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Climate

This beat covers the effects of climate change on people and the planet, and individual and collective climate actions to mitigate and adapt to its impacts.

Modou Fall campaigns for a Senegal free of single use plastic.
Climate

The ‘Plastic Man’: Turning trash into treasure

plasticSocial Protection Modou Fall does more than recycling, he campaigns for a cleaner and greener future.
A bone-dry part of the River Niger at Mopti, a major town in the Sudano-Sahelian zone of Mali.
Climate

Floods and droughts are two sides of the same crisis

Climate action Wetlands can fix both.
Ebaide Quincee Omiunu is one of the young African women attending the 69th Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) at the UN headquarters in New York.
Climate

Beijing+30: Women can drive positive change in Africa

Social Protection — says Nigerian SDG Advocate, Ebaide Quincee Omiunu.
Electronic waste.
Climate

Lead poisoning: the persistent threat from mismanaged waste

WHO In excess amounts, lead can contaminate food sources, harm biodiversity, and cause severe neurological impairments in humans, especially in children.

Editor Picks

Samuel Jepi, National Forest Initiative, outside of the NFI camp near Kupiano, Papua New Guinea. May 23, 2019
Climate

Creating credible carbon market in Africa

a woman
Climate

Restoring landscapes, fighting climate change

vegetables
Climate

Transforming Africa’s Food Systems: the challenges and opportunities

A motor bike rider in Nairobi, October 19, 2022, next to an electric bus
Climate

Energy: Africa’s stand at COP27

Wetlands

Empowering women and restoring wetlands go hand in hand

WetlandsEnvironmentalist and Women Changemaker in the World of Wetlands Cécile Ndjebet says women are crucial for sustainable environmental conservation.
Two women

How ‘Generation Restoration’ can safeguard Africa’s land and livelihoods

desertificationOn World Environment Day, there are urgent calls for global cooperation and concerted action to address land degradation, combat desertification, and ensure a sustainable future.
An image of women.

How ‘Generation Restoration’ can safeguard Africa’s land and livelihoods

desertificationOn World Environment Day, there are urgent calls for global cooperation and concerted action to address land degradation, combat desertification, and ensure a sustainable future.
a farmer

In Southern Africa, El Niño drought leaves a trail of scorched harvests and hunger

MalawiZambiaWorld Food Programme calls for urgent funds to respond after Malawi, Zambia and Zimbabwe declare national emergencies sparked by the natural weather phenomenon
Mining.

Guiding the Future: UN launches new panel on critical energy transition minerals

AfricaThe initiative aims to make the global shift towards renewable energy equitable and sustainable
Samuel Jepi, National Forest Initiative, outside of the NFI camp near Kupiano, Papua New Guinea. May 23, 2019

Creating credible carbon market in Africa

climate changeIntegrity is key as world’s largest carbon market auction is held in Nairobi
A woman assesses damage to her home caused by tropical storm Filipo in Morrumbene district, Inhambane province, Mozambique.

In conflict-hit Mozambique, a tropical storm warns of hunger – and the next cyclone

Humanitarian AidThe World Food Programme requires urgent funds to respond to displacement caused by conflict in the north as climate change wreaks havoc in the south
a woman

Restoring landscapes, fighting climate change

Sustainable Development GoalsWangari Maathai— The legacy of Wangari Maathai continues - says daughter Wanjira Mathai on Wangari Maathai Day and Africa Environment Day.
Trucks

Heavy-duty vehicles a major contributor to escalating pollution levels

PollutionUNEPTrucks and buses contribute to economic growth, but stringent regulations are needed to curb their emissions causing major environment and health impacts.
SunCulture has raised over $40 million to equip rural farmers with solar-powered irrigation systems.

Start-ups powering up Africa’s solar energy ecosystem

EntrepreneursThey are increasingly offering advanced energy solutions to the majority of people across Africa facing blackouts, brownouts and poor electricity supply
Residents of the Bulengo camp for displaced people in North Kivu, in DRC, take part in a football festival on 6 January, organized by the Confederation of African Football to which WFP provides logistical support. Photo: WFP/Michael Castofas

Afcon: DRC kicks off football dreams as conflict and climate change drive hunger

Democratic Republic of the CongoAfrican Cup of Nations joy is marred by displacements and soaring sexual violence in the east as the World Food Programme makes tough decisions amid funding shortages
vegetables

Transforming Africa’s Food Systems: the challenges and opportunities

food— A Conversation with Ibrahim Mayaki, African Union Special Envoy