COP29 must kickstart stalled progress on the lifeline that is adaptation1 Nov 24 - Targets for adapting to climate change are meaningless without the means to act. It’s time for a clear adaptation finance goal. |
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Worst drought in century devastates Southern Africa, millions at risk17 Oct 24 - More than 27 million lives affected by worst drought in a century, with 21 million children malnourished, says WFP. |
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South Sudan floods: the first example of a mass population permanently displaced by climate change?16 Sep 24 - Enormous floods have once again engulfed much of South Sudan, as record water-levels in Lake Victoria flow downstream through the Nile. |
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Floods decimate Nigerian zoo, wash crocodiles into community13 Sep 24 - Floods in north Nigeria have killed more than 80% of animals in a large zoo with an array of wildlife from lions and crocodiles to buffaloes and ostriches. |
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'People have never seen anything like it': Morocco hit by extraordinary torrential rains13 Sep 24 - A rare and deadly phenomenon: According to the latest count, published by the Moroccan interior ministry, 18 people have died as a result of the torrential rains that fell. |
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African nations are losing up to 5% of their GDP per year with climate change4 Sep 24 - African nations are losing up to 5% of their GDP every year as they bear a heavier burden than the rest of the world from climate change, a new report said Monday after one of the continent’s hottest years on record. |
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Nearly 68 million people reeling from drought in Southern Africa19 Aug 24 - Seventeen percent of people across the region need aid amid the climate change-fuelled drought. |
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Niger floods toll increases - 53 dead, 18,000 affected23 Jul 24 - Flooding caused by heavy rains lashing Niger since June has killed 53 people and impacted 18,000, as the west African country grapples with the effects of climate change. |
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South Africa’s new environment minister must focus on people, not profits from fossil fuels – climate ecologist22 Jul 24 - 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. |
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South Africa energy minister vows change with 'aggressive' renewables rollout10 Jul 24 - South Africa's new energy minister vows to accelerate the shift to renewable energy from coal, breaking with a predecessor who opposed swift decarbonision. |
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Arrests in Uganda over pipeline protests1 Jul 24 - Hundreds of people gathered outside Chinese embassies and financial institutions in 10 countries, calling on China to reject financial support for the East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) and... |
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Climate change puts UNESCO-listed Mali fishing tradition in danger25 Jun 24 - Thousands of fishermen holding cone-shaped nets stood side by side, cheering and chanting as they waited for the signal. |
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‘Crippling’ drought in Zambia threatens hunger for millions, says minister11 Jun 24 - Collins Nzovu says country’s plight is foretaste of disasters that will increasingly afflict region as climate breakdown takes hold. |
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West African nations call for firms to be able to offset carbon10 Jun 24 - A group of 10 West African countries has weighed into a debate over whether companies around the world should be allowed to use carbon offsets to cut emissions. |
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What a new global pledge means for climate, nature and gender goals20 May 24 - World leaders gathered in Paris this week to pledge to make 2024 the “pivotal year” for improving access to clean cooking. |
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Kenya’s devastating floods expose decades of bad land management6 May 24 - Floods in Kenya killed at least 169 people between March and April 2024, a result of decades of poor urban planning. |
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Southern Africa drought flags dilemma for loss and damage fund2 May 24 - Scientists blame the current drought on El Niño – which could exclude those affected from receiving aid for climate-change damage. |
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Fifty killed in Kenya floods1 May 24 - About 50 people have died in Kenya in a deluge following heavy rains and flooding, a Red Cross official has said. |
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World Bank advises South Africa on climate insurance, contingency fund options30 Apr 24 - The World Bank is advising South Africa’s National Treasury on a climate risk strategy after floods in recent years caused billions of dollars of damage. |
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