit Farming

  Small and furry are not the words that usually come to mind when one thinks of Kenyan livestock. But they describe exactly the animals that Charles Mwangi farms. Read more »

• Africa: New Office Aims to Expand CDM Projects in Africa

  A new Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) office has been established in Lomé, Togo, to promote environmentally clean development within the region, according to the United... Read more »

• East Africa: African Farmers Turn to Climate Coping Strategies

  Research conducted in Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda by the the CGIAR Consortium of International Agricultural Research Centers (CGIAR) Research Program on Climate Change,... Read more »

• Africa: Climate Conversations - Charting a Path to Action On Climate Change

  Decades ago, scientists warned that climate change presented a serious risk to people and the environment they depend on. Negotiations began to reduce heat-trapping emissions, with... Read more »

October 18

• Africa: Aid Mindset Won't Work for Financing Climate Change Actions [analysis]

  The debate on climate finance is evolving quickly, spurred on by international processes such as the newly created Green Climate Fund. Read more »

October 17

• Africa: How Can Humanitarians Help Climate Migrants?

  The impact of climate and environmental change on migration is perhaps "the largest and the most problematic" emerging challenge for aid agencies dealing with displacement, says... Read more »

October 15

• Africa: Supporting Rural Women Is Good for the Environment

  On this International Day of Rural Women, what I am most conscious of is how much rural women do for their families and communities. And how much more we all need to do to support... Read more »

October 10

• Somalia: Caritas Appeals for Help in Famine-Hit Somalia [press release]

  Caritas is appealing for funds to help farming households in Somalia struggling with famine following a long-term drought. Read more »

October 9

• Somalia: Hunger and Floods Threaten Nation - Oxfam

  Worsening hunger, El Nino floods and a lack of long-term investments threaten to tip many Somalis back into crisis a year after famine swept the country, Oxfam said on Monday. Read more »

• Cameroon: Burning Need for Charcoal Hits Nation's Forests

  Cameroonians are burning increasing amounts of charcoal for cooking and heating as the country's electricity and gas supplies fail to keep pace with demand, raising concerns among... Read more »

October 8

• Mauritania: Drought Sends Food Prices Soaring

  In some countries across the Sahel the end of the lean season heralded a period of steady rainfall.  Not so in Mauritania, where households are still struggling to cope with... Read more »

• Africa: Climate Conversations - Preparation, Better Information Key As Climate Shifts Intensify

  Jan Egeland, deputy executive director of Human Rights Watch, said on Friday in Bangkok that the world can prevent the loss of millions of lives from climate disasters by ensuring... Read more »

• East Africa: How Can Predictions Help Farmers Cope With Climate Change?

  Droughts are becoming more frequent, particularly in regions where smallholder farmers are already struggling to get good harvests and grow enough for their family's needs. Last... Read more »

• Kenya: Islanders Rehabilitate Their Environment, Lives

  For the past 16 years, Ester Evelyn Odhiambo has dedicated herself to improving life on one small island. It's no small task. Read more »

October 5

• West Africa: Outlook Precarious in Sahel Ravaged by Drought and Rebels - UN

  The humanitarian crisis in the Sahel is in danger of escalating unless a careful political solution is crafted to end violence and the chronic shortage of food produced in the West... Read more »

• Africa: Why Millions Still Don't Use Clean Cookstoves

  There may be plenty of exciting ideas around that could help solve hunger, poverty and lack of access to energy. But the problem is persuading people to adopt them and roll them... Read more »