THE Legal and Human Rights Centre (LHRC) has launched a report on climate change effects, among others, it shows that children were denied the right to education due to people’s migration. LHRC Executive Director Anna Henga stated: “As it is well known in Tanzania, we are implementing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) which were adopted […]
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Monrovia — Ambassador Stephene Audrey Kopto, the Ambassador for Youth Empowerment and Climate Change in Monrovia-Liberia, has been honored by the Bill Rodgers Foundation for her numerous contributions to youth development in Liberia. The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and founder of the foundation, Bill Rodgers, presented Ambassador Kopto with a certificate of recognition and expressed […]
The widespread use of plastics, as well as their long-lasting nature and improper disposal, is one of the most pressing environmental problems of our time. The global production of plastic is expected to triple by 2060 if no action is taken. However, a new report by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) finds that there is hope for […]
A damning new report from the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) warns millions around the world that the hottest years on record will happen within five years. Scientists have issued a warning that the temperatures are likely to rise by more than 1.5C above pre-industrial levels. The UN agency reports that the breaching of the crucial 1.5C […]
As global economic, security and climate crises coalesce, will Africa fall deeper into victimhood or turn the continent around? The World Economic Forum says the ‘cost of living crisis’ is the single largest threat to the global economy this year. Against this backdrop, the positioning of major powers in response to the Ukraine war indicates […]
Former president Peter Mutharika has submitted a K1.4 trillion tropical cyclone Freddy recovery plan to the UN. Mutharika’s spokesperson Shadric Namalomba has confirmed that the former president has submitted the report to the UN coordinator. Namalomba said the submission follows a meeting in March with the UN coordinator Rebecca Adda-Dontoh. The recovery plan focuses on […]
“We are training the trainers so that they in turn would pass the information to their siblings and peers.” The Abia Project Coordinating Office of the Livelihood Improvement Family Enterprises Project for Niger Delta (LIFE-ND) says it has built farmers’ capacity on seasonal climate prediction and weather forecast. The State Environment and Climate Change Specialist […]
Addis Abeba — The UN Office for Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) has reported that flood has caused a widespread destruction of properties and displacement of people in a significant part of Ethiopia including Somali, Oromia, Southern Nations Nationalities & Peoples, South West Ethiopia Peoples and the Afar regions. In a report published on Monday, […]
Abuja — The United Arab Emirates Minister of Climate Change and Environment, Mariam Almheiri, has said phasing out fossil fuels would hurt countries that either depend on them for revenue or cannot easily replace hydrocarbons with renewable energy sources. Nigeria and some selected African countries which produce hydrocarbons have been under immense pressure to dump […]
At least 200,000 people were displaced due to flash flooding in central Somalia as the Shabelle River burst its banks and submerged roads, reports AFP. Heavy rainfall in Beledweyne town in the Hiran region of Somalia caused the water levels of the Shabelle River to rise sharply, leading to the displacement of the town’s inhabitants. […]
Comment — For centuries, the phenomenon of bird migration has awed humanity. So much so, that the 4th Century BC Greek philosopher Aristotle, noting that the types of birds around him changed with the seasons, suggested that birds hibernated in trees or underwater and magically changed into different types of birds during winter. In the […]
Climate systems which drive anomalously cold weather will still cause cold extreme events into the 21st century. Research shows that the world is undoubtedly warming. And, as the global average temperature keeps rising, heatwaves are increasing in their frequency, duration and intensity for most of the world’s regions. But that doesn’t mean cold weather will […]
The City of Kigali has announced that 5,812 households must be urgently relocated from high-risk zones, according to an assessment as of Thursday, May 11. The decision was made in response to the deadly flooding and landslides that wreaked havoc in parts of Western, Northern, and Southern provinces earlier last week during which 131 lives […]
At least 400 people have been confirmed dead after flash floods and landslides devastated eastern Democratic Republic of Congo last week, and many more are missing. Eyewitnesses in South Kivu province told RFI that bodies are still being recovered, even as fresh rains hit the region. Search teams continue to find bodies buried under the […]
The Ministry of Irrigation and Lowlands has announced that it has decided to end imports of water pumps that run on diesel and/or gasoline and instead focus on green energy options, including solar energy and other modern technology options. According to the Minister Aisha Mohammed (Eng.), in the last nine months, 1,800 irrigation projects ranging […]
KwaZulu Natal on High Alert for Possible Floods as Heavy Rains Loom KwaZulu-Natal is still reeling from last year’s floods, now residents are bracing for another bout of heavy rain, reports eNCA. The Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs in KwaZulu-Natal has issued a warning of possible floods in the area. Fifteen municipalities have […]
Harare — Fast fashion is a significant contributor to water contamination and pollution, and has a significant negative environmental impact on the world’s water supply. To draw attention to the rising water contamination, Yvette Tetteh, a Ghanaian activist, is swimming the roughly 500-kilometer-long Volta River, including Lake Volta, according to VOA. The country’s water systems […]
The death toll from the floods last week in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo has risen to nearly 400. Officials say many people remain missing. The heavy rains were especially harsh for the villages of Bushushu and Nyamukubi. The numbers of the dead are forcing villages to bury the victims in mass graves. Congo’s […]