Somalia: State of Emergency Declared as Drought Worsens #AfricaClimateCrisis

Somalia's government has declared a state of emergency in the country following a report submitted by a committee set up to evaluate the drought situation in the country. In a… Read more »

South Africa: Heavy Rains Flood Roads Along South Coast #AfricaClimateCrisis

A downpour of heavy rains in George led to flooding in the Garden Route town, affecting transports and damaging homes and businesses. Read more »

Africa: How Farmers Use Agroforestry to Fight #AfricaClimateCrisis

Climate change, combined with economic hardship is contributing to acute global food insecurity, hunger, and poverty, but solutions such as climate-resilient crops and… Read more »

Africa: COP26 - A Huge Disappointment for Vulnerable Countries #AfricaClimateCrisis

Countries of the global South, which are already facing the worst impacts of the climate emergency, have expressed their deep disappointment about how the COP26 talks have… Read more »

Uganda: 'Start Caring - The Climate Crisis is Here' #AfricaClimateCrisis

AllAfrica's Jerry Chifamba spoke with Cynthia Kinyera, a young Ugandan who was one of a few people who defended climate activist Vanessa Nakate from harsh tweets after Nakate said… Read more »

Uganda: Young, African Climate Activists Like Vanessa Nakate Need Our Support #AfricaClimateCrisis

When we speak about young African voices fighting climate change, Vanessa Nakate comes to mind. Read more »

Africa: Why Taking Climate Action Supports Global Health and Saves Money #AfricaClimateCrisis

What does health have to do with climate change? If you stop to think about it: Everything. Read more »

South Africa: No Time for Fossil Fools, Say Activists on South Africa's Push for Coal Power #AfricaClimateCrisis

Greenpeace Africa has criticised Minerals and Energy Minister Gwede Mantashe, who at the opening of the Africa Energy Week conference in Cape Town called for "African solidarity"… Read more »

Africa: Reforestation Pledge to Bring Major Change in #AfricaClimateCrisis Fight?

More than 130 world leaders who gathered at COP26 in Glasgow, Scotland, have pledged to co-operate and reverse land degradation and forest loss by 2030 by signing the Glasgow… Read more »

Africa: Money For Something - Financing a Global Climate Plan

The jury is still out on whether world leaders are ready to turn words into actions at COP26. At stake is life as we’ve known it for millennia. Read more »

Africa: Cooler Solutions for Urban Cities That are Feeling the Heat #AfricaClimateCrisis

The climate crisis is no longer a future concern. It has already begun. Extreme heat is threatening millions of people around the globe. It is bringing death, the destruction… Read more »

South Africa: Good Start But More Transparency Needed on Energy Transition Deal - Activists #AfricaClimateCrisis

A "historic" plan to create an U.S.$8.5 billion partnership to fund a climate finance deal for South Africa has been welcomed by climate and environmental justice groups along with… Read more »

Africa: Louder Global Calls for Leaving Fossil Fuels Behind #AfricaClimateCrisis

Activists from from across all regions of the planet are making themselves heard by calling for an end to the use of fossil fuels, as the COP26 climate talks are set to start in… Read more »

Africa: How Climate Change Will Hit Small Farmers - And How Adaptation Helps #AfricaClimateCrisis

Rising temperatures and a decline in rainfall across eight Southern and East African countries are set to slash the production of important food crops in the region by 2050, says a… Read more »

Africa: The Carbon-Burning Model of Development is a Dead End - UN Secretary-General #AfricaClimateCrisis

As the build-up and the stakes for the global climate talks intensify, the United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has once again called for serious and solid… Read more »

Africa: Can Africa Exploit its Energy Reserves and Be Part of the Solution to Climate Crisis?

In the lead-up to the 26th global conference on climate next week in Glasgow, Scotland, nations, scientists and climate activists have begun to discuss the role of low-income… Read more »

South Africa: Is South Africa Making Progress Towards a Just Energy Transition? #AfricaClimateCrisis

You have probably heard the term COP26 quite a lot by now. The 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference will see people from almost every country on the globe arrive in… Read more »

Africa: Climate Change Threatens Up to 118 Million of Africa's Poor - New Report #AfricaClimateCrisis

Climate change will expose up to 118 million extremely poor Africans to drought, floods and extreme heat by 2030 if it is not addressed urgently. It could cut gross domestic… Read more »

South Africa: Why Supporting Small-Scale Farmers and Eating Locally is Climate Smart #AfricaClimateCrisis

Every day, the food we consume connects us to a vast global network of food manufacturers, farmers, retailers, traders, and many others involved in bringing food… Read more »

Africa: A New Generation Voices an Abiding Spirit #AfricaClimateCrisis

A decade after the death of Kenyan environmentalist and 2004 Nobel peace laureate Wangari Maathai, her daughter explains why her mother’s vision and example are as necessary… Read more »

Africa: A Healthy Environment is a Human Right, Says UN Body #AfricaClimateCrisis

Outdoor spaces is what most people have been craving during the Covid-19 pandemic, when a series of lockdowns across the world forced countless people indoors. And these enforced… Read more »

Africa: Climate Services are Crucial for Climate Adaptation But Underfunded, Report Says #AfricaClimateCrisis

Water. Where we get it, how much it costs, and its quality are inescapable questions, the answers to which are crucial for life on earth. And as our climate changes due to the… Read more »

Africa: Indigenous People at Centre of Protecting Ecosystems #AfricaClimateCrisis

Indigenous peoples are increasingly being acknowledged for their protection and management of land, water bodies and wildlife.  As their culture and livelihood are intimately… Read more »

Africa: Rich Nations 'Must Consign Coal Power to History' - UK COP26 President

This story originally appeared in Reuters and is published here as part of Covering Climate Now, a global journalism collaboration strengthening coverage of the climate story. Read more »

Africa: Africa Is Calling For A Global Plastic Treaty. Will The World Listen?

The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), considers pollution as one of three threats our planet is facing, along with the climate crisis and the loss of nature. Among all… Read more »