July 19
Cote d'Ivoire: Heat Wave Worsening Inflation, Precarity
DW
In Ivory Coast, living conditions are becoming increasingly precarious. Fruit and vegetable markets are struck by high inflation. The situation has worsened recently with a drop in… Read more »
July 18
South Africa: South Africa Could Build a United Front On a Just Transition [analysis]
ISS
Could policy convergence on climate change be a ray of hope in the country's new Government of National Unity? Read more »
Zimbabwe: U.S. Promises Support to Drought-Stricken Zimbabwe
New Zimbabwe
INCOMING United States (US) ambassador to Zimbabwe Pamela Marie Tremont has said her country will be providing food aid support to Zimbabwe which has been ravaged by the El… Read more »
Tanzania: Government Vows to Improve Investment Climate
Daily News
THE government has reiterated its commitment to continue strengthening and creating conducive environment for investment in the country, by tackling various sectoral challenges in… Read more »
July 17
South Africa: South Africa's New Pro-Coal Pro-Corporate Environment Minister [analysis]
African Arguments
South Africa's environmental justice movement will have its work cut out challenging the interests of fossil capital under the unity government. Read more »
South Africa: Wildfires in South Africa Are Set to Increase - How Legal Action Can Help the Country Adapt Better to Climate Change [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
As climate change drives temperature increases and lower precipitation in southern Africa, research has found that there is likely to be an increase in the number of wildfires in… Read more »
Ethiopia: Early Warning Necessity, Not Luxury - Africa Meteorological Manager
ENA
Early warning should be taken as a necessity not a luxury, World Meteorological Organization Regional Office for Africa Program Manager Ernest Afiesimama said today. Read more »
July 16
Kenya: Will Kenya Be Better Prepared When Floods Hit Again? [analysis]
ISS
Flooding claimed many lives and left hundreds of thousands displaced, dispossessed and angry at the authorities who failed them. Read more »
South Africa: Scientists Told Us Our Winters Would Get Drier. So What Happened Last Week?
GroundUp
Climate change means extreme events are likely to happen more often Read more »
Malawi: Malawi's Farmers On the Front Line of Climate Change-Related Storms [analysis]
African Arguments
In one of the countries most vulnerable to extreme weather, mostly women farmers are struggling after losing land, livestock, and livelihoods. Read more »
South Africa: South Africa's New Environment Minister Must Focus On People, Not Profits From Fossil Fuels - Climate Ecologist [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
There are huge profits to be made in exploiting South Africa's natural resources, but these come at a cost to society and the environment. Pollution, greenhouse gas emissions and… Read more »
Malawi: Green Climate Fund Approves $52 Million to Support Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)-Led Project in Malawi
The Herald
A $52.3 million project approved today by the Green Climate Fund (GCF) aims to help Malawi cope with the devastating effects of climate change and boost the country's long-term… Read more »
Tanzania: How Climate-Smart Strategies Revitalized Tanzania's Livestock Sector
IPS
In a quest for survival, farmers and pastoralists living in Oldonyo Sambu, Tanzania's northern Maasai Steppe, used to fight over every drop of water. However, 12 villages have now… Read more »
July 15
South Africa: Western Cape, KZN a Stark Reminder of Worsening Climate Change - President Ramaphosa
SAnews.gov.za
President Cyril Ramaphosa says with the effects of climate change worsening, as seen in the Western Cape and Kwa-Zulu Natal, government is seeking more ways to make both the… Read more »
Zimbabwe: Climate Change - a Compounding Cause of Mental Health Issues
263Chat
Climate change is one of the most pressing issues of our time. It is not a distant threat but a present reality, affecting everyone without exception. Read more »
Africa: UN WFP Launches Programme to Strenghten Food Security in a Changing Climate Under the Adaptation Fund Climate Innovation Accelerator Partnership
WFP
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has announced a call for applications for its Climate Adaptation Innovation Accelerator Programme, supported by the Adaptation Fund. Read more »
South Africa: South Africa Aims for Zero Emissions By 2050
SAnews.gov.za
President Cyril Ramaphosa says South Africa aims to reach net zero carbon emissions by 2050. Read more »
July 14
South Africa: Climate Activists Protest Against Sukuma Coal Mine Project [analysis]
Daily Maverick
Climate activists Extinction Rebellion Vaal and the Coal-ition Committee say a lack of transparency about electricity usage, the potential damage from blasting, threats to heritage… Read more »
July 11
Africa: Climate Change, Population Growth May Threaten Global Food Security
VOA
The combination of climate change and a growing world population may threaten global food security. As the United Nations marks World Population Day, changes in agriculture,… Read more »
Seychelles: Seychelles Begins Using Flash Flood Guidance System
Seychelles News Agency
Seychelles has begun implementing the Flash Flood Guidance System (FFGS) project led by the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO), according to a top official. Read more »
Kenya: From Russia to Kenya and South Africa - Global Activists Unite for a Sustainable, Nuclear-Free Future
SAFCEI
In solidarity with the anti-nuclear power movement in Kenya where a proposed nuclear power station is set to be built within the next decade, eco-justice organisations from South… Read more »
July 10
Uganda: Climate Crisis Budgets a 'Stab in the Back' - Activists
Nile Post
The Environment Shield, a civic environmental conservation organisation, has expressed dissatisfaction with the limited funding allocated to combat climate change and protect… Read more »
Zimbabwe: Double Tragedy - the Zimbabwe Farmers Affected By Illegal Mining and Climate Change [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
Smallholder farmers in rural Gwanda, a region in Zimbabwe that borders South Africa, have been affected by a double shock - a combination of heat, droughts and floods caused by… Read more »
Africa: New Project Aims to Promote African Women's Leadership in Climate Action [press release]
African Women in Agricultural Research and Development
African Women in Agricultural Research and Development (AWARD) announces new fellowship for women in Benin, Cameroon, Ghana, Kenya, Malawi and Senegal working on climate… Read more »
South Africa: Municipalities Must Get Specific Funding to Fight the Impacts of Climate Change [analysis]
Daily Maverick
Small, grant-dependent municipalities often lack the financial and technical capacity to implement effective climate change measures. Read more »