CO₂-Kompensation - Vorzeigeprojekt von Klimagigant South Pole in Bedrängnis
Simbabwe reguliert überraschend seinen CO₂-Kompensationsmarkt – mit Konsequenzen für Schweizer Unternehmen. Ob Luxusmarke oder Discounter, Kaffeeproduzent oder Ölkonzern: Sie alle kompensierten CO₂-Emissionen mit einem Waldgebiet in Simbabwe.
Africa «compensazione» di CO2 greenwashing Svizzera‘Catastrophic’ Congo Flooding Kills More Than 400 People
The death toll of last week’s deadly floods and landslides in the Democratic Republic of Congo climbed to more than 400 people, the government said on Monday, as rescue workers and family members searched through debris and mud for victims and survivors of the disaster.
Africa inondazioni** EMPFOHLENE LEKTÜRE ** Ostafrikas Ölpipeline: Ein Rückschlag für Umwelt und Menschenrechte (1/3)
„Würden Sie ausziehen, Reverend?“ Der anglikanische Pfarrer Fred Musimenta sitzt auf der Veranda seines Hauses. Seine Antwort ist eindeutig: „Das wäre sehr unangenehm. Wenn ich das täte, wäre es gegen meinen eigenen Willen.“
Africa condottiClimate Change Made East Africa’s Drought 100 Times as Likely, Study Says
Two and a half years of meager rain have shriveled crops, killed livestock and brought the Horn of Africa, one of the world’s poorest regions, to famine’s brink. Millions of people have faced food and water shortages. Hundreds of thousands have fled their homes, seeking relief.
Africa siccità caloreDes inondations dans l'est de la République démocratique du Congo font 200 morts
Le bilan officiel provisoire évoqué vendredi en fin de journée par le gouverneur de la province faisait état d'au moins 176 morts. Dans un autre village, Nyamukubi, où se tenait jeudi le marché hebdomadaire, "là aussi la colline a cédé", a encore déclaré l'administrateur.
Africa inondazioniOléoduc géant: une «bombe climatique» financée par de l'argent suisse
Les banques suisses investissent près de 2,8 milliards de dollars dans le pétrolier TotalEnergies, qui s'apprête à construire le plus long oléoduc chauffé du monde en Afrique de l’Est. Une «bombe climatique et sociale» qui impactera plus de 100’000 personnes.
Africa mercato finanziario energia fossile condotti Svizzera** RECOMMENDED READING ** Somalia drought may have killed 43,000 in 2022, half under 5: UN
Somalia’s ongoing record drought may have killed as many as 43,000 people last year, and half of them were children under the age of five, according to a report released by the government and United Nations agencies.
Africa siccità carestiaFor Uganda’s Vanishing Glaciers, Time Is Running Out
A trek through tropical forest, mud fields, and scree reveals the last remnants of the once-sprawling ice fields in Uganda’s Rwenzori Mountains. Their loss has profound implications for local communities, uniquely adapted species, and scientists studying the climate record.
Africa sciogl. del ghiaccio montagnaEspoirs et inquiétudes au Sénégal, futur producteur de gaz très courtisé
Les 22 et 23 mai 2022, le chancelier allemand Olaf Scholz en personne avait fait le déplacement au Sénégal. Une façon de montrer l'intérêt de l'Allemagne pour le projet d'exploitation de gaz offshore dans l'Atlantique, mené conjointement avec la Mauritanie voisine.
Africa energia fossileGreen hydrogen rush risks energy ‘cannibalisation’ in Africa, analysts say
Europe’s green hydrogen plans have set off a race among developing nations, particularly in Africa, to become the bloc’s first suppliers, risking energy needs among their own populations.
Africa politica energetica transizione energetica idrogeno energia rinnovabileKlimawandel: Kenianerin fordert Schweiz zum Handeln auf
Die Klimakrise sorgt weltweit immer häufiger für Ernteausfälle und damit verbundene Hungersnöte. Die Ökumenische Kampagne der Entwicklungsorganisationen Fastenaktion und Heks macht darauf aufmerksam und fordert mehr Klimagerechtigkeit.
