May 15
Zimbabwe: 'Enough Water for 120 000 Hectares of Wheat'
The Herald
With wheat planting for the 2024 winter season in full-swing, Government has assured farmers that the country's dams have enough water to irrigate 141 000 hectares of the cereal. Read more »
Africa: Why Legal Identity Is Crucial to Tackling the Climate Crisis
UNDP
Digitalization offers a pathway to bridging the global identity gap Read more »
Sudan: Severe Water Shortages Plague the Capital Area
Ayin English
"Those who survive gunfire and shelling will die of contaminated water" Read more »
Africa: Experts Push for Organic Fertilisers to Revive Africa's Soil Health
Business Day Africa
Large-scale adoption of organic fertilisers instead of synthetic ones could be the linchpin in revitalising Africa's soil health, achieving food security, and bolstering ecological… Read more »
South Africa: Sewage Seeps Into Kwazulu-Natal's Popular South Coast Lagoons
GroundUp
None of the 19 sewage treatment plants managed by the Ugu District Municipality is properly treating sewage released into rivers and lagoons Read more »
Africa: Ocean Action On Global Agenda As Negotiations to Save Biodiversity Deepen
IPS
The oceans are as fascinating as they are mysterious. Home to the largest animals to ever live on Earth and billions of the tiniest, the top 100 meters of the open oceans host the… Read more »
South Africa: Greater Cradle Nature Reserve - A Surprising Origin Safari to the Roots of Humankind [analysis]
Daily Maverick
A trip to the Greater Cradle Nature Reserve in the Cradle of Humankind reveals the precariousness of our ancestral past and reminds us that herein lies our future. Read more »
Zimbabwe: Comprehensive Report On Drought Strategies, Measures Now Available - - Cabinet
The Herald
Cabinet received an Update on the 2023/2024 Summer Crop Marketing, Food Security Outlook to March 2025 and Winter Cereals Production Plan for 2024, as presented by Minister of… Read more »
Zimbabwe: Govt Unveils Comprehensive Drought Mitigation Plan
The Herald
Government has put in place a cocktail of measures including availing food aid to both urban and rural areas to feed at least 7.7 million people in the wake of the devastating… Read more »
Zimbabwe: Company Director in Court Over Illegal Hunting
The Herald
Herald Correspondent Read more »
Zimbabwe: National Fire Week Launch On Today
The Herald
AS the official start of the fire season on July 1 draws closer, the Environmental Management Agency (EMA) has moved to launch the National Fire Week today at Masimbi Farm of… Read more »
Zimbabwe: Zinwa Assures of Winter Irrigation Water
The Herald
Herald Reporter Read more »
May 14
Malawi: Urgent Action Critical As Malawi Faces Severe Drought
WFP
Around nine million people in Malawi are reeling from the devastating impacts of El Niño-induced floods and drought, which are destroying harvests and causing hunger to soar… Read more »
Kenya: Flood Death Toll Hits 289 As 100 Schools Remain Shut
Capital FM
The death toll from severe weather in the nation has climbed to 289 casualties, as revealed by the Interior and Ministry on Tuesday. Read more »
Ghana: Ghana's Forests Are Being Wiped Out - What's Behind This and Why Attempts to Stop It Aren't Working [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
Ghana has around 7.9 million hectares of forested land (35% of the total land area), according to the Food and Agriculture Organization. Around 7.6 million hectares are primary or… Read more »
Uganda: Yo-Waste - Innovator Tumusiime Makes Final Shortlist for Shs230m Prize
Nile Post
Ugandan innovator Martin Tumusiime is among the four finalist competing for a £50,000 (About Shs235 million) Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation. Read more »
Nigeria: A Silent Threat - Impact of Climate Change On Life Expectancy Rate in Nigeria [blog]
Nigeria Health Watch
'The climate crisis is a health crisis, but for too long, health has been a footnote in climate discussions," Director-General, World Health Organisation (WHO) Dr Tedros Adhanom… Read more »
Kenya: Kenya Red Cross Launches Joint Appeal With ODM for Donations to Help Flood Victims
Capital FM
The Kenya Red Cross has issued an urgent appeal for support from Kenyans and well-wishers to aid the victims of recent devastating floods caused by intense rains across the… Read more »
Nigeria: Anambra Assembly Orders Compulsory Use of Life Jackets On Waterways
Premium Times
The Assembly called on the governor of the state to enforce the compulsory use of life jackets on waterways in Anambra State. Read more »
Africa: SBSTTA and SBI - Biodiversity Meetings Crucial for the Global South Begin
IPS
More than 1,400 delegates are present at two crucial meetings, where the topic of preserving the planet's ongoing biodiversity for the benefit of humanity is under discussion.… Read more »
Angola: Angola Invests Over U.S.$30 Million in Climate Change Adaptation Projects
ANGOP
Over the last five years the Angolan government has invested more than USD 30 million in climate change adaptation programmes to mitigate the effects of drought and more intense… Read more »
Namibia: Mbumba Highlights Green Hydrogen's Role in Economic Growth At World Hydrogen Summit
Namibia Economist
The President, HE Dr. Nangolo Mbumba, in a keynote address at the World Hydrogen Summit, on Tuesday underscored the significance of green hydrogen initiatives in fostering economic… Read more »
Africa: Bringing the World's Food Production in Line With Global Climate Goals
IPS
Food systems--how we grow, transport, prepare, and dispose of the food we eat--are responsible for roughly one-third of all global greenhouse gas emissions. And those gases are… Read more »
Zimbabwe: United Nations Agency Appeals for U.S.$85 Million to Fund El Nino Response Programmes in Zimbabwe
New Zimbabwe
THE United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) is appealing for US$84.9 million to fund its El Nino response programmes in Zimbabwe. Read more »
Nigeria: In UAE, Tony Elumelu Advocates Climate Funding for Healthcare Delivery
Premium Times
According to WHO, between 2030 and 2050, climate change is expected to cause approximately 250,000 additional deaths per year from health issues. Read more »