Conference on climate change, agricultural risk management in Sub-Saharan Africa

Two-day conference on November 4 and 5 to see 200 experts from different fields

Climate change impacts on Africa to be substantially greater than rest of the world

Sea-level rise, food scarcity are major worries; even after strong adaptation efforts there will be further loss and damage in the continent, …

Three African regions at high risk from climate change

Uncertainties in assessing climate change impacts and lack of data is a cause of worry for experts

World Bank unveils new business plan for Africa to battle climate change

Africa may be at the receiving end of adverse climate change even as World Bank launches a new plan to support the countries to adapt to these changes

How climate change could affect African migration patterns

There is belief among some that climate change drives human displacement, but research in Malawi suggests otherwise

What Africa’s drought responses teach us about climate change hotspots

Understanding how drought is impacting on livelihoods and local governments can help in the development of longer term climate adaptation responses

Africa at highest risk of climate change; agricultural production under threat

Central America also faces physical threat from climate change, with every country categorised as ‘extreme risk’

Africa Climate Week: Cyclone Idai highlights urgent need of climate finance

The cyclone is already being touted as one of the worst natural disasters in the southern hemisphere

18 African countries yet to link health to climate action plans: WHO

Only 29 countries have developed and implemented the health-related National Adaptation Plan to mitigate climate change risks

Climate Emergency CoP 25: Negotiations drag on, African group expresses worry over outcome

We would rather that there be no decision on some issues than having a bad decision, leaders of the African Group of Negotiators say

Amazon rainforest is drying out. How much more abuse can it take?

Amazon rainforest is one of the world’s biggest carbon sinks. Preserving its trees is crucial to meeting international targets that limit …

COVID-19: Up to 49.2 million Africans could become extremely poor by 2021, says report

More than half of Africa least prepared to deal with pandemic according to African Economic Outlook 2020 Supplement

Lack of finance data hampers climate goals in South Africa: Report

South Africa is the world’s 14th largest emitter of carbon dioxide. Its national climate change response policy calls for inclusion of …

‘Developed countries need to double funding to Africa for adaptation to climate change’

Summit discussed Africa's COP 27 agenda; Calls for flowing funds to continent's Adaptation Acceleration Program

Cameroon can set path to climate-resilient economy with prompt reforms: World Bank

Nearly 2 million people in Cameroon live in drought-affected areas

Extreme climate events fuel cholera outbreaks in Mozambique, Madagascar: WHO 

Measures to deal with such outbreaks must be a key agenda of the governments across southern Africa, say experts

Climate cover: $140 million insurance scheme in Kenya to protect herders against frequent droughts

Scheme part of a project sponsored by World Bank targetting livestock farmers in Kenya, Ethiopia, Somalia and Djibouti