Africa agricolt. & alimentazione giustizia globale SvizzeraDans la région du Sahel central, 10 millions d'enfants sont menacés par l'insécurité
Le Burkina Faso, théâtre de deux coups d'Etat militaires en 2022, est pris depuis 2015 dans une spirale de violences djihadistes apparues au Mali et au Niger quelques années auparavant et qui s'est étendue au-delà de leurs frontières.
Africa siccità carestiaAn Oil Rush Threatens Natural Splendors Across East Africa
Under dense forest canopy sheltering elephants, rare birds and colobus monkeys, roaring bulldozers and excavators shatter the idyll, toppling ancient trees and carving roads to reach Uganda’s newest source of riches: oil.
Africa energia fossile condottiReportage zu Megaprojekt quer durch Afrika – Die Hoffnung ist grün – und 8000 Kilometer lang
Man sagt oft von Hund und Herrchen, sie sähen sich ähnlich. Dasselbe kann man auch von Haïdar El Ali und seinem Baum behaupten. Beide sind massig, die besten Jahre liegen hinter ihnen, das Leben hat sie gekrümmt, knorrig und hart gemacht. Aber nur äusserlich.
Africa soluzioni naturali riforestazioneFinance key climate issue for new Nigerian president
Nigeria has elected Bola Tinubu as its new president following an election in which climate change played only a minor role. Cutting emissions and the impact of rising global temperatures did not seem to be a priority for Nigerian voters in February, despite last year’s killer floods.
Africa finanziam. per il climaDR Congo delays rainforest oil auctions
The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has postponed its plans to allow oil companies to drill in its rainforests and peatlands. The government had planned to announce which companies were bidding to drill for oil in 27 areas of the DRC on Monday January 30.
Africa energia fossileItaliens Pakt mit Libyen – Mehr Gas, weniger Migranten
In Italien träumt man davon, bald ein Gashub für ganz Europa zu sein: Drehscheibe und Verteilzentrum. Auch dafür ist Premier Giorgia Meloni am Wochenende nach Tripolis gereist, um dort mit dem libyschen Regierungschef Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh ein grosses Investitionspaket zu unterzeichnen.
Africa energia fossile Italia migraz.Tunisian Cave Village Empties Out in Face of Drought and Modernity’s Draw
As night settled on the mountain cave where she lives with her mother and her last remaining younger sibling, Halima Najjar looked out at her dwindling village — a few dozen specks of light clinging to the dimming mountainside — and wondered if there would be more to her life one day.
Africa siccità migraz.Portugal agrees to swap Cape Verde’s debt for environmental investment
Portugal has signed an agreement to swap Cape Verde’s debt for investments in an environmental and climate fund that is being established by the archipelago nation off West Africa’s coast, Portuguese Prime Minister Antonio Costa said on Monday.
Africa UE & membri giustizia globaleDespite killer floods, Nigerian presidential frontrunners dismiss climate change
Last year, flooding across Nigeria killed over 600 people and displaced hundreds of thousands more. Although climate change made this event more likely, the country’s leading presidential candidates have so far failed to take the issue seriously on the campaign trail.
AfricaEskom poisoning raises fears for South Africa’s energy transition
Nobody said overhauling South Africa’s state-owned utility would be easy. But the revelation that Eskom’s chief executive survived an attempt on his life has laid bare just how high the stakes are.
Africa lobby anti-clima carbone transizione energetica** RECOMMENDED READING ** She Is Africa’s First Heat Officer. Can She Make Her City Livable?
Before Sierra Leone’s capital of Freetown exploded into a sprawling metropolis — eating up wooded hills and encroaching on the Atlantic — Eugenia Kargbo loved it for the pristine beaches and lush forests that once enveloped the city, and for its green landscape. Ms.
Africa clima urbano«Den Menschen stirbt das Vieh weg»
swissinfo.ch: Herr Hurni, Hilfsorganisation warnen vor einer Hungerkatastrophe in Ostafrika. Was ist da genau passiert? Hans Hurni: Klimatisch bedingte Dürren sind in der Region kein neues Phänomen, vielmehr tauchten sie seit Jahrhunderten periodisch auf.
Africa siccità carestiaAt Least 141 Die in Congo as Floods and Landslides Hit Capital
At least 141 people died in the Democratic Republic of Congo on Tuesday after heavy rains caused floods and landslides in the capital, Kinshasa, Congolese officials said. It was the latest in a series of deadly environmental disasters to hit West and Central African countries this year.
