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Uganda: Irrigation Key to Climate-Resilient Farming, Experts Tell Uganda’s Smallholders
[Nile Post] Agricultural experts have called on smallholder farmers across Uganda to adopt market-oriented production and invest in climate-smart farming practices to address the growing challenges facing the agriculture sector.
Africa: All of Africa Today – June 5, 2026
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South Africa: Steenhuisen Calls for Urgent Climate Resilience in Agriculture
[SAnews.gov.za] Agriculture Minister John Steenhuisen says resilience is no longer an abstract concept for agriculture but an “operational necessity” as climate change, failing logistics infrastructure and volatile global markets reshape the future of …
Nigeria: Informal Workers in Lagos Are Left to Cope With Devastating Floods Alone – Why Things Must Change
[The Conversation Africa] There have been four major floods in Lagos, Nigeria’s economic hub, over the past 14 years. The floodwaters swamp the open-air markets of Oshodi, one of the city’s largest informal trading centres, and rise through the stilted…
Africa: Ambitious Great Green Wall Shows Slow, Steady Progress in Strengthening Landscapes, Improving Livelihoods
[IPS] Garabadu Village, Nigeria — In 2021, Gadeja Shehu and about a hundred farmers in Garbadu village, Zamfara State in northwestern Nigeria, were invited by officials of the National Agency for the Great Green Wall to plant trees across a large stre…
Tanzania: Tanzania Banks On Climate Resilience for Its Long-Term Economic Growth
[Daily News] Dar es Salaam — TANZANIA’S Development Vision 2050 and the Long-Term Perspective Plan (2025-2050) have placed environmental conservation and climate resilience among the country’s key development pillars, with the goal of positioning the …
Nigeria: Climate Summit As Investment Showcase for Nigeria’s States
[This Day] Much of the conversations around climate finance and green investments tend to pivot around the federal government. But the real deal is actually the subnationals: Nigeria’s 36 states and regional development bodies in the six geo-political …
East Africa: IGAD Unveils Regional Youth Coalition to Shape Climate Policy, Drive Climate-Resilient Agriculture
[Capital FM] Nairobi — A new regional youth-driven platform aimed at tackling climate change and strengthening food systems in Eastern Africa has been officially launched in Nairobi, marking a key step in placing young people at the centre of climate …
Tanzania: Climate Change Threatens Tanzania’s Blue Economy Growth, Govt Warns
[Daily News] Zanzibar — Tanzania’s vast potential in the blue economy, renewable energy and tourism sectors is expected to drive economic growth, but rising impacts of climate change could undermine these gains if urgent action is not taken.
Mauritius: Climate Change – Water and Energy, Challenges of a Twin Crisis
[L’Express] Mauritius faces two converging pressures – water scarcity and energy insecurity – both intensified by climate change and already visible in rising temperatures, erratic rainfall, and growing demand. Moreover, the Middle East conflict is put…