Africa 'pays high climate change cost', report finds
1 year, 3 months ago

Africa 'pays high climate change cost', report finds

China Daily  

Julius Okolong stands next to his house he was forced to abandon after rising waters from Lake Turkana, in Komote, near Loiyangalani, northern Kenya, on July 13, 2022. Countries in Africa are suffering disproportionately from the effects of climate change despite producing only a fraction of the world's greenhouse gases, a newly-published report from the World Meteorological Organization, or WMO, has revealed. "Africa, like other regions, has come to terms with the reality that climate change is already happening," explained Josefa Leonel Correia Sacko, commissioner for Agriculture, Rural Development, Blue Economy and Sustainable Environment at the African Union Commission. People's health, peace, prosperity, infrastructure, and other economic activities across many sectors in Africa are exposed to significant risks associated with climate change." The report highlighted that more than 110 million people across Africa suffered the direct effects of weather, climate, and water-related hazards last year, leading to a reported 5,000 deaths, largely through drought and flooding, although the figure could be much higher, and also causing more than $8.5 billion of economic damage.

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Climate myopia: This year’s CoP was a big disappointment but small surprise
2 weeks, 5 days ago

Climate myopia: This year’s CoP was a big disappointment but small surprise

Live Mint  

The 29th Conference of the Parties to Climate Change came to an end on 24 November 2024 with deep disappointment on the outcomes—not just on finance, but on most other aspects of the agenda. With grossly inadequate mitigation of the crisis, the climate finance that developing countries can legitimately asl for will increase exponentially, leading to continued disappointment from a …

Climate-change colonialism keeps poor countries impoverished
3 weeks, 1 day ago

Climate-change colonialism keeps poor countries impoverished

Live Mint  

At the latest United Nations climate summit, developing nations slammed rich countries’ pledge to spend $300 billion annually on climate reparations as “crumbs." Members of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development currently spend $223.7 billion a year trying to do good in poor countries through bilateral and multilateral aid and development spending. Advocates of green aid are right that …

World leaders urged to fund anticipatory climate actions
1 month, 1 week ago

World leaders urged to fund anticipatory climate actions

China Daily  

A night view shows the venue of the United Nations climate change conference, known as COP29, in Baku, Azerbaijan, Nov 11, 2024. As global leaders convene for the UN Climate Change Conference, or COP29, in Azerbaijan's capital Baku, an NGO has warned of increasing climate-driven disasters that are disproportionately affecting Africa. In a statement published on Monday, the IRC said …

South Africa Calls for New Collective Climate Finance Goal at COP29
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1 month, 2 weeks ago

South Africa Calls for New Collective Climate Finance Goal at COP29

China Daily  

South Africa is seeking a new, additional, predictable, accessible, and adequate (QGA) goal on climate finance at the upcoming UN Climate Change Conference (COP29). The goal should support developing countries' transition to low-carbon and climate-resilient development, while ensuring that developed countries provide adequate funding and technical assistance to support developing countries' efforts.

South Africa Calls for Ambitious Climate Finance Goal at COP29
1 month, 2 weeks ago

South Africa Calls for Ambitious Climate Finance Goal at COP29

China Daily  

South Africa seeks a new, additional, predictable, accessible, and adequate (QGA) goal on climate finance at the upcoming UN Climate Change Conference (COP29) in Baku, Azerbaijan. The goal should support developing countries' transition to low-carbon and climate-resilient development, while ensuring that developed countries provide adequate funding and technical assistance to support developing nations' climate efforts.

Climate Crisis: World Paying a Terrifying Price for Inaction, UN Warns
2 months ago

Climate Crisis: World Paying a Terrifying Price for Inaction, UN Warns

Al Jazeera  

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has warned that current climate policies will result in global warming of more than 3 degrees Celsius (5.4 degrees Fahrenheit) by the end of the century. The report also finds that the world faces as much as 3.1C (5.6F) of warming above pre-industrial levels by 2100 if governments do not take greater action on slashing planet-warming …

Climate crisis data: A critical guide to government responses
4 months ago

Climate crisis data: A critical guide to government responses

Hindustan Times  

The urgency of limiting global temperatures to 1.5 ℃ is established from the climate crisis data that addresses the question --what is the change in global temperature from the pre-industrial level due to anthropogenic factors? According to the World Economic Forum, the global cost of damages to infrastructure, property, agriculture, and human health due to the climate crisis is estimated …

