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A new short film series from East Africa explores how people are experiencing climate change - and their struggle to afford ...
The new IFRC report highlights concrete ways National Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies -- and others in impacted communities -- help people prepare and adapt to climate change, so they can stay ...
Even a small amount of rain can lead to flooding in South Sudan as the ground is soaked and unable to absorb any more water.
Global warming intensified the rainy season in many African countries in 2024, sparking deadly floods ... heavier as a likely result of climate change. “Africa has contributed a tiny amount ...
"Africa has contributed a tiny amount of carbon emissions globally, but is being hit the hardest by extreme weather," Kimutai said. The role of climate change in the floods was compounded by other ...
Flooding is almost inevitable around Lokoja in Nigeria's Kogi state, where Africa's third-longest river meets its main tributary, the Benue. But across vast areas of Africa, climate change has ...
More than 200 people died from flooding across Nigeria in what experts describe as one of the most devastating impacts of climate change in recent times in Africa’s most populous country. Hundreds of ...
But in Eastern Africa, where climate change is contributing to rapidly changing and more extreme weather patterns, harsh drought and devastating flooding are becoming more regular occurrences.
Recent days have seen the DRC grapple with devastating floods that have killed ... from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) for Central Africa. DRC’s rapid population growth ...
A new short film series from East Africa explores how ... droughts followed by torrential flooding - with often devastating impact. Our 2025 Living Climate Change film series highlights the ...