Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A flood victim stands at her flooded home after weeks of heavy rainfall in Boane District, Maputo, Mozambique, on 19 January, 2026 ...

South Africa needs almost US$15 billion over a decade just to reach a basic level of climate adaptation, that protects water, ...

JOHANNESBURG — In South Africa ’s oldest township, volunteers in wetsuits jump into the thigh-deep water of the polluted Jukskei River to untangle a net that's designed to trap garbage but damaged by ...

African mountain ranges, including Mount Kilimanjaro, Mount Kenya, and the Ruwenzori Mountains, are facing accelerating climate impacts marked by melting glaciers, forest loss, and prolonged droughts.

Smallholder farmers, who form the backbone of Africa’s food systems, are frequently excluded from accessing climate finance. Innovative models such as micro-financing for climate-smart agriculture, ...

Brian Mantlana is a Commissioner in the Presidential Climate Commission in South Africa. Basanda Xhanti Nondlazi is affiliated with the South African Local Government Association (Salga). Salga is a ...

Cassava is a starchy, tuberous root, introduced to sub-Saharan Africa by Portuguese traders centuries ago. It is a nutrition lifeboat for over 800 million people worldwide. In Africa, cassava is now ...

A vast wetland system that feeds water supplies for much of central and southern Africa has remained largely outside the global conservation spotlight, even as climate change and environmental ...

Kenya, in partnership with Egypt and Uganda, is set to take a major step in space and climate research with the launch of the Climate Camera (ClimCam) Payload to the International Space Station (ISS) ...

South Africa needs investments worth R250 billion (US$15.64 billion) over the next 10 years to adapt to climate change. This amount would get the country to just a minimal level of adaptation. A team ...