Kenyan president warns debt clouds Africa climate potential
7 months ago

Kenyan president warns debt clouds Africa climate potential

Hindustan Times  

Africa's vast potential in the global fight against climate change is at risk due to the heavy burden of debt and lack of international investment, Kenyan President William Ruto said Thursday. Kenyan president warns debt clouds Africa climate potential On a state visit to Washington, Ruto highlighted how Kenya already generates some 90 percent of energy from renewables and said …

Private sector holds key to climate finance
9 months ago

Private sector holds key to climate finance

China Daily  

A man sells camels at El Hirka Dhere livestock market in Mogadishu, Somalia, on July 30, 2020. The private sector, government and international organizations have reiterated that Africa needs to attract more private sector finance in order to bridge its climate finance gap. During the Climate Change Global Business Summit, speakers called on multilateral development finance institutions to strengthen their …

UN weather agency issues ‘red alert’ on climate change after record heat, ice-melt increases in 2023
9 months ago

UN weather agency issues ‘red alert’ on climate change after record heat, ice-melt increases in 2023

Associated Press  

GENEVA — The U.N. weather agency is sounding a “red alert” about global warming, citing record-smashing increases last year in greenhouse gases, land and water temperatures and melting of glaciers and sea ice, and is warning that the world’s efforts to reverse the trend have been inadequate. “Never have we been so close – albeit on a temporary basis at …

Real solutions to climate change in Africa are about people, not profit
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Real solutions to climate change in Africa are about people, not profit

Al Jazeera  

The continent’s leaders should resist quick fixes and deadly traps offered by the market and bring the people at the centre of the climate action. At this year’s African Union Summit held on 17-18 February in Addis Ababa, African leaders adopted the Nairobi Declaration on Climate Change – a powerful show of unity in the face of a real threat …

Climate crisis may kill 14.5 million people and inflict USD 12.5 trillion economic loss by 2050
11 months ago

Climate crisis may kill 14.5 million people and inflict USD 12.5 trillion economic loss by 2050

New Indian Express  

The analysis is based on scenarios developed by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change on the most likely trajectory for the planet’s rising average temperature -- 2.5°C to 2.9°C over pre-industrial levels.Shyam Bishen, Head, Centre for Health and Healthcare and member of the Executive Committee, World Economic Forum, warned: “Over the next decade, the failure to mitigate and adapt to …

2023 set to be hottest year ever: UN
1 year ago

2023 set to be hottest year ever: UN

The Hindu  

This year is set to be the hottest ever recorded, the UN said on November 30, demanding urgent action to rein in global warming and stem the havoc following in its wake. The UN's World Meteorological Organization warned that 2023 had shattered a whole host of climate records, with extreme weather leaving "a trail of devastation and despair". The WMO …

What is Africa’s goal at COP28 as the climate summit begins?
1 year ago

What is Africa’s goal at COP28 as the climate summit begins?

Al Jazeera  

As the 28th edition of the Conference of the Parties, the world’s foremost climate summit, begins in the United Arab Emirates on November 30, Africa is grappling with some of the deadliest impacts of a heating planet. “Africa is vulnerable when oil prices crash, and that confirms what the activists are saying and whether we like it or not industry …

African leaders demand global carbon taxes, debt relief to effectively fight climate change
1 year, 3 months ago

African leaders demand global carbon taxes, debt relief to effectively fight climate change

Salon  

The three-day African Climate Summit concluded in Nairobi Wednesday as the continent's leaders announced their support for a global carbon tax regime — a tariff system they hope will disincentivize the fossil fuel use that is primarily causing global heating. The support for global carbon taxes was announced by Kenyan President William Ruto, who explained that the joint declaration among …

African Climate Summit issues unanimous call for world leaders to support global tax on fossil fuels
1 year, 3 months ago

African Climate Summit issues unanimous call for world leaders to support global tax on fossil fuels

Associated Press  

NAIROBI, Kenya — The first African Climate Summit ended with a call Wednesday for world leaders to rally behind a global carbon tax on fossil fuels, aviation and maritime transport, and it seeks reform of the world financial system that forces African nations to pay more to borrow money. Adopted unanimously, the statement also calls for Africa’s vast mineral wealth …

African leaders seek global taxes for climate change at Nairobi summit
1 year, 3 months ago

African leaders seek global taxes for climate change at Nairobi summit

Al Jazeera  

The Nairobi Declaration represents a united front for Africa before negotiations for more funding at COP28. African political and business leaders have adopted a declaration to address climate challenges in Africa on the final day of a major climate summit in Kenya’s capital, Nairobi The adoption – announced on Wednesday by the summit’s convener, Kenyan President William Ruto – proposes …

