Climate risks cloud Uganda’s high-income status ambitions

A young girl carries a jerrycan of water back home after fetching it from a flooded area in Ntoroko District. The district suffers periodic flooding events. COURTESY PHOTO/UNICEF-UGANDA. World Bank report says climate shocks could cut GDP growth...

Africa Climate Summit: From Aid to Investment

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia—In a bold and unified move, African leaders have adopted a new roadmap — the Addis Ababa Declaration to reposition the continent as a global leader in climate solutions. This historic commitment shifts the narrative from a...

Climate resilience is key to peacebuilding in Somalia

Somalia stands on the front lines of a growing, multilayered climate crisis. With each passing season, droughts stretch longer, floods grow fiercer and the land becomes increasingly degraded by advancing desertification. Climate change and...

Turkish aid agency supports Somalia’s development through over 500 projects

The Turkish state development aid agency has implemented over 500 projects since starting work in Somalia in 2011, contributing to the country's development in fields ranging from health care and agriculture to education and infrastructure. Zafer...

Somalia Adopts Whole-of-Government Approach to Mobilise Climate Finance through National Climate Fund

No Democracy Without Media Freedom in Somalia, NUSOJ Says On the occasion of the International Day of Democracy, 15 September 2025, the National Union of Somali Journalists (NUSOJ) warned that Somalia’s democratic transition is at serious risk...

Banned from the US: The voices missing at New York Climate Week

Lina Yassin is a Sudanese climate policy researcher at the International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED). As New York Climate Week approaches, excitement is building. It is, after all, a crucial moment to generate momentum toward...

TIKA advances Somalia’s development with over 500 projects since 2011

Since beginning operations in Somalia in 2011, the Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency (TIKA) has implemented more than 500 projects, making significant contributions to the country’s development across multiple sectors, including health,...

[UNHCR warns of rising migrant deaths on Somalia–Yemen route

Migrants and asylum seekers moving through Somalia face escalating risks of violence, trafficking, and exploitation along smuggling routes, according to a new UNHCR report warning of life-threatening conditions across key migration corridors. The...

Wildlife rescuers stunned after discovering cheetah cubs in heartbreaking situation: 'We can imagine the distress'

"These animals are now suffering." by Brianne NemiroffSeptember 14, 2025 Ten cheetah cubs were rescued from captivity after months of malnourishment and restraint in a holding space in Somaliland, an independent region of Somalia. This rescue...

Op-Ed: Somalia’s Future in the Mirror of History: Inclusiveness as the Path to Stability

Op-Ed: Somalia’s Future in the Mirror of History: Inclusiveness as the Path to Stability OP-ED| History is more than the path left by the past; it influences the present and can shape the future. For Somalia, this truth is unmistakable. Having...

Climate-Smart Agriculture for a Hunger-Free Future

September 9, 2025 What is Climate-Smart Agriculture? Climate-smart agriculture (CSA) is a forward-thinking approach to agriculture that addresses food insecurity and climate change simultaneously. It adapts farming practices, weather forecasting...

UPSC Essentials | Daily subject-wise quiz : Environment and Geography MCQs on International Big Cat Alliance, Nature 2030 programme and more (Week 127)

UPSC Essentials brings to you its initiative of subject-wise quizzes. These quizzes are designed to help you revise some of the most important topics from the static part of the syllabus. Attempt today’s subject quiz on Environment and Geography...

Somalia’s President Praises Abiy Ahmed for Realizing Nile Dam Project

ADDIS ABABA – Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud on Tuesday lauded Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed for the progress made on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), calling the milestone a “victory not only for Ethiopia, but for the...

Transforming Health in Post-Conflict Somalia: Priorities from a Multi-Stakeholder Roundtable on the 2025–2029 National Plan

Introduction Somalia’s health system stands at a critical juncture as it transitions from decades of conflict to sustainable development. The National Transformation Plan (NTP) 2025–2029, launched in March 2025, represents a paradigmatic shift...

African Leaders to the World: Swap Climate Aid for Strategic Investment

African Heads of States and delegates attending the 3 days ACS2 in Ethiopia posed for a group photo after the opening session of the summit/courtesy. By Kei Emmanuel Duku At the second Africa Climate Summit, Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed...

Somalia’s President Meets Djibouti and Kenya Leaders at Africa Climate Summit

ADDIS ABABA — Somalia’s President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud attended the 2nd Africa Climate Summit in Addis Ababa, where he held bilateral talks with Djibouti’s President Ismaïl Omar Guelleh and Kenya’s President William Ruto. During the meetings, the...

Africa Climate Summit: move from rhetoric to action

Co-convened by the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia and the African Union Commission the Summit from 8-10 September took the theme: “Accelerating Global Climate Solutions: Financing for Africa’s Resilient and Green Development.” A WMO...

How the IRC is supporting Somali farmers in the face of climate change

Mohamud Hassan Adde knows the signs of an impending drought when he sees them. As a life-long pastoralist, he has lived through many in his lifetime. Every time, he was forced to watch his precious goats die, one after the other. He had to face...

Somalia’s President Calls for Stronger African Climate Cooperation at Addis Ababa Summit

ADDIS ABABA – Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud on Monday called for strengthened continental cooperation to tackle the escalating impacts of climate change during his address at the Second Africa Climate Summit held in Addis Ababa. In his...

Somalia’s President Hassan Sheikh Urges Int'l Community to Deliver Finance at Right Scale

Addis Ababa, September 8, 2025 (ENA) -- Africa's vulnerability to climate change is compelling, where decarbonizing the global economy is inseparable from delivering development in #Africa, Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud noted. President...