As FEMA Unveils Flood Rule, Climate Campaigners Urge More Radical Overhaul
While welcoming the Federal Emergency Management Agency's new rule to better protect U.S. infrastructure from flooding, one climate campaigner stressed Wednesday that FEMA EMA...
New Ally Joins Fight to Defend Rooftop Solar in California
A leading U.S. green group on Tuesday joined the legal challenge to a California rule banning solar contractors from installing or maintaining photovoltaic battery...
‘All of Our Tricks Worked’: Spoof ExxonMobil Ad Nails Just How...
A new parody ExxonMobil advertisement released Tuesday by a group founded by Adam McKay—the Academy Award-winning writer and director of the blockbuster doomsday climate...
‘Climate Caught in Crossfire’ as NATO Emissions Surged Last Year
The militaries of North Atlantic Treaty Organization member countries emitted an estimated 233 million metric tons of greenhouse gases in 2023, a sharp uptick...
13 Months of Record-Smashing Heat Called ‘Another Red Alert’ for Humanity
Scientists on Monday underscored the urgent need to accelerate the transition from fossil fuels to renewable energy following the publication of data from the...
‘Clear and Present Danger’: US Faces Record Heat as Climate Crisis...
More than 120 million Americans from coast to coast were under heat advisories this weekend as large swaths of the United States faced scorching—and...
Africa’s great ape sanctuaries are feeling the heat from climate change
In April 2024, above-average rainfall caused Kenya’s Ewaso Nyiro River to burst its banks, flooding the area and wreaking havoc for residents, including more...
To protect the planet’s rangelands, give pastoralists a boost, UN report...
When it comes to conservation, forests and oceans are the big attention grabbers. But rangelands, which cover 54% of the planet’s terrestrial surface, are...
Thousands Evacuated Amid Northern California Wildfire and Heatwave
California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Wednesday declared a state of emergency in a northern county where a major wildfire has burned thousands of acres...
‘Apocalyptic Scenes’: Hurricane Beryl Leaves ‘Complete Devastation’ in Its Wake
Hurricane Beryl—the earliest Category 4 and Category 5 storm to ever form in the Atlantic Basin—killed at least seven people as it tore through...
‘Groundbreaking’ Report Calls for Protecting Rights of Climate Refugees
A human rights group on Wednesday released what it called "a gift to the international legal and climate action communities" to support their efforts...
‘Historic’ Category 5 Hurricane Beryl Offers Terrifying View of Future
As Hurricane Beryl barreled toward Jamaica on Tuesday after killing at least four people in the Caribbean's Windward Islands, climate scientists warned the record-breaking...
‘Absurd and Nakedly Partisan’: Trump-Appointed Judge Blocks Biden LNG Pause
A Trump-appointed judge on Monday blocked the Biden administration's pause on approvals of new liquefied natural gas export permits, the latest move by the...
‘Explorer elephants’ in transfrontier conservation area offer solution to tree damage
Elephants are known to be “ecosystem engineers,” altering habitats to suit their own needs, but this sometimes comes at a cost to other species....
‘Environmental Justice Nightmare’: FERC Approves Major LNG Export Terminal Despite Biden...
In what the Sunrise Movement
called a "disastrous decision," the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission voted 2-1 on Thursday to approve a certification for Venture...
Guardians of the sacred: Ethiopian Orthodox monks on spiritual forest conservation
BAHIR DAR, Ethiopia — The Zege Peninsula, a hidden gem on the southern shore of Lake Tana, is a serene escape in Ethiopia’s north....
Kenyan farmers turn to WhatsApp & AI tools to combat crop...
As millions of farmers suffer each year from crop and livestock deaths due to pests and diseases, some growers in Africa are turning to...
Investigation confirms more abuses on Nigeria, Sierra Leone Socfin plantations
In 2023, Socfin hired a consultancy to investigate longstanding allegations of human rights violations and environmental damage raised by communities living around the Belgian...
Geoengineering Foes Say ‘No’ to Pouring 60K Gallons of Sodium Hydroxide...
Biodiversity advocates on Wednesday called on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to reject a new geoengineering project spearheaded by researchers in Massachusetts that one...
As chocolate prices skyrocket from decades of deforestation, adopting agroforestry is...
If you’re a chocoholic, you may have noticed that the price of cocoa recently went through the roof. Cocoa prices on the world market—which...
Elon Musk could avert global species extinction with only a portion...
Can we save thousands of the world’s most threatened animals and plants from extinction by protecting just a tiny fraction of the Earth’s surface?...
Analysis Shows Climate-Fueled Flooding Threatens Millions in US
As Americans endure extreme heat and wildfires exacerbated by fossil fuel-driven climate change, an analysis revealed Tuesday that rising seas threaten infrastructure critical for...
Conserving Just 1.2% of Earth’s Land Could Save Most Threatened Species...
Researchers revealed in a study published Monday that world governments are not doing enough to save the most endangered plant and animal species from...
Climate Emergency Causes Extreme Wildfires to Double in Frequency: Study
New findings about the rising frequency of extreme wildfires have "the fingerprints of climate change" all over them, according to an Australian scientist who...
Country Profile : DRC Water
The DRC is the most water-rich country in Africa. It accounts for approximately 52 percent of Africa's surface water reserves and 23 percent of...
Mobilizing finance to build climate-resilient, sustainable African cities
In Africa, the current population of around 1.1 billion will double by 2050 and more than 80% of that increase will occur in cities....
Interview with Seth M. Siegel – Prominent Water Expert
Question ADM: Why Water?
Answer Seth: I got involved with water policy issues for two reasons: First, there aren't enough people talking about water, whether...
Water Realities
In the Agrifrica Digital Magazine we covered the realities of Water from various countries. Hereunder the snapshot of a few Countries Challenges & Solutions,...
Why Water?
When we launched Agrifrica.com, we thought about the issues around the Future of Earth and our collective well-being. We discussed about the important elements...
aWhere in Kenya
aWhere, Inc, a leading provider of agricultural weather data and analytics, announced last month a new agreement with the government of Kenya. Under the...
AfDB to launch flagship publication on land reform in Africa
The African Natural Resources Centre (ANRC) of the African Development Bank Group will today launch a publication containing a series of research-based articles by...
Export restrictions effect agriculture markets
The global food supply chain, as well as demand for agricultural products, faces an unprecedented threat from the coronavirus pandemic.
Livelihoods have been destroyed and...