Africa Climate Summit links ‘unfair’ debt burden with calls to make continent’s green assets pay off
1 year, 3 months ago

Africa Climate Summit links ‘unfair’ debt burden with calls to make continent’s green assets pay off

Associated Press  

NAIROBI, Kenya — Climate change is “relentlessly eating away” at Africa’s economic progress and it’s time to have a global conversation about a carbon tax on polluters, Kenya’s president declared Tuesday as the first Africa Climate Summit got underway. The U.S. government’s climate envoy, John Kerry, acknowledged the “acute, unfair debt.” He also said 17 of the world’s 20 countries …

Africa endures more severe warming than elsewhere, posing risk of conflict
1 year, 3 months ago

Africa endures more severe warming than elsewhere, posing risk of conflict

The Hindu  

Africa is heating up at a faster rate than the rest of the planet and enduring more severe climate and weather disasters such as droughts, a joint U.N.-African Union report said on Monday, warning that climate change could stoke conflict over resources. "Africa is responsible for only a fraction of global greenhouse gas emissions but is suffering disproportionately from climate …

The first Africa Climate Summit opens as hard-hit continent of 1.3B demands more say and financing
1 year, 3 months ago

The first Africa Climate Summit opens as hard-hit continent of 1.3B demands more say and financing

Associated Press  

NAIROBI, Kenya — The first African Climate Summit opened Monday with heads of state and others asserting a stronger voice on a worldwide issue that affects their continent the most even though its 1.3 billion people contribute to global warming the least. There are immense opportunities as well,” Ruto said of the climate crisis, speaking of multibillion-dollar economic possibilities, new …

The first Africa Climate Summit opens as hard-hit continent demands more say and financing
1 year, 3 months ago

The first Africa Climate Summit opens as hard-hit continent demands more say and financing

LA Times  

Protesters gather in downtown Nairobi to demand action on climate change as the Africa Climate Summit begins Monday. The first Africa Climate Summit opened Monday with heads of state and others asserting a stronger voice on a worldwide issue that affects their continent the most even though its 1.3 billion people contribute to global warming the least. There are immense …

Climate summit opens in Kenya as Africa demands more say and financing
1 year, 3 months ago

Climate summit opens in Kenya as Africa demands more say and financing

Al Jazeera  

African leaders are determined to wield more global influence and have the world’s biggest greenhouse gas emitters pay their fair share. There are immense opportunities as well,” Ruto said of the climate crisis, speaking of multibillion-dollar economic possibilities, new financial structures, Africa’s huge mineral wealth and the ideal of shared prosperity. “We are not here to catalogue grievances.” And yet …

Children in Africa most vulnerable to climate crisis
1 year, 3 months ago

Children in Africa most vulnerable to climate crisis

China Daily  

Children attempt to plough a plantation using cattle in Grand Sud of Betsimeda, Maroalomainty commune, Ambovombe District, Madagascar, on May 2, 2021. The report, "Time to Act: African Children in the Climate Change Spotlight", said children in 48 out of 49 African countries assessed are categorized as at high or extremely high risk of the impacts of climate change. Kitka …

As Africa opens a climate summit, poor weather forecasting keeps the continent underprepared
1 year, 3 months ago

As Africa opens a climate summit, poor weather forecasting keeps the continent underprepared

Associated Press  

NAIROBI, Kenya — Much of the world takes daily weather forecasts for granted. The widespread inability to track and forecast the weather affects key development choices, their commentary said: “There is no point investing in smallholder farms, for example, if floods are simply going to wash them away.” Kenya, the host of the climate summit, is one of the few …

Africa faces ‘climate risk blind spot’ amid lack of weather radar
1 year, 3 months ago

Africa faces ‘climate risk blind spot’ amid lack of weather radar

Al Jazeera  

Vast expanse of the 54-nation continent is relatively unserved and unwarned with the least developed land-based weather observation network. “The continent, at large, is in a climate risk blind spot,” said Asaf Tzachor, a researcher at the Center for the Study of Existential Risk at the University of Cambridge. “There is no point investing in smallholder farms, for example, if …

Cause and Effect | The unjust climate crisis burden on Africa
1 year, 5 months ago

Cause and Effect | The unjust climate crisis burden on Africa

Hindustan Times  

Finland's economy minister Vilhelm Junnila resigned on June 30 over a string of controversial remarks, including one from 2019 when he called on his country to support abortions in Africa as a means to combat the climate crisis. In official parliamentary records, his question reads: "In the underdeveloped societies of Africa, the number of children can be huge, and the …

