Alain Tamoffo, Climate Service Center Germany (GERICS), discusses how climate extremes are endangering millions in Africa ...
Get Instant Summarized Text (Gist) Africa is projected to exceed the 1.5°C climate change threshold by 2040 across all subregions, even under low emission scenarios. Despite contributing less ...
KOULKIMÉ, Chad — Alhadji Yaro was a teenager when Boko Haram militants stormed onto his island in the vast, blue-green waters of Lake Chad and made villagers an offer at gunpoint. “‘We will ...
On paper, Africa is ahead of the world on climate-linked migration, but needs support to implement its progressive frameworks. The number of people displaced by extreme weather events in Africa ...
Eventually, those close enough to the national grid will likely be connected to the larger system, says Chibuikem Agbaegbu, a Nigeria-based climate and energy expert of the Africa Policy Research ...
This funding shortfall underlines Nakate’s message: “Africa is the least responsible for the climate crisis,” she said, noting that the continent generates less than 4 percent of global ...
Africa's role in global climate discussions recently got a boost, following a deal signed between Russia and the African Union aimed at the advancement to equitable climate policies and ensuring ...
Africa has some of the most progressive legal frameworks worldwide for protecting people displaced by climate change. But countries have not yet applied these frameworks in a meaningful way.