Africa’s vulnerability to climate risk in the coming decades is at its highest, demanding effective and accountable action at a local, national, and international level 1. Almost half (45%) of the ...
New research published today in Nature warns climate change could substantially increase malaria burden in Africa over the coming decades. The study projects that a middle-of-the-road climate scenario ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A flood victim stands at her flooded home after weeks of heavy rainfall in Boane District, Maputo, Mozambique, on 19 January, 2026 ...
Do people see climate change affecting their area? A median of 74% across nine middle-income countries say global climate change is affecting the area where they live at least somewhat, while 24% say ...
As the world prepares to mark International Women’s Day and gather for the Seventieth Session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW70), a new report warns that women and girls across Africa ...
A rapid analysis of heavy floods that occurred between December 2025 and January 2026 in Southern Africa finds that climate change has exacerbated extreme rainfall events. Scientists found that ...
The effects of climate change are no longer a future risk for Africa. They are a present crisis. Floods are destroying ...
The continent’s leaders should recognise “climate leadership” for what it really is: a symbolic move motivated by the desire of some of the largest global emitters to avoid the consequences ...
This is one of Madagascar’s most spectacular landscapes: An immense labyrinth of limestone where exceptional flora and fauna flourish. However, rising temperatures, disruptions in rainfall patterns, ...
Cassava is a starchy, tuberous root, introduced to sub-Saharan Africa by Portuguese traders centuries ago. It is a nutrition lifeboat for over 800 million people worldwide. Sub-saharan Africa ...
JOHANNESBURG, Jan 29 (Reuters) - A "perfect storm" of climate change and cyclical La Niña weather patterns fuelled catastrophic flooding across southern Africa over the past month, killing 200 people ...