Two million killed, $4.3 trillion in damages from extreme weather over past half-century: World Meteorological Organisation
1 year, 7 months ago

Two million killed, $4.3 trillion in damages from extreme weather over past half-century: World Meteorological Organisation

The Hindu  

Nearly 12,000 extreme weather, climate and water-related events over the past half-century around the globe have killed more than 2 million people and caused economic damage of $4.3 trillion, the U.N. weather agency said on May 22. The Geneva-based agency has repeatedly warned about the impact of man-made climate change, saying rising temperatures have increased the frequency and intensity of …

Africa urged to tackle farmers' stress
1 year, 7 months ago

Africa urged to tackle farmers' stress

China Daily  

By EDITH MUTETHYA in Nairobi, Kenya | China Daily | Updated: 2023-05-12 07:04 People migrate with their livestock from a drought-affected region in Mandera, Kenya, on Dec 2. In a recent virtual event organized by the Kenya Red Cross Society and the African Coalition of Communities Responsive to Climate Change, based in Nairobi, Kenya, participants expressed the need for urgent …

Global warming made Horn of Africa drought possible: WWA study
1 year, 7 months ago

Global warming made Horn of Africa drought possible: WWA study

Al Jazeera  

World Weather Attribution scientists say rising greenhouse gas emissions made the nearly 3-year drought at least 100 times more likely. The drought that has left some 4.35 million people in the Horn of Africa in dire need of humanitarian aid – with 43,000 in Somalia estimated to have died last year – would not have been possible without climate change, …

As climate woes worsen, Africa's economies suffer, UN says
1 year, 9 months ago

As climate woes worsen, Africa's economies suffer, UN says

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “Climate change is having a devastating impact on Africa’s …

Paying for the loss and damage due to the changing climate
2 years, 1 month ago

Paying for the loss and damage due to the changing climate

The Hindu  

After a fortnight of difficult negotiations at the 27th Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change — or COP27 — at Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, the participating nations agreed to set up a new fund to help developing countries address loss and damage from the severe effects of a changing climate. The Sharm el-Sheikh Implementation Plan …

African nations push for funding to adapt to climate change
2 years, 1 month ago

African nations push for funding to adapt to climate change

The Hindu  

Battling droughts, sandstorms, floods, wildfires, coastal erosion, cyclones and other weather events exacerbated by climate change, the African continent needs to adapt, but it needs funds to do so, leaders and negotiators from the continent said at the U.N. climate summit. Mr. Shitima said the summit “should provide solutions to the millions of people in the continent,” adding that Africa …

African nations push for funding to adapt to climate change
2 years, 1 month ago

African nations push for funding to adapt to climate change

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Battling droughts, sandstorms, floods, wildfires, …

Climate Finance Scarce: India Supports UN’s $3.1 Billion ‘Early Warnings for All’ Action Plan at COP27
2 years, 1 month ago

Climate Finance Scarce: India Supports UN’s $3.1 Billion ‘Early Warnings for All’ Action Plan at COP27

News 18  

A $3.1 billion action plan for ‘Early Warnings for All’ was launched at the United Nations’ Climate Summit — COP27 — on Monday, with a statement of support from as many as 50 nations including India. Addressing the UN Secretary-General-High-Level Round Table, environment minister Bhupender Yadav, who is leading the Indian delegation, drew attention to India’s high vulnerability to climate …

Africa facing climate impact 'nightmare': Kenyan President
2 years, 1 month ago

Africa facing climate impact 'nightmare': Kenyan President

The Hindu  

The crushing impacts of climate change are already a "living nightmare" for people across Africa, Kenyan President William Ruto told world leaders at U.N. talks on Monday. "Africa contributes less than three percent of the pollution responsible for climate change, but it's most severely impacted by the ensuing crisis," Mr. Ruto said. "Loss and damage are not an abstract topic …

Will COP27 address Africa’s climate challenges?
2 years, 1 month ago

Will COP27 address Africa’s climate challenges?

