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East Africa: Caught Between Drought And Conflict
On the peninsula often referred to as the Horn of Africa lies drylands that stretch up to 637,657 km2. This is Somalia, home to over 15 million people suffering from the harshest impacts of climate change as well as escalating internal conflicts. Somalia is on the frontline of climate change and has experienced more than 30…
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2.4 Million People In Need Of Urgent Aide As Drought Lingers In Kenya
Since September, much of Kenya’s north has received less than 30 percent of normal rainfall – the worst short-rain season recorded in decades, according to the Famine Early Warning Systems Network. The lack of rainfall has wiped out pastures and exacerbated food and water shortages. Last month, the United Nations said it predicted about 2.4…
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Climate Change: Global Temperature Rises To 2.7-Degree Celsius
The United Nations has again asked that G20 countries come through on their promise to reduce carbon pollution as the planet’s temperature rises to a catastrophic average of 2.7-degree Celsius in this century. Just days before the COP26 climate summit in Glasgow, the UN’s Environment Programme (UNEP) urged countries to be more committed to greenhouse…
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Kenya To Convert Oil Plants To Liquified Natural Gas By 2030
Kenya has committed to convert heavy fuel oil-fired power plants to liquefied natural gas by 2030 as the nation pursues a cleaner energy path to a 100% climate-friendly grid. State-owned Kenya Electricity Generating Co., or KenGen, is conducting a feasibility study on reconfiguring the thermal power plants that currently account for about 7% of the…
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700,000 People Affected By Floods In South Sudan
The worst flooding that parts of South Sudan have seen in 60 years now drowns the homes of 700,000 people, according to the UN’s latest reports. This is the third straight year of extreme flooding in South Sudan, further imperilling the livelihoods of many of the 11 million people in the world’s youngest country. A…
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Fossil Fuel Producers To Exceed 1.5C Climate Target
A report published by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) on Wednesday found that governments are still planning to extract double the amount of fossil fuels in 2030 than what would be consistent with the 2015 Paris climate accord’s goal of keeping the global temperature rise below 1.5 degrees Celsius (2.7 degrees Fahrenheit). The Production Gap report,…
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22 Suspected Arsonists Arrested Over Deadly Fires In Algeria
The East African country has arrested 22 people suspected of being behind the most devastating wildfires in the country’s history that killed 69 people, injured over 1000 and displaced 600. Forest fires have hit mountainous areas in northern Algeria since Monday, mainly in Tizi Ouzou of the Kabylie region east of the country’s capital, Algiers. Algeria’s President,…
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600 Families Displaced By Wildfires In Algeria
At least 600 families have lost their homes to wildfires near Algeria’s capital, according to a representative of the Algerian Red Crescent. Mountain forests and villages of Tizi-Ouzou, capital of Kabyle, has been in the grip of ravaging wildfires since Monday. The outbreak has claimed not less than 69 lives — 41 civilians and 28…
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Nigeria To Cut 32% Of Emissions By 2030
Nigeria is agreeing to reduce gas emission as part of its commitments to the Paris Agreement at the U.S.-led climate summit. Speaking virtually to the White House from Abuja, President Muhammadu Buhari said since 2016, Nigeria had undertaken “major environmentally sound and climate-friendly programs.” He revealed institutional frameworks have been set in place to cut…
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Heavy Rains in Angola Kills 14 And Leaves 8,000 Homeless
Heavy rains in Angola’s capital city Luanda has killed 14 people and left 8,000 families without homes. The storm in Luanda which lasted for about seven hours, collapsed bridges, uprooted trees and submerged vehicles leading to the recorded number of casualties. According to a report by the provincial government of Luanda, as of the end…