Africa

Urban planning at the heart of increasingly severe East African flood impacts in a warming world

The 2024 long rains in East Africa were exceptionally heavy towards the end of March and throughout April into May, causing severe flooding in Kenya, Tanzania, Burundi and other parts of the region. Hundreds of people lost their lives in the floods and more than 700,000 were affected by the floods across all countries due … Continue reading “Urban planning at the heart of increasingly severe East African flood impacts in a warming world”

Extreme Sahel heatwave that hit highly vulnerable population at the end of Ramadan would not have occurred without climate change

A man drags a trolley of water containers in the street in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso.

At the end of March and the beginning of April 2024 a region across the Sahel and West Africa experienced extreme heat, with maximum temperatures in the Sahel reaching more than 45°C and minimum temperatures of 32°C in Burkina Faso (Burkina Faso Meteorological Agency). Kayes in Mali recorded 48.5°C on 3 April.

El Niño key driver of drought in highly vulnerable Southern African countries

A maize farmer in Zimbabwe ploughs parched, brown earth

From January 2024, large parts of Southern Africa experienced significantly below average rainfall, with Zimbabwe, Zambia, Malawi, Angola, Mozambique and Botswana receiving less than 20 percent of the typical rainfall expected for February, with devastating consequences for the population largely depending on rainfed agriculture.

Dangerous humid heat in southern West Africa about 4°C hotter due to climate change

A busy market in Lagos, Nigeria with umbrellas and a very crowded street

Southern West Africa experienced unusually excessive humid heat early in the season.

Compounding natural hazards and high vulnerability led to severe impacts from Horn of Africa flooding exacerbated by climate change and Indian Ocean Dipole

A man sits on top of a pile of sandbags in Somalia with a river behind. Very heavy rainfall is on the way.

After years of drought the short rainy season (October to December, OND) in the Horn of Africa brought exceptionally heavy rains, particularly in November, leading to severe flooding in the South of Ethiopia, Eastern Kenya and many regions in southern and central Somalia.

Urban planning at the heart of increasingly severe East African flood impacts in a warming world

Extreme Sahel heatwave that hit highly vulnerable population at the end of Ramadan would not have occurred without climate change

El Niño key driver of drought in highly vulnerable Southern African countries

Dangerous humid heat in southern West Africa about 4°C hotter due to climate change

Compounding natural hazards and high vulnerability led to severe impacts from Horn of Africa flooding exacerbated by climate change and Indian Ocean Dipole

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