Africa
DRC climate plan ‘leaves laggards with no excuse’
INTERVIEW: If conflict-riven state can forge a carbon-cutting strategy then so can others says Kinshasa’s lead climate diplomat
US to aid African farmers facing climate challenge
NEWS: Investments worth $140m drawn up spur to climate-resilient agriculture following Obama visit to Kenya
Mr President, Africa needs your climate leadership in Paris
COMMENT: On eve of Kenya visit, head of Pan Africa Climate Justice Alliance asks US president to boost green funds for his continent
Sahel gets surprise rainfall boon from climate change
NEWS: Drought-prone region of Africa is experiencing a wetter period largely due to greenhouse gas emissions
Kofi Annan slates climate inaction from Canada, Australia and Russia
NEWS: Countries are betraying millions of Africans with weak climate pledges, says ex UN chief in new report
Climate adaptation projects are not working, says African expert
NEWS: Funders, not communities, set the agenda for projects to boost resilience to increasingly extreme weather in poor countries
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