Africa
Greening Africa’s deserts could stem tragic tide of migrants
NEWS: Initiatives like the Great Green Wall can provide livelihoods in dry regions to support growing populations, say advocates
Slaughterhouse helps Maasai herders prepare for climate change
NEWS: Turning waste into fertiliser and energy improves prospects for East African pastoralists as region gets hotter and drier
Lampedusa tragedy shows need for humane climate migration plan
COMMENT: Climate change will result in more people crossing borders; they must be given a safe, legal route to do so
Scientists develop extreme beans to withstand intense heat
NEWS: Researchers say new varieties of a tropical crop essential to people’s survival in Africa and Latin America
African ministers back 1.5C warming goal for Paris summit
NEWS: Climate vulnerable nations call for ambitious carbon cuts and more emphasis on adaptation in proposed 2015 deal
UN: African Robin Hood tax could fund climate adaptation efforts
NEWS: Tax on finance, trade and tourism could net estimated $13 billion a year to help countries face expected extreme weather impacts
SolarAid project benefits 9 million in Africa, 1.5 million lights sold
NEWS: Some 1.5 million solar lamps have been sold across East Africa in a charity initiative to replace smoky, expensive, polluting kerosene
Africa adopts sustainable transport plan
NEW: Roadmap endorsed by 42 African countries sets stage for green transport transition across Africa
Sahel faces food crisis as population surges towards one billion
NEWS: Human numbers are rising in one of the world’s driest regions, but harvest levels could suffer from climate change
Prepare for a stronger Africa at UN climate talks, says Congo envoy
INTERVIEW: Africa faces trials, but there’s no doubt it’s a force to be reckoned with at Paris, says Congo negotiator Tosi Mpanu Mpanu
Africans need to regain control of energy resources, says IEA
NEWS: US$3 trillion investment needed by 2040 to provide electricity to fast-growing population, but challenges persist
Is Africa ready for the Green Climate Fund?
ANALYSIS: The fund’s board hopes to thrash out its issues in Barbados this week. But African countries must show they are ready to make good use of climate cash
Climate adaptation brings men back to women-only village
NEWS: How tackling water scarcity in Burkina Faso brought men, a beer brewing business and a donkey to village of women
How are young Africans tackling climate change?
INTERVIEW: Africa’s young people look forward to bright future on the world’s most vulnerable continent
Can Africa feed itself in spite of climate change?
NEWS: Rising populations, climate impacts and security concerns make the job of Africa’s farmers increasingly challenging
Why are journalists ignoring Africa’s climate misery?
ANALYSIS: African journalists tell RTCC they’re struggling to tell the climate story of their vulnerable continent
African countries demand $7 billion for green fund by December
NEWS: DRC envoy says capitalisation of fund by end of 2014 is a “red line” for developing world
African farmers urgently need “climate-smart” investment – report
NEWS: Climate change will mean more failed harvests, without investment in new seed varieties and farming techniques
South Africa, Kenya and Ethiopia lead Africa clean energy drive
NEWS: Renewables investments set to rise slowly on continent as countries explore potential for wind, solar and geothermal
Low-cost climate adaptation can help African farmers – UN
NEWS: The UN’s environment body has set out practical ways African nations can protect their people against climate change effects