Al Jazeera  

On Wednesday, November 2 at 19:30 GMT: Although Africa has contributed the least to global carbon emissions, the continent remains the most vulnerable to the impacts of climate change, and African needs for climate finance and adaptation are among the greatest. There are high expectations that this year’s UN climate conference, hosted in Sharm El-Sheikh, will focus on how to …

African nations to finalize aims ahead of UN climate summit
2 years, 2 months ago

African nations to finalize aims ahead of UN climate summit

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The final meeting of African …

Poor nations to demand climate justice, finance at UN summit
2 years, 2 months ago

Poor nations to demand climate justice, finance at UN summit

Associated Press  

NAIROBI, Kenya — The chair of an influential negotiating bloc in the upcoming United Nations climate summit in Egypt has called for compensation for poorer countries suffering from climate change to be high up on the agenda. Madeleine Diouf Sarr, who chairs the Least Developed Countries group, told The Associated Press that the November conference — known as COP27 — …

UN climate change report warns world is 'going in the wrong direction'
2 years, 3 months ago

UN climate change report warns world is 'going in the wrong direction'

ABC  

The impacts of climate change are "heading into uncharted territories of destruction", UN Secretary-General António Guterres has warned after the release of a multi-agency scientific report. Key points: The UN Secretary-General says there is "nothing natural" about extreme weather events The report shows soaring planet-warming emissions The World Meteorological Organization is developing an early warning system to cover the whole …

Climate impacts heading into ‘uncharted territories of destruction’ – UN chief
2 years, 3 months ago

Climate impacts heading into ‘uncharted territories of destruction’ – UN chief

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Climate impacts are heading into “uncharted territories of destruction”, the head of the UN has …

UN urges rich countries for compensation to tackle loss from climate change
2 years, 3 months ago

UN urges rich countries for compensation to tackle loss from climate change

Hindustan Times  

From drought to floods and sea level rise, the cost of damage caused by climate change will only get higher as the world warms, sparking concerns from both top officials and activists about how to pay for it. Pakistan, along with dozens of other developing countries around the world, are scrambling to adapt to the effects of climate change, with …

African nations demand climate change financing ahead of COP27
2 years, 3 months ago

African nations demand climate change financing ahead of COP27

Al Jazeera  

The African continent emits only some 3 percent of global CO2 emissions, yet is among the most exposed to climate change. The leaders of two dozen African countries have urged wealthier nations to uphold their aid pledges so the continent can tackle climate change effects for which it shares little blame. The African leaders said the financial aid was needed …

As cost of climate change rises, UN urges compensation
2 years, 3 months ago

As cost of climate change rises, UN urges compensation

Associated Press  

From drought to floods and sea level rise, the cost of damage caused by climate change will only get higher as the world warms, sparking concerns from both top officials and activists about how to pay for it. Pakistan, along with dozens of other developing countries around the world, are scrambling to adapt to the effects of climate change, with …

African nations urged to pile on pressure at climate summit
2 years, 3 months ago

African nations urged to pile on pressure at climate summit

Associated Press  

MOMBASA, Kenya — The former Irish President has called on African nations to pile on the pressure on rich, heavily-polluting countries to fulfill their climate pledges to the continent during a visit to Uganda. Mary Robinson, who is also chair of the Elders group of global leaders who advocate for peace and justice, told The Associated Press on Monday that …

As Africa’s climate warms, rich countries pledge more funds
2 years, 3 months ago

As Africa’s climate warms, rich countries pledge more funds

Associated Press  

MOMBASA, Kenya — Rich countries said they will spend about $25 billion by 2025 to boost Africa’s efforts to adapt to climate change as the continent continues to struggle with drought, cyclones and extreme heat, according to officials at a summit in Rotterdam in the Netherlands on Monday. “Africa does not have the resources to tackle climate change,” Akinwumi Adesina, …

As Africa's climate warms, rich countries pledge more funds
2 years, 3 months ago

As Africa's climate warms, rich countries pledge more funds

The Independent  

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Africa urged to propose action on climate at conference
2 years, 3 months ago

Africa urged to propose action on climate at conference

Associated Press  

MOMBASA, Kenya — Africa’s nations must develop strategies to address climate change which poses an existential threat to the continent’s megacities, Gabon’s President Ali Bongo Ondimba said at the third Africa Climate Week conference. The African climate week comes as the continent reels by several extreme weather events such as drought in East Africa and the Horn of Africa, sandstorms …

Africa urged to propose action on climate at conference
2 years, 3 months ago

Africa urged to propose action on climate at conference

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Africa's nations must develop strategies …

Five things to know for Africa Climate Week
2 years, 3 months ago

Five things to know for Africa Climate Week

Al Jazeera  

Facing deadly drought, historic floods, and extreme weather events, African politicians, civil society, and business leaders will voice calls for urgent action. The United Nations’ Africa Climate Week begins on Monday in Libreville, Gabon, with more than 1,000 participants expected to tackle the climate emergency as it intensifies throughout the continent. With severe drought, raging floods, and extreme weather bearing …

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