Heavy rains ahead, Lagos govt alerts residents
By Olasunkanmi Akoni Lagos State government has alerted residents of the state of incoming heavy rains, amounting to 1,750mm in 2022, with attendant socio-economic implications for residents of the state. The state government, however, urged residents not to panic, as every arrangement has been put in place to ensure adequate protection of lives and property. […]
Africa: Clean Energy Is Africa’s Chance for Climate Resilient Development
By Deborah Ramalope | Climate Analytics Africa has sunshine all year round – with 7 of the 10 sunniest countries worldwide. The region has great potential for renewable energy, but requires international support to unlock it. A funding deal announced at last year’s UN COP26 climate summit between South Africa and the United States, Britain, […]
Calls For Support as Drought Ravages Horn of Africa
The Somali government is asking the international community for humanitarian aid for the 6.9 million people affected by the severe drought currently ravaging several parts of the country. Prime Minister Mohamed Roble in a statement issued in capital city Mogadishu, on March 14, 2022, urging donors to hasten aid as conditions are deteriorating. The UN […]
Seychelles Signs Historic Pact to End Deforestation By 2030 At UN Climate Summit
Seychelles has signed a historic pact to halt and reverse loss and land degradation by 2030 at the UN Climate Summit in Glasgow on Tuesday, said State House. President Wavel Ramkalawan signed the pact together with other heads of states and governments at the event on Forests and Land Use. More than 100 world leaders […]
COVID, Climate And Conflict Conspire To Push Up Poverty
Extreme poverty will rise for the first time this century as COVID-19 hammers the global economy, the World Bank said on Wednesday, predicting the pandemic could spawn 115 million “new poor” this year alone. A triple threat of coronavirus, climate change and conflict means an ambitious goal to end extreme poverty by 2030 looks increasingly […]
Women Team Up To Build A Climate-Safe Future
When former U.N. climate chief Christiana Figueres spent 20 days on a boat with 80 female scientists in Antarctica in January, she observed more than icebergs, whales and penguins. She also saw how easily those women gravitated towards a shared purpose of saving the planet. “It wasn’t about, ‘How do I improve my career, how […]
Let’s Empower Women To Help Save Africa From Climate Change
Africa must unlock the power of its women and girls if it is to adapt to climate change, cope with disasters and build its green energy sector according to African delegates as the world prepares to implement the Paris Agreement on climate change in Katowice, Poland, last week. Research shows that when women are involved […]
Tanzania: Dar Urged To Tackle Issues On Investment Climate
Tanzania should immediately address challenges highlighted in recent reports on the investment climate and ease of doing business, stakeholders have advised. Reports released recently by the Tanzania Private Sector Foundation (TPSF), the World Bank and the European Union (EU) have identified areas that should be reformed if the country expects to improve the business environment […]
French Minister Warns Of Mass Climate Change Migration If World Doesn’t Act
Global warming will create hundreds of millions of climate change migrants by the end of the century if governments do not act, France’s environment minister has warned. Ségolène Royal told ministers from 170 countries at the UN environment assembly in Nairobi that climate change was linked to conflicts, which in turned caused migration. “Climate change […]
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