africa climate change Stories

Ruto urges international partners to honour climate financing pledges ahead of COP30
Lucy Mumbi  |  Feb 10, 2025

He highlighted Kenya’s progress in reforestation and climate action while urging global leaders to prioritise environmental conservation.

Research reveals previously unknown genetic diversity of wild chimpanzees shaped by habitats
Reuters  |  Jan 11, 2025

The study found that forest-dwelling chimpanzees showed changes in genes associated with disease resistance.

UN talks on plastics pollution treaty push for breakthrough as deadline looms
Reuters  |  Nov 29, 2024

The petrochemical industry has also been vocal in urging governments to avoid setting mandatory plastic production caps.

Rich nations raise COP29 climate finance offer in bid to break deadlock
Reuters  |  Nov 23, 2024

Past failures to meet climate finance obligations have also made developing countries mistrustful of new promises.

What to expect from COP29 climate talks in Baku, Azerbaijan
The Conversation  |  Nov 11, 2024

In recent years, a series of climate-fuelled disasters and extreme events, from Australia’s bushfires to Spain’s floods, have wrought havoc around the...

COP29 climate agenda clouded by trade tensions ahead of summit
Reuters  |  Nov 09, 2024

The COP29 talks begin on November 11, 2024, in Baku, Azerbaijan.

Climate change worsened rains in flood-hit African regions, scientists say
Reuters  |  Oct 23, 2024

If global warming reaches 2 degrees Celsius (3.6 degrees Fahrenheit), which could happen as early as the 2050s, such downpours are expected to occur n...

Leaders at climate meetings in New York warn of growing mistrust between nations
Reuters  |  Sep 23, 2024

Under an initiative led by Barbados, France and Kenya, countries also continue to discuss imposing new global taxes to help pay for climate finance, s...

Africa has achieved only 4 per cent of Vision 2030 SDGs target - lobby
Alfred Onyango  |  Jul 08, 2024

On what is causing the slowed progress, the the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) says economic constraints are in the lead.

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