Africa inondazioni smottamentiCongolese farmers barred from own land for tree planting project by French oil giant Total Energies
Farmers living in the Republic of the Congo say that they have been barred from accessing their land so that the French oil giant Total Energies and the Congolese government can use it for a high-profile carbon offsetting project to plant 40 million trees in the next decade.
Africa «compensazione» di CO2Floods and landslides kill scores of people in Kinshasa
At least 100 people have been killed and dozens injured in widespread floods and landslides caused by heavy rain in Congo’s capital, Kinshasa. The prime minister, Jean-Michel Sama Lukonde, said officials were still searching for more bodies.
Africa inondazioni smottamentiHungersnot in Ostafrika - Warum bleibt der Regen aus?
Die Länder am Horn von Afrika erleben derzeit eine katastrophale Dürre, die sich über die letzten Jahre fortlaufend verschlimmert hat. Millionen Menschen leiden an Hunger. Ein Grund dafür ist ein Windsystem über dem Indischen Ozean. Im Normalfall erlebt Ostafrika zwei Regenzeiten.
Africa siccità carestiaAktivist:innen gründen Allianz gegen Gasprojekt in Senegal
Mitglieder der "Senegal-Germany Alliance for Climate Justice" zeigen in Sharm el-Sheikh ihren Gründungsbeschluss. (Foto: David Zauner) Alles, was gegen das Gasprojekt vor der Küste Senegals spricht, legen Aktivist:innen kurz vor Ende des Klimagipfels noch mal auf den Tisch.
Africa energia fossile GermaniaMenschengemachte Fluten
Afrika hat historisch wenig zum Klimawandel beigetragen. Nur rund drei Prozent der Treibhausgas-Emissionen kamen bisher von dort, obwohl heute 14 Prozent der Weltbevölkerung auf dem Kontinent leben. Die Folgen der Klimakrise allerdings treffen viele afrikanische Länder besonders stark.
Africa inondazioniFossile Energie aus Afrika - Internationaler Widerstand gegen Ugandas geheizte Pipeline
Sollen afrikanische Staaten ihr Erdöl noch fördern dürfen? Klimaschützer wollen das in Uganda verhindern. Der Protest ist schnell vorbei. Kaum haben die rund zehn Demonstrierenden ihre Plakate ausgepackt, werden sie auch schon von der Polizei weggetragen.
Africa energia fossile condotti* COP27 – CLIMATE JUSTICE * Au Burkina Faso, «Nous avons peur que la COP27 ignore les éleveurs et le pastoralisme»
Puis nous quittons le Burkina Faso en février-mars, en début de la saison sèche, pour rejoindre la saison humide des pays côtiers: Cote d’Ivoire, Ghana, Togo, Bénin. Nous restons là-bas entre trois et six mois, voire un an pendant les périodes de sécheresse.
Africa COP27 giustizia globale Onu* COP27 – DECARBONIZATION * CSO urges Nigeria, others to shut oil production for renewables
Lorraine Chiponda, Facilitator, ‘Dont Gas Aftica”, a Civil Society Organisation (CSO) has called on Nigeria and other African countries to stop oil production and focus on renewable energy.
Africa COP27 energia fossile OnuHow dash for African gas could wipe out Congo basin tropical forests
The area of land given over to oil and gas extraction in Africa is set to quadruple, threatening to wipe out a third of the dense tropical forests in the Congo basin and accelerate the climate breakdown, a report warns.
Africa deforestazione energia fossile* COP27 – CLIM. FINANCE * African nations can’t ‘adapt’ to famine or floods. Rich countries should pay us for the climate crisis they caused
In September, I travelled from my home country, Uganda, to Turkana County in Kenya, which is suffering from a historic drought. One morning, I met a boy in a hospital where doctors see patients with the worst cases of severe acute malnutrition.
adattazione Africa finanziam. per il clima COP27 Onu* COP27 – CIVIL SOCIETY * Rahmina Paullete, la crise climatique dans les veines
Elle va célébrer ses 17 ans à la COP27. Etoile montante de l’activisme environnemental en Afrique, la jeune Kényane confronte les dirigeants sur des questions de pollution et de réparation financière. L’énergie que dégage l’adolescente est peu commune.
