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Africa’s Smallholder Farmers Are Using Bright Ideas to Adapt to Climate Change – G20 Countries Should Fund Their Efforts

eriinfo.com1 month ago014 mins

Across most of Africa, rural communities grow their own food, relying on smallholder agriculture. But climate change is threatening this way of life. Rising temperatures, erratic rainfall and degraded soils are already shrinking harvests. This is pushing millions of smallholder farmers into deeper poverty. Yet some African farmers are embracing innovative, cost-effective and environmentally friendly…

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Africa: Pollution, Melting Microbes, Undamming Rivers, Risks for Elders – 4 Key Climate Issues

eriinfo.com1 month ago08 mins

In a world increasingly shaped by climate extremes, environmental experts are delivering a blunt warning: four rapidly emerging threats could reshape life for millions unless urgent action is taken. From ancient microbes awakening in melting glaciers to toxic pollutants unleashed by floods, the dangers are no longer distant or theoretical. They are here, and they…

Pakistan issues glacial floods alert for northwest, heavy rain forecast | Climate Crisis News

eriinfo.com1 month ago05 mins

Areas affected include popular tourist destinations, such as Fairy Meadows, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Gilgit-Baltistan. Pakistan has issued a warning about glacial flooding in the northwest with more rain forecast in the coming week, as the country experiences above-average rainfall this monsoon season and continues to struggle to recover from devastating floods in 2022. Downpours are…

Africa: Historic Ruling Finds Climate Change ‘Imperils All Forms of Life’ and Puts Laggard Nations On Notice

eriinfo.com1 month ago010 mins

Climate change “imperils all forms of life” and countries must tackle the problem or face consequences under international law, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) has found. The court delivered its long-awaited advisory opinion overnight. The momentous case opens the door for countries impacted by climate disasters to sue major emitting countries for reparations. And…

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Africa: Climate Change an Existential Threat to Humanity, Says ICJ

eriinfo.com1 month ago010 mins

The Hague & Johannesburg — The case was “unlike any that have previously come before the court,” President of the International Court of Justice Judge Yuji Iwasawa said while reading the court’s unanimous advisory opinion outlining the legal obligations of United Nations member states with regard to climate change. This case was not simply a…

World court set to hear Vanuatu’s case on climate crisis obligations | Climate Crisis News

eriinfo.com1 month ago07 mins

When John Warmington first began diving the reefs outside his home in Vanuatu’s Havannah Harbour 10 years ago, the coral rose like a sunken forest – tall stands of staghorns branched into yellow antlers, plate corals layered like canopies, and clouds of darting fish wove through the labyrinth. “We used to know every inch of…

Africa: Only 3 Years Left – New Study Warns the World Is Running Out of Time to Avoid the Worst Impacts of Climate Change

eriinfo.com2 months ago013 mins

Bad climate news is everywhere. Africa is being hit particularly hard by climate change and extreme weather, impacting lives and livelihoods. We are living in a world that is warming at the fastest rate since records began. Yet, governments have been slow to act. The annual global climate change conference of the parties (COP30) is…

Climate crisis causing food price spikes around the world, scientists say | Climate Crisis News

eriinfo.com2 months ago06 mins

Report finds extreme climate events linked to price hikes for rice, corn, cocoa, coffee, potatoes and other food items. South Korean cabbage, Australian lettuce, Japanese rice, Brazilian coffee and Ghanaian cocoa are among the many foods that have been hit by price hikes following extreme climate events since 2022, a team of international scientists has…

Africa: Green Energy and Protecting Nature Get the Thumbs Up in Climate Change Study in 68 Countries

eriinfo.com2 months ago011 mins

Africa has begun experiencing frequent extreme weather events. Extreme weather is defined as the kind of heatwaves, droughts, storms and floods that have historically been rare occurrences for the place and time, and which pose a danger to large numbers of people and the economy. Marina Joubert researches how the public connects with science. She…

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Africa Climate Summit 2 to Spotlight Africa’s Role in Global Climate Solutions

eriinfo.com2 months ago04 mins

ADDIS ABABA – The Second Africa Climate Summit (ACS2) will highlight Africa’s solutions and unity in tackling global climate challenges for a resilient, sustainable future, the Ministry of Planning and Development announced. Amid rising global climate challenges, Africa is emerging as a force for solutions. The Second Africa Climate Summit (ACS2), set for September 8-10,…