Sub-Saharan Africa is projected to grow by 3.7 percent in 2021 and 3.8 percent in 2022 – a welcome but relatively modest recovery, suggesting that divergence with the rest of the world will persist over the medium term. The crisis has highlighted key disparities in resilience between countries in sub-Saharan Africa and has also exacerbated […]
Tag: Climate
While I may still qualify as a youth in my country (South Africa), the grey hair I’ve collected for my troubles as a social justice and climate activist will tell you a very different story. Mine has been a decade-long journey, and I am only just beginning to see the impact of this work; yet, […]
Bloomberg ZIMBABWE’S state-owned power utility expects to complete the addition of coal-fired units next year, bucking a global trend to reduce reliance on fossil fuel. The $1.5 billion expansion by Zimbabwe Power Company and China’s Sinohydro will finish one unit next year in September and another in December, adding 600 megawatts. That’s intended to replace […]
AGRICULTURE financiers need security on investment in agricultural activities of small-holder farmers in light of various climate-induced disasters, an expert has said. Agricultural Finance Corporation (AFC) Holdings acting chief executive, Francis Macheka said insurance against the vagaries of inclement weather gives financiers a guarantee of recouping their investment in times of calamities, particularly for small-holder […]
If the continent is to capitalise on the benefits of urbanisation, cities must prepare for weather-driven migration. Climate change is driving Africa’s rural populations to the city. Changing weather patterns and environmental shocks hamper rural productivity, so people relying on agriculture or its value chain are moving to urban areas to seek alternative livelihoods. While […]
New York — In the lead-up to the 26th global conference on climate next week in Glasgow, Scotland, nations, scientists and climate activists have begun to discuss the role of low-income countries in reducing fossil fuel emissions. Many regard the meeting, hosted by the UK in partnership with Italy, as the last chance to forge […]
Government has said more than one million people staying in mountainous areas and those bordering water bodies and landing sites have been affected by the ongoing floods and heavy rain. A number of schools, roads, bridges and health facilities worth more than Shs200 billion have also been washed away or submerged. Addressing journalists at Uganda […]
Business leaders joined UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Tuesday, to step up delivery of critical investment, for a ‘sustainable, net zero, resilient and equitable world’. The Global Investors for Sustainable Development (GISD) Alliance, which brings together 30 business giants worth an estimated $16 trillion, met Mr. Guterres in New York, and outlined concrete actions for […]
Cape Town — Climate change will expose up to 118 million extremely poor Africans to drought, floods and extreme heat by 2030 if it is not addressed urgently. It could cut gross domestic product by up to three percent by 2050. And East Africa’s iconic mountain glaciers are disappearing. These are the dramatic conclusions of […]
Melting of iconic African glaciers symbolizes changes to Earth system Geneva – Changing precipitation patterns, rising temperatures and more extreme weather contributed to mounting food insecurity, poverty and displacement in Africa in 2020, compounding the socio-economic and health crisis triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new multi-agency report coordinated by the World Meteorological […]
Cape Town — Every day, the food we eat connects us to a vast global network of farmers, traders, food manufacturers, retailers, and many others involved in bringing food from the farm to the table. Yet this global food system is a core part of some of the world’s biggest challenges. The agriculture industry plays […]
The number of refrigerators used in Rwanda has been rising steadily, raising risks to the environment, according to the latest study dubbed Domestic Refrigerating Appliance and Room Air Conditioner Market Study. Driven by a steady rise in economic growth, and a significant expansion of electrification, more Rwandans are now using refrigerators. According to the study, […]
Mauritania’s battle against encroaching desertification, which has damaged ecosystems and endangered species, has received a timely boost with the news that 200,000 hectares will be turned into a protected area to support biodiversity in the country. The new project, implemented by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and supported by the Global Environment Facility (GEF), […]
In an opinion article published in the Washington Post, Britain’s Prince Harry warned that the ongoing oil drilling in Namibia’s Kavango regions would lead to irreversible and devastating damage to the environment which supports the livelihoods of more than one million people. He said the search for oil would only enrich a few. The article […]
The President of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Félix Tshisekedi, during the council of ministers on Friday, October 15th, ordered the suspension of all dubious logging concessions, including the 6 granted in September 2020. Greenpeace Africa, one of the civil society organizations that denounced these concessions, applauds the decision taken by the Head of […]
A decade after the death of Kenyan environmentalist and 2004 Nobel peace laureate Wangari Maathai, her daughter explains why her mother’s vision and example are as necessary as ever. In September 2007, my mother was being driven to a conference on the Congo Basin Rainforest Ecosystem in Yaoundé, the capital of Cameroon, when she noticed […]
The 26th session of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change Conference of the Parties, popularly known as COP26, is happening at a time when the world has just experienced one of the warmest years on record. The year 2020 reached temperatures that were about 1.02°C warmer than average. These kinds of extremes, driven […]
THE Head of Delegation of The European Union (EU) to Tanzania and the East African Community Mr Manfredo Fanti has said that youth in Tanzania have a unique role in fighting climate change and promoting green cities and thus they must be given priority in such efforts. The envoy made the remarks in Dar es […]