Dar es Salaam, Tanzania — Every morning, as the Indian Ocean retreats from the reef off Zanzibar’s Jambiani village, Chiku Chande steps into the knee-deep lagoon carrying bundles of seaweed seedlings. Years of farming these waters have taught her about every channel and coral outcrop. But lately, the corals that once glowed in brown and…
Climate tech’s part in the venture funding became dramatically pronounced in 2025, when it alone contributed 40 per cent or $1.5 billion, compared to other years in the near-decade period under review, the study said. That was up from 13 per cent or $206 million in 2016. Climate tech, the field of technologies and solutions…
The African Union (AU) and the African Capacity Building Foundation (ACBF) have begun preparing African diplomats for what could become one of the continent’s biggest climate financing opportunities, training more than 80 ambassadors, senior diplomats and policy experts to negotiate a stronger African position in the rapidly expanding global carbon market. The high-level training, held…
Climate change is transforming football, from more breaks during the game to billion-dollar cooling facilities, and it is ultimately the fans who will pay for it all. The 2026 Fifa World Cup continues to deliver drama in abundance. For South African fans, it is the rollercoaster ride of Bafana Bafana’s historic highs and devastating lows…
The World Bank has abandoned its target of directing 45 percent of its financing to projects that help tackle climate change, prompting warnings that poorer countries – especially in Africa – could receive less support to adapt to a warming world. The bank’s five-year Climate Change Action Plan expired on Tuesday. Last year it put…
Insurance is helping farmers recover from droughts and floods before crises deepen – as climate shocks intensify and the shadow of El Niño threatens. Farmers Aminata Tambedou and Hafia Salim have watched extreme weather rolling across their homelands, crippling harvests and killing dreams. Both have braced for business setbacks and growing hunger. But both Tambedou…
Nairobi — A team of universities, led by Addis Ababa University, has joined forces to implement a four-year Intra-Africa academic mobility project aimed at strengthening agroforestry research and education for climate change mitigation. The project, dubbed Strengthening Agroforestry Research and Education for Climate Change Mitigation in Africa (SERA), brings together JKUAT (Kenya) and Addis Ababa…
Climate-related disasters are becoming more frequent and more intense across sub-Saharan Africa. Floods, droughts, heatwaves and storms are no longer isolated environmental events. They increasingly shape livelihoods, inequality, public trust and the relationship between citizens and the state. Governments rely on taxes to finance schools, healthcare, infrastructure and climate adaptation policies. However, taxation depends on…
Mombasa, Kenya — As temperatures climb, scientists warn the seas are approaching a perilous tipping point. Warming oceans are changing marine ecosystems and elevating climate risks to communities across the globe, from dying coral reefs and loss of biodiversity to more severe floods and threats to food security. The oceans are warming faster, already producing…
Abuja — Nigeria is poised to assume a rare position of influence in global climate governance as former federal lawmaker and principal sponsor of the Climate Change Act 2021, Hon. Sam Onuigbo, prepares to become President of GLOBE International, a powerful cross-party alliance of legislators driving climate legislation across continents. The leadership transition, scheduled to…
