Impact of climate on mountain ecosystems under scrutiny
SCIDEV.NET | 14 May 2012
A four-year project aimed at addressing the lack of knowledge about the impacts of climate change on food security, livelihoods and economic prosperity in mountain ecosystems has been launched in East Africa. The project, Climate Change Impacts on Ecosystem Services and Food Security in Eastern Africa (CHIESA) will be coordinated by the Nairobi-based International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (icipe) with funding from Finland's Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
 Kenya | Climate Change Impacts

Trees near homes boost incomes, sequester carbon
SCIDEV.NET | 16 Jan 2012
African smallholders could benefit from both cash crops and carbon payments by planting trees such as mango and cashew around their homes.
 Mozambique | Climate Change Adaptation | Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Preserving biodiversity 'protects drylands'
SCIDEV.NET | 16 Jan 2012
The impacts of climate change and desertification on drylands could be reduced by preserving biodiversity, one of the first studies to look at dryland biodiversity and ecosystems has found.
 South Africa | Biodiversity | Climate Change Impacts

Map pinpoints Sahel's climate 'hotspots'
SCIDEV.NET | 14 Dec 2011
A UN report has identified the areas across Africa's Sahel region that are at greatest risk from the effects of climate change.
 Climate Change Impacts

Analysis: World still in arrears on climate change pledges
Reuters | 11 Dec 2011
DURBAN, South Africa (Reuters) - When the Kyoto Protocol, the world's only legally-binding pact to tackle climate change was adopted in the economically-booming 1990s, it was meant to be a down payment.
 South Africa | Climate Change Convention and Kyoto Protocol | Climate Change Negotiations

Africa: Europe Welcomes Durban Climate Deal, NGOs Oppose
AllAfrica.com | 11 Dec 2011
France has hailed the roadmap agreed at climate talks in Durban as an "important compromise", while the European Union dubbed it a "historic breakthrough".
 South Africa | Climate Change and Development | Climate Change Impacts | Climate Change Negotiations

Africa: South Africa Hails Climate Deal
AllAfrica.com | 11 Dec 2011
COP17 President Maite Nkoana-Mashabane has congratulated all the delegations at the United Nations climate talks for "their leadership and rising to the occasion when it was most required".
 South Africa | Climate Change and Development | Climate Change Impacts | Climate Change Negotiations

Africa: Govts Let Ordinary People Down on Climate, Says NGO
AllAfrica.com | 11 Dec 2011
Commenting on the UN climate talks which ended today in Durban, South Africa, Sarah-Jayne Clifton, Climate Justice Coordinator of Friends of the Earth International said:
 South Africa | Climate Change and Development | Climate Change Impacts | Climate Change Negotiations

Africa: UN Talks Approve Roadmap for 2015 Global Climate Pact
AllAfrica.com | 11 Dec 2011
UN climate talks on Sunday approved a roadmap for a 2015 pact that for the first time will bring all major carbon emitters into a single legal accord.
 South Africa | Climate Change and Development | Climate Change Impacts | Climate Change Negotiations

South Africa: Nkoana-Mashabane Takes Stock At COP17
AllAfrica.com | 11 Dec 2011
Numerous important decisions, including on loss and damage, carbon capture and storage and adaptation have been adopted, says COP President Maite Nkoana-Mashabane.
 South Africa | Carbon Storage | Climate Change and Development | Climate Change Impacts | Climate Change Negotiations