Africa COP27 Onu* COP27 – FOSSIL FUELS * Cop27 host Egypt plans to push gas as ‘the perfect solution’
Cop27 host Egypt and 16 other gas-exporting governments have pledged to use upcoming climate talks to promote fossil gas as “the perfect solution” to climate change and energy security.
Africa COP27 energia fossile greenwashing OnuInside the Horn of Africa’s hunger crisis
Baidoa, SomaliaIn a makeshift shelter at one of the many camps for those displaced by the relentless drought punishing the Horn of Africa, Edaba Yusuf watches over the tiny body of her four-year-old son, Salman Mohamed Abdirahman, who died that morning from severe malnutrition and measles.
Africa siccità carestiaWhat fossil fuel development means for Africa
Tzeporah Berman is a Canadian environment activist campaigner and writer. She has been designing environmental campaigns and working on environmental policy in Canada and beyond for over thirty years. She is currently the international program director at Stand.
Africa energia fossileI never got to say goodbye to my relatives, victims of climate chaos
Comment: My loss is just one of many for Africa. If we do not get justice at Cop27, I fear conflict and scarcity will escalate beyond national borders Zimbabwe’s Eastern Highlands are a lush, fertile region that sends produce to be sold on the streets of Europe.
Africa giustizia globaleThe Nigerian woman cleaning up a land soaked in oil
It is the rarest of stories. A fix for an environmental disaster that is actually working. Oil spill after oil spill has turned the Niger Delta, in southern Nigeria, into one of the most polluted places on Earth.
Africa energia fossile fuoriuscite di petr.Chad declares state of emergency as flooding affects over a million people
Floods are not uncommon during Chad's rainy season, which usually runs from May to October in its southern regions. But this year the rains came early and were the heaviest in decades. The flooding has affected 636 localities in 18 out of 23 provinces in the country, he said.
Africa inondazioni** EMPFOHLENE LEKTÜRE ** 250 Fachjournale fordern mehr Klimagerechtigkeit für Afrika
Die Klimakrise trifft Afrika besonders hart, obwohl der Kontinent verhältnismäßig wenig dazu beiträgt. Nun fordern Experten Gerechtigkeit. In einer gemeinsamen weltweiten Aktion fordern über 250 medizinische Fachzeitschriften mehr Klimagerechtigkeit für Afrika.
Africa giustizia globaleNigeria Floods Kill Hundreds and Displace Over a Million
The country is experiencing its worst floods in years, damaging homes, infrastructure and vast sections of farmland. Nigeria is suffering its worst flooding in a decade, with vast areas of farmland, infrastructure and 200,000 homes partly or wholly destroyed.
Africa inondazioniÜberschwemmungen - Die Opferzahlen in Zentral- und Westafrika steigen dramatisch an
Die Opferzahlen durch die Überschwemmungen in Zentral- und Westafrika steigen weiter dramatisch an. So sagte die nigerianische Ministerin für humanitäre Angelegenheiten, dass bereits über 600 Personen ums Leben gekommen sind. Rund 2400 Menschen wurden ausserdem verletzt, 1.
Africa inondazioniÜber eine Million Menschen obdachlos – Bereits mehr als 600 Tote bei Überschwemmungen in Nigeria
Bei den schwersten Überschwemmungen seit einem Jahrzehnt sind in Nigeria seit Juni mehr als 600 Menschen ums Leben gekommen. Die Zahl der Todesopfer stieg bis Sonntag auf 603, wie das Ministerium für humanitäre Fragen auf Twitter mitteilte.
Africa inondazioniHungersnot in Somalia: Kaum Hilfe aus reichen Ländern
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Africa carestia giustizia globaleUgandan police ‘brutally arrest’ anti-pipeline protesters outside EU embassy
Ugandan police have been accused of brutality towards students protesting against Total Energies’ East Africa Crude Oil Pipeline (Eacop). About 50 protesters delivered a petition to the European Union’s embassy in Uganda’s capital Kampala yesterday.
