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Summer 2025 confirmed as Britain’s warmest on record

LONDON | Xinhua | The summer of 2025 is officially confirmed as the warmest summer on record for Britain, according to provisional statistics from Britain’s Met Office released on Monday. From June 1 to Aug. 31, Britain’s mean temperature stood at 16.10 degrees Celsius, 1.51 degrees above the long-term meteorological …

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Climate change is making Africa’s debt burden worse but new debt contracts could help

COMMENT | MAGALIE MASAMBA | Many African countries are already struggling with heavy debt burdens. Climate change is making this worse. Africa contributes the least to global emissions but suffers the most from extreme weather, rising temperatures and drought. These disasters affect not just people’s livelihoods but also national revenues, making …

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Archbishop Ssemogerere calls for youth empowerment in climate change fight

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | His Grace Paul Ssemogerere, the Archbishop of Kampala Archdiocese, has urged leaders across Africa to prioritise youth empowerment as a critical strategy in addressing the climate crisis. Speaking during the closing ceremony of the three-day Laudato Si’ Africa Conference held at Bethany Land Institute (BLI) …

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Catholic Church calls for united action against climate change

Luwero, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Catholic Church has renewed its call for collective global action against climate change, urging political leaders and citizens alike to urgently take responsibility for environmental protection. The appeal was made by Cardinal Peter Kodwo Appiah Turkson, Chancellor of the Pontifical Academy of Sciences …

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CLIMATE: aBi Development sets ambitious targets for Uganda’s agricultural sector by 2028

aBi Development aims to reach 2 million farmers with enhanced inputs and services, double the productivity and income of 500,000 smallholder farmers, and strengthen agribusiness market linkages. Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | aBi Development has unveiled an ambitious strategic framework aimed at fostering climate-resilient, green, and inclusive agro-industrial growth in …

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Race on to stop climate destroying our health

As the planet is ravaged by heatwaves, droughts, floods and cyclones, economists are calling for better investment in health to save millions ANALYSIS | AGENCIES | With 2024 being the hottest year on record, in which the Earth for the first time saw more than 1.5°C of warming since pre-industrial temperatures, …

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Microsoft, UN, address climate change-induced displacements

Migration agency to leverage tech giant’s AI expertise ANALYSIS | RONALD MUSOKE | Microsoft, a U.S-based tech conglomerate has entered into partnership with the International Organisation for Migration of the UN (IOM) to address climate-induced displacement by harnessing artificial intelligence and data insights. The partnership which the two entities entered into in …

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Remittances and climate change

Money sent home by relatives abroad is vital for families in Sub-Saharan Africa to withstand climate change impacts ANALYSIS | RONALD MUSOKE | The fact that remittances –the money sent home by migrant workers– is often a lifeline for millions of those left behind has been known for a long time. …

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