by Sophie Mbugua,Baku, Azerbaijan: Developing countries at the ongoing 29th UN Climate Summit (COP29) taking place in Baku, Azerbaijan say they need an ambitious New Collective Quantified Goal on Finance (NCQG) of at least USD 1.3 trillion per year. They have called on the new goal to provide a significant provision component for adaptation, mitigation,…
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A 24-member transitional committee on loss and damage issued a proposal for a new loss and damage fund ahead of the 28th UN Climate Summit – COP28 – taking place in Dubai this November. According to Alpha Oumar Kaloga, the African group’s lead negotiator on loss and damage, the final decision was made in a…
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Nairobi, Kenya: Economic and non-economic loss and damage associated with the extreme event are increasing in developing countries. Extreme events such as droughts, floods, cyclones, tropical storms, and forest fires have significantly increased globally in intensity, frequency, and scope. The devastating floods and landslides in Bangladesh caused an estimated loss of USD 176.0 million in housing,…
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BLANTYRE, Malawi:On the night of March 13, 2023, when Cyclone Freddy hit Malawi, Celina Nyozani, a mother of eight, escaped the floods with the assistance of Lapken Thole, who had found a way to protect his family from the torrential downpours. Nyozani told Africa Climate News that by the third day, she had become too…
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CHIKWAWA (Malawi) The raging floods induced by Tropical Storm Ana devastated Malawi’s Chikwawa District, located on the west bank of the Shire River {about 50 kilometers south of Blantyre} and ripped Lameck Paulo’s home. The 33-year-old father of three paused and shook his head while narrating the terrors of raging floods that fell on his Kanthema…
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Margarida Tivane, one of the flood victims living in the Chihaquelane resettlement area. Tivane walks about 6 km to fetch water from the river as there are no water sources nearby: photo by Charles Mangriwo. CHOKWE (Mozambique)Twenty-two years on, scars of Mozambique’s worst floods still haunt Gilda Muhate, a 60-year-old widow living with her five…
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When extreme events happen, they leave a trail of loss and damage that is both economical and non-economical. It’s beyond any reasonable doubt that the climate has warmed. Scientists warn that the global temperatures have hit 1.2 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels. The extreme events such as drought, floods, cyclones, tropical storms, and forest fires…
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Mental health problems in Kenya and Africa are often interpreted from either a religious or traditional perspective influenced by a person’s cultural perceptions. These perceptions impact not just the provision of care but also determines access. The World Health Organization (WHO) says a growing number of people with mental illness are not receiving mental health…
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In Kenya, as in most of Africa, landslides are the most dangerous natural disaster. Literature reviews show that not much study has been done on landslides in Kenya, even though they do a lot of damage. One of the key benefits of the Geographic Information System (GIS) is its ability to help understand and visualise…
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Kilifi county in Kenya has three practicing mental health specialists against a population of about 1.4 million. Mental health is allocated less than 0.5% of the general health budget. In Kenya, out of 47 counties, only 22 have a mental health specialist. “Understanding your mental health, gives you a better standard of life. But though…
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