Africa condotti ripressioneAfrica losing up to 15% of GDP growth to climate change, African Development Bank says
Dhicis Guray, an internally displaced Somali man, attends to the carcass of his dead livestock following severe droughts near Dollow, Gedo Region, Somalia May 26, 2022. REUTERS/Feisal Omar
Africa crescita economica giustizia globaleRights group: Egypt stifles environmental work ahead of COP
BEIRUT (AP) — An international human rights group called Monday on the United Nations to ensure that countries hosting its climate conference commit to meeting human rights standards after it documented instances of repression against environmental groups in Egypt, the host of COP27 later this yea
Africa COP27 ripressioneNigeria plans gas-led transition to full energy access and net zero emissions
Nigeria is pitching for $10 billion from international funders to kickstart an energy transition plan. It aims to lift 100 million out of poverty by 2030, bring energy access to the full population and shift to cleaner energy sources.
Africa transizione energeticaOil not charcoal the biggest threat to Congo rainforest, top researcher warns
Small-scale farmers and charcoal makers have long been blamed for deforestation in the Congo basin. But plans to drill for oil and gas are a much bigger climate threat, a leading researcher told Climate Home News.
Africa deforestazione energia fossile‘Grandmothers are our weather app’: new maps and local knowledge power Chad’s climate fightback
It’s a simple idea: where land and river boundaries are disputed, make a map. Putting it into practice, using the unwritten knowledge and oral histories of farmers, nomads and of grandmothers who read bird migration patterns to forecast rain, is a little harder.
AfricaÖlreserven in Afrika – Kongo bricht 500-Millionen-Deal – und bohrt nun im Regenwald
Müsste man sich einen Ort auf der Welt aussuchen, an dem die Ölförderung den grössten Schaden für Mensch und Natur verursachen könnte, die Wahl würde wohl auf die Regenwälder der Demokratischen Republik Kongo fallen.
Africa deforestazione energia fossileAfrica getting just 12% of financing needed to adapt to climate change -report
LONDON, Aug 11 (Reuters) - Africa is getting just 12% of the finance it needs to manage the impact of climate change, a report on Thursday said, raising pressure on rich nations to do more in the run up to global climate talks in November.
Africa finanziam. per il clima* HEATWAVE * More than 200 people die as drought ravages northeast Uganda
KAMPALA, July 19 (Reuters) - More than 200 people have died from hunger this month in northeastern Uganda, where a prolonged drought and rampant insecurity have left more than half a million facing starvation, a local official and a charity worker said.
Africa siccità carestia‘It’s a crunch’: Hunger and unease shape Egypt’s strategy for Cop27
Global wheat prices hit an all-time high in March, as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine disrupted exports from the breadbasket of Europe and triggered a market panic. In Egypt, a major wheat importer from what was now a conflict zone, this raised the spectre of revolution.
Africa COP27 carestia OnuIn Africa, Conflict and Climate Super-Charge the Forces Behind Famine and Food Insecurity
Jeffrey Maganya has spent the last three decades of his professional life trying to prevent people from going hungry. But in all those years, something beyond his control has crept into the work, slowly growing like the heat. Now, he’s battling another hunger crisis.
Africa agricolt. & alimentazione conflitti carestia* UKRAINEKRIEG * Stellvertreterkrieg um afrikanisches Öl – Der Krieg in der Ukraine wird in Libyen fortgesetzt
Seit anderthalb Jahren gilt in Libyen ein Waffenstillstand. Doch nach Russlands Angriff auf die Ukraine droht Afrikas ölreichstem Land wieder ein Stellvertreterkrieg. Die Lage in Libyen wird immer instabiler – und das hat auch mit dem russischen Angriff auf die Ukraine zu tun.
Africa conflitti energia fossile Russia guerra in UcrainaSecurity concerns, lack of support stall Africa’s Green Wall
OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso (AP) — A series of complex challenges, including a lack of funding and political will as well as rising insecurity linked to extremist groups al-Qaida and the Islamic State in Burkina Faso, are obstructing progress on Africa’s Great Green Wall, according to experts invo
Africa riforestazioneSlow progress on Great Green Wall prompts soul-searching at UN desertification summit
The Great Green Wall is the UN’s one big idea for combatting desertification: an 8,000 kilometre stretch of vegetation across the Sahel region of Africa. Fifteen years after launch, there is little to show for it on the ground.
