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Almost two in five (39%) Ethiopians believe climate change poses them no threat at all, despite evidence suggesting the country is currently at risk from its impacts.
Lloyd’s Register Foundation World Risk Poll
A road is destroyed by flash flooding in Sidi Ouaaziz, Morocco
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While awareness of the serious threat climate change generally improved in North Africa, the high proportion of 'don't knows' in some countries suggests a greater need to improve understanding of the link between climate change and severe weather events.
Lloyd’s Register Foundation World Risk Poll
Young students in a school in Kenya
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UNICEF and Education Cannot Wait help Kenyan youths like Mohamed continue learning amid the climate crisis, as droughts and floods have disrupted education, putting many children at risk. Programs offer catch-up classes and climate-resilient education.
United Nations Children's Fund (Global Headquarters, New York)
Table-top Exercises (TTX) in Mauritius, Madagascar and Seychelles
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From August to October 2024, UNDRR organized three table-top exercises (TTX) in Mauritius, Madagascar and Seychelles
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction - Regional Office for Africa
Wetland
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Zimbabwe’s wetlands are under threat from urban expansion and unsustainable agriculture. Can state and community efforts reverse the damage?
Dialogue Earth
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The African Risk Capacity (ARC) Group has made a climate risk insurance payout to the Government of the Republic of Zambia amounting to nine million nine hundred seventy-nine thousand one hundred forty US dollars (US$9,979,140).
African Risk Capacity
An inclined wooden structure in a drain after flooding in Accra, Ghana in 2020.
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The Famine Early Warning Systems Network (FEWS NET) is teaming up with ReliefWeb to share its latest analyses, data, and resources related to the world’s most pressing food emergencies.
ReliefWeb
 Residents contend with the flooding after a downpour in Accra, Ghana in 2020.
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In response to the increasing flood risk and limited financial protection, a project to strengthen the financial resilience of flood