Flood and drought risk

Flood and drought risk

GHANA: 2.7 million dollars to drain Nsukwao basin for flood control

Agricultural and forest areas

MALI: NGOs sound alarm at 82 per cent forest loss

Flood and drought risk

MADAGASCAR: ARC releases more than $2 million for drought-related risks

Flood and drought risk

COTE D’IVOIRE: Geolocation service to warn of flood risks

Town and country planning

SENEGAL: 34% of arable lands threatened by desertification

Environmental policy

CONGO BRAZZA: National Environmental Action Plan under revision

Flood and drought risk

COTE D’IVOIRE: $315 million from IDA for flood and waste management

Climate policy

COTE D’IVOIRE: Country progresses in climate change control

Flood and drought risk

MALI – UGANDA: Denmark supports climate change mitigation

Hydroelectricity

NIGERIA: Government approves $120 million for Kashimbila multi-purpose dam

Climate policy

RWANDA: New climate plan requires $11bn investment

Flood and drought risk

DRC: Heavy flooding ravage the east

Flood and drought risk

EASTERN AFRICA: Concern over rising Lake Victoria waters

Climate Finance

CAMEROON: AfDB grants €233 M for rural electrification and climate change mitigation

Biodiversity

SOUTH AFRICA: Government releases ZAR25M for drought mitigation plan in Western Cape

Flood and drought risk

MALI: World Bank grants €29 million for climate resilience project

Flood and drought risk

ANGOLA: Women suffer the brunt of global warming

Climate policy

AFRICA: Environmental degradation might threaten children’s health

Flood and drought risk

NAMIBIA: Effects of drought lead to food shortages for nearly 350,000 people

Agriculture and Climate

MADAGASCAR: Drought drives 730,000 people to food insecurity

Biodiversity

KENYA: Locust invasion threatens crops in north-eastern Kenya

Climate Finance

UGANDA: New $200 million fund created to prevent climatic disasters