Climate Change

Symposium on climate and environmental research opens in Accra

A science symposium has opened in Accra, to create a platform for advancing discussions on the contribution of climate and environmental services, to reduce the negative impacts of climate change o

Publication Date: 
20/06/2018
Ghana Web (Ghana)
Tags:
Climate Change, Environment, Ghana, Climate Impacts, Climate Adaptation, Africa
Climate Change

Meghalaya fares better than Bhutan in carbon emission

SHILLONG: The report of the carbon footprint of Meghalaya has revealed that in terms of carbon emissions, Meghalaya is doing better than Bhutan which is famous for its low carbon footprint.

Publication Date: 
18/06/2018
Shillong Times (Shillong)
Tags:
Meghalaya, Carbon Dioxide, Climate Change, Climate Adaptation, Plastics, Sustainable Development
Agriculture

IFAD shows growing private sector investment in agriculture against climate change

Agriculture is stepping up in the fight against climate change with help from the private sector.

Publication Date: 
14/06/2018
Tags:
Agriculture, Climate Change, Climate Adaptation, Climate Agreements, Finance
Climate Change

The ARC plans to insure 30 African countries against climate risks by 2020

According to Nigeria’s National Emergency Management Agency, the financial cost of the 2012 flooding amounted to 2.6 trillion naira (the equivalent of more than $ 5.8 billion) across the country.

Publication Date: 
14/06/2018
Relief Web
Tags:
Climate Change, Climate Mitigation, Extreme Weather Events, Floods, Droughts, Food Security, Climate Adaptation, Africa
Climate Change

2017 joint report on Multilateral Development Banks’ climate finance

Climate financing by the world’s six largest multilateral development banks (MDBs) rose to a seven-year high of $35.2 billion in 2017, up 28 per cent on the previous year.

Publication Date: 
13/06/2018
The World Bank
Tags:
Climate Change, Finance, Multilateral Development Bank (MDB), India, Global, Climate Adaptation, Climate Mitigation, Global Warming
Climate Change

Draft Climate Change Bill, 2018: South Africa

South Africa's National Climate Change Bill has been gazetted and is open for public comment. The purpose of the Bill is to build an effective climate change response and ensure the long-term, just transition to a climate resilient and lower carbon economy and society, reads a statement from the department of environmental affairs.

Publication Date: 
08/06/2018
Government of South Africa
Tags:
Climate Change, South Africa, Climate Impacts, Climate Adaptation, Green House Gases, Public Participation
Climate Change

Wild weather: How we're helping Kenyans fight climate change

What should be a welcome change to the weather in Kenya — rain — has instead turned the country into a life-threatening disaster zone.

Publication Date: 
07/06/2018
Relief Web
Tags:
Climate Change, Kenya, Climate Adaptation, Floods, Extreme Weather Events, Africa
Agriculture

AfDB approves USD 42 mn grant to boost Sudan's agricultural production

To boost agricultural production and productivity in Sudan, the Bank approved USD 42 million in concessional grants from the African Development Fund to support the National Agriculture Investment

Publication Date: 
07/06/2018
Tags:
Agriculture, Food Security, Sudan, Climate Mitigation, Climate Adaptation, Africa
Climate Change

On the need for regional climate information over Africa under varying levels of global warming

The Paris Agreement of COP21 set a goal of holding global average temperature increases to below 2 °C above pre-industrial levels and to pursue efforts to limit the temperature increase to 1.5 °C. This is particularly relevant for the African context where temperatures are likely to warm faster than the global average and where the magnitude of change will be regionally heterogeneous. Additionally, many biogeophysical and socioeconomic systems are particularly vulnerable to change in both means and extremes.

Publication Date: 
04/06/2018
C J Lennard, G Nikulin, A Dosio & et al
Environmental Research Letters
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Tags:
Climate Change, Africa, Global Warming, Information, Climate Adaptation
Climate Change

Supporting private adaptation to climate change in semi-arid lands in developing countries

Developing country governments, supported by development partners, have a key role to play in enabling sustainable and inclusive private adaptation in semi-arid lands and in unlocking the potential of the private sector for adaptation.

Publication Date: 
01/06/2018
Kate Elizabeth Gannon, Florence Crick, Estelle Rouhaud, Declan Conway, Sam Fankhauser
Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment
Tags:
Climate Change, Climate Adaptation, Semi-Arid Lands, Developing Countries

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