Climate Change

[Ghanaian Times] The good old book, “The Bible,” says, in the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth.” The 31st verse of the opening account of creation has it that “God saw all that he had made, and it was excellent. And there was evening, and there was morning–the …

[Malawi News Agency] Lilongwe — Journalist from English speaking African countries have been urged to invest more in climate change reporting to bridge the communication gap between experts and information users.Read More

[Botswana Daily News] Kasane — Assistant Minister of Agricultural Development and Food Security, Ms Beauty Manake, has urged government departments and stakeholders to work together to control locust outbreak.Read More

[Nation] Victims of floods living in wetlands within Tana River County will get a thorough beating before they are rescued in future calamities, Tana River Governor Dhadho Godhana has warned.Read More

[This Day] Chiemelie Ezeobi writes that as the River Niger gradually overflowed its banks, it submerged farmlands and homes in over 50 communities in Ndokwa East Local Government Area in Delta State, thus sacking residents and farmers from their homes and farms, respectivelyRead More

[Zimbabwe Standard] Dropping out of school at a tender age has not extinguished Rosemary Nkala’s dream to send her children to school and one day buy a car.Read More

[Namibia Economist] Ecosystem  based adaptation strategies for rural communities in the face of climate, started last week with an inception workshop organised in Otjiwarongo by the Environmental Investment Fund of Namibia (EIF).Read More

[Radio Dabanga] Zalingei — The Darfur Displaced and Refugees General Coordination urges international humanitarian organisations to support the displaced who lost their homes and belongings in the heavy rains and floods of the past two months.Read More

[The Herald] DEVELOPMENT partners must build-back better modern infrastructure that speaks to present day Zimbabwe when they intervene to assist in areas affected by Cyclone Idai, Manicaland Minister of State for Provincial Affairs and Devolution Dr Ellen Gwaradzimba has said.Read More

[SNA] Khartoum — The Secretary General of the Geneva-based the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies has described the situation in the floods and torrential rains hi Sudan as “terrible”, adding that the appeal launched for emergency aid does not find the response it deserves.Read More