Africa riforestazione* UKRAINE WAR * Außenpolitik: Olaf Scholz will Senegal bei der Gasförderung unterstützen
Zum Auftakt seiner Afrika-Reise warb der Bundeskanzler für ein Gasförderprojekt. Weitere Themen sind die Ernährungskrise und die Sicherheit in Westafrika. Bundeskanzler Olaf Scholz (SPD) hat seine dreitägige Afrika-Reise begonnen.
Africa energia fossile geopolitica Germania politica energetica guerra in UcrainaAfrican nations’ dash for gas exposes division at the UN and ‘hypocrisy’ in Europe
African leaders’ dash for gas is raising tensions at the top of the UN and exposing Europe’s conflicted approach to the fuel. Across Africa, gas is at the heart of a development versus decarbonisation challenge.
Africa politica energetica energia fossile OnuDid Warming Play a Role in Deadly South African Floods? Yes, a Study Says.
Climate change sharply increased the chances of catastrophic rains in the country’s east, a team of researchers has found. The heavy rains that caused catastrophic flooding in South Africa in mid-April were made twice as likely to occur by climate change, scientists said Friday.
Africa inondazioniA story of 90,000 trees: how Kenya’s Kipsigis brought a forest back to life
Chepalungu forest has been at the heart of Kenya’s Kipsigis community for as long as anyone can remember. It is also a source of streams that recharge the Mara River and, owing to its proximity to the Maasai Mara national reserve, a refuge for wildlife.
Africa riforestazione2 million children risk starving to death in Horn of Africa: U.N. aid chief
GENEVA, April 26 (Reuters) - U.N. aid chief Martin Griffiths said on Tuesday that close to 2 million children risk starving to death as the Horn of Africa faces one of its worst droughts in decades.
Africa siccità calore bambiniNo red alert was issued ahead of South African floods that killed 300 people
Experts say a communication breakdown, poor housing and inadequate infrastructure contributed to the high death toll from extreme rainfall A communication breakdown, inadequate infrastructure and housing in informal settlements contributed to a high death toll from devastating floods around the Sout
Africa tempi estr.‘Lawless logging’ in DRC raises concerns over $500m forests deal signed by Boris Johnson
Environmental groups have raised concerns about a $500m (£380m) forest protection deal signed by Boris Johnson at Cop26, after a damning report into the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s “lawless” logging sector.
Africa deforestazione Gran BretagnaClimate Action: How women in Nigeria’s Benue community sent coal miners packing
It was early on a Monday morning when I visited the Ibagwa community in the Owukpa area of Nigeria’s north-central Benue. Owukpa is a coal-rich area of the state with active mining activities in different communities. Ibagwa is one of those communities.
Africa carboneThis 900-Mile Crude Oil Pipeline Is a Bad Deal for My Country — and the World
Vanessa Nakate is a Ugandan climate justice activist. KAMPALA, Uganda — This week, the panel of climate experts convened by the United Nations delivered a clear message: To stand a chance of curbing dangerous climate change, we can’t afford to build more fossil fuel infrastructure.
Africa energia fossile condottiAu Burkina Faso, le bocage sahélien verdit le désert
Après avoir exploré la physique du réchauffement climatique, puis les risques pour les humains et les écosystèmes, dans le 3e volet de son 6e rapport sur le climat le GIEC investigue cette fois les mesures de mitigation pour lutter contre le réchauffement climatique.
Africa agricolt. & alimentazione desertificazione‘Climate smart’ policies could increase southern Africa’s crops by up to 500%
The climate crisis is threatening food stocks in sub-Saharan Africa, but a comprehensive approach to food, farming and resources could increase crop production by more than 500% in some countries in the region, according to new research by more than 200 experts.
Africa agricolt. & alimentazioneWetterextreme in Madagaskar – Innert vier Wochen vier Wirbelstürme
Wetterextreme in Madagaskar Innert vier Wochen vier Wirbelstürme Dürre, Wirbelstürme, Hochwasser: Die Menschen des Inselstaates Madagaskar erleben derzeit das, vor dem der Weltklimarat bei einer weiteren Erderwärmung warnt.
