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FILE - A family uses a canoe after fleeing floodwaters that wreaked havoc in Ombaka Village, Kisumu, Kenya, April 17, 2024. The impact of the calamitous rains that struck East Africa from March to May was intensified by a mix of climate change and rapid growth of urban areas, an international team of climate scientists said in a study. (AP Photo/Brian Ongoro, File)
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Climate change worsened the impact of East African rains

The impact of the rains that struck East Africa from March to May was intensified by a mix of climate change and rapid...

FILE - A sack of charcoal is filled in Gulu, Uganda on May 27, 2023. (AP Photo/Hajarah Nalwadda, File)
ClimateEmissionsFuelNewsPolitics

Energy conference delegates push to make clean cooking accessible

Clean cooking energy – using electricity and solar instead of charcoal and wood – in the spotlight at conference in Nairobi.

Oladapo Adekunle, an engineer with Rensource Energy, installs solar panels on a roof of a house in Lagos, Nigeria, Thursday, March 21, 2024. Funding for climate tech startups in Africa from the private sector is growing, but there's still a long way to go. (AP Photo/Sunday Alamba)
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More money going to African climate startups, but huge gap remains

In Africa, climate funding has raised $3.4 billion – but it's going to need $277 billion a year to meet 2030 goals. Where...

FILE - Residents gather around the covered dead body of a woman found in a house after heavy rain in the Mathare area of Nairobi, Kenya, April 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Brian Inganga)
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Explainer: What’s causing the catastrophic rainfall in Kenya?

The devastating rains in Kenya are a result of a mix of factors, including the country's seasonal weather patterns, human-caused climate change as...

Soumaila Traoré, a 30-years-old welder, cools off with water under a blazing sun in Bamako, Mali, Thursday, April, 18, 2024. On Thursday, temperatures in Bamako reached 44 degrees Celsius (111 Fahrenheit) and weather forecasts say it's not letting up anytime soon. (AP Photo/Baba Ahmed)
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No respite for Mali laborers as deadly heat wave hits West Africa

The heat wave has led to a surge in deaths, experts say, warning of more scorching weather ahead as effects of climate change...

ElectricityNewsWind

2023 a record year for wind power installations, report says

The increase in wind installations “shows that the world is moving in the right direction in combating climate change,” says Global Wind Energy...

AgricultureNewsResiliency

Kenyans are building sand dams for year-round water supply

On a dry riverbed one recent sunny morning, residents of Kasengela village toiled away mixing cement and sand to make concrete. The sound...

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The first-ever European climate risk assessment finds a continent unprepared for growing extremes

Europe is facing growing climate risks and is unprepared for them, the European Environment Agency said in its first-ever risk assessment for the...

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