CLIMATE BRIEF https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html Digital Earth Africa to launch vital new tools for wetland conservation at COP15 Rwanda to host climate reporting summit for African LDCs SADC bloc commits to regional energy transition Zimbabwe approves five-year plan to stop biodiversity loss How climate-smart farming is transforming lives in Mushandike, Zimbabwe New buffer zone established to protect Chirinda forest ecosystem La Niña floods displace 170,000 across region Zimbabwe signs 25-year PPA for Vungu Solar Project Climate pressures drive surge in human-wildlife conflict SADC deploys emergency teams to flood-hit Mozambique, SA EMA blocks 184 development projects to safeguard wetlands Rains claim 89 lives in Zimbabwe Mukuru, iRise Carbon partner on clean cooking drive in Malawi ‘Climate hazards threaten 887 million people’ Climate outlook predicts wet season for most of southern Africa UN environment assembly wraps up in Nairobi Red Cross helps farming communities cope with prolonged drought ‘New climate pledges do little to correct global warming projection’ COP30 enters its final stretch: urgency, ambition, and voices from the streets Global renewable energy investment hit US$807 billion in 2024 Zimbabwe braces for heatwave Zim signs Belém Declaration on people-centred climate action Zimbabwe set for above-normal rainfall WFP warns of flood, cyclone risks in Zimbabwe WFP calls for major expansion of disaster risk financing Zimbabwe’s priorities for COP30 UN chief urges world leaders to drive down global warming Zimbabwe launches Biodiversity Finance Initiative Over half of rural households know about climate change – ZimLAC African leaders call for urgent climate action, investment Africa rallies for climate action scale-up SADC launches new platform to combat drought Zimbabwe targets 100% climate-smart farming by 2026 Zambia to host SADC Climate Forum amid regional weather threats Heat-related deaths surge by 23% as climate changes Zimbabwe gazettes Climate Change Bill ZimParks relocates 74 animals in Matusadona National Park Africa rallies new financing models to shield communities from climate-driven health crises ‘Indirect disaster effects cost the world nearly $2 trillion per year’ Zimbabwe hosts COP15 amid alarming global wetlands decline Japan provides food assistance to Zimbabwe Victoria Falls launches sustainability monograph Droughts causing record devastation worldwide – UN UN’s Guterres presses nations for new climate plans before COP30 summit Climate change linked to rising disasters in Zimbabwe Zimbabwe pledges to spearhead wetland resource mobilisation Zimbabwe champions community-led wetland conservation Wildlife crucial to wetland health, experts say at Ramsar COP15 Record rise in carbon dioxide levels seen in 2024 EU contribution boosts disaster preparedness efforts in Southern Africa