Africa tempi estr. IPCCWenn die Wellen gefrässiger werden
Erodierende Strände, versalzende Ökosysteme, schwindende Lebensräume: Für Küstenstädte auf der ganzen Welt bringt der steigende Meeresspiegel riesige Probleme mit sich. In der westafrikanischen Hafenmetropole Cotonou zeigt sich exemplarisch, wie schwierig der Umgang damit ist.
Africa livello del mareL'adaptation au changement climatique coûte cher aux pays africains
Le rapport publié samedi par le centre de réflexion Power Shift Africa, basé à Nairobi, se concentre sur sept pays, dont le Kenya, le Liberia et l'Ethiopie. Il étudie les dépenses mais aussi l'impact de ces catastrophes sur leur croissance.
Africa giustizia globaleSnowfall in the Sahara desert: an unusual weather phenomenon
Snowfall in a hot desert may seem a contradiction but snow has been recorded several times in the Sahara Desert over the last decades, most recently in January 2022. Thus, snowfall may be unusual but is not unprecedented in the region.
Africa tempi estr.Dürre in Ostafrika - Allein auf trockener Flur
Wegen der anhaltenden Dürre am Horn von Afrika sind Zehntausende Tiere gestorben. Mehr als 25 Millionen Menschen sind von Hunger bedroht. Besonders betroffen sind Hirten. Es stinkt. Nicht faulig-süsslich wie frische Tierkadaver, eher herb riechen die sieben toten Giraffen.
Africa siccitàLes réfugiés climatiques du Somaliland
Le Somaliland, ou plus exactement la République du Somaliland est une ancienne colonie britannique qui se trouve tout à l'Est, dans la Corne de l'Afrique. Pour aller au Somaliland, il faut évidemment prendre l’avion et faire escale en Éthiopie pendant quelques heures.
Africa migraz.“Huge blow” – cuts to gas finance sparks West African backlash
Nigerian and Senegalese leaders have criticised governments, mainly in Europe and North America, for cutting off finance to gas projects. At Cop26, 20 countries and five development banks pledged to stop approving finance for unabated fossil fuels by the end of 2022.
Africa energia fossile‘2.4C is a death sentence’: Vanessa Nakate’s fight for the forgotten countries of the climate crisis
In February 2020, at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Vanessa Nakate had her point made for her in the most vivid and “frustrating and heartbreaking” way. The Ugandan climate crisis activist, who turned 25 last month, had gone to Switzerland to introduce some perspective to its cosy consensus.
AfricaKenyan forest communities sidelined as government misses two billion tree target
One morning in October in Loitoktok, a picturesque town in southern Kenyan on the border with Tanzania, Emmanuel Maiyani sat with a colleague discussing tree seedling species, prices, and planting sites as they filled in an excel sheet for hours. With 3.
Africa riforestazioneClimate change not the main driver of Madagascar food crisis, scientists find
Poverty, poor infrastructure and dependence on rain-fed agriculture are the main drivers of the ongoing food crisis in Madagascar, according to a new “rapid-attribution” study, while climate change played “no more than a small part”.
Africa agricolt. & alimentazione siccitàUn antidote pour l’agriculture et la reforestation, face au dérèglement climatique
Alors que les scientifiques du GIEC ont alerté sur l’accélération du réchauffement climatique, l’Union africaine et 11 pays du continent se sont lancés dans un projet titanesque : la Grande Muraille Verte de Dakar à Djibouti.
Africa agricolt. & alimentazione riforestazioneDans le nord du Kenya, la sécheresse affame les hommes et les bêtes
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Africa siccità carestiaAfrican nations settled for ‘moral pact’ with US on adaptation finance at Cop26
African nations accepted a “moral commitment” that the US will deliver increased finance for developing countries to cope with intensifying climate impacts in exchange for backing the Cop26 deal in Glasgow.
Africa finanziam. per il clima COP26 UsaPouvons-nous être capables « d’empathie climatique » ?
Loin des yeux du monde, les Malgaches subissent la première famine officiellement due au réchauffement. À Glasgow pour la COP26, leur ministre de l’Environnement tente de faire entendre leur souffrance et de mettre en garde : ailleurs, « d’autres pourraient vivre » la même chose.
Africa COP26 carestia
