Environment

Environment coverage from Ashanti Ghana Wire.

Environment
Climate change is fuelling African conflict – governments are developing a shared response
Climate change is making life tougher. Across Africa, failed harvests, shrinking water supplies and more extreme weather are leaving millions of people hungry and forcing many from their homes.
SyndicatedKatongo Seyuba, Researcher, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute22 Sept 20265 min read
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Demolishing Lagos informal settlements also destroys the city’s best defences against climate change
In a waterfront settlement in Lagos, Nigeria, I watched from the shoreline as two men worked a stretch of lagoon from their canoe. One held the boat steady.
SyndicatedBrianna Castro, Assistant Professor of Urban Sustainability, Yale University20 Sept 20265 min read
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Brown is beautiful: what Namibia’s capital Windhoek can teach African cities as they get hotter and drier
Many African cities have started drawing up climate plans. These promise cooler streets, urban forests and green roofs on buildings. This urban climate adaptation has become an urgent priority.
SyndicatedGaby Hansen, Lecturer in the Department of Architecture, Planning and Construction, Namibia University of Science and Technology17 Sept 20265 min read

Climate change is fuelling African conflict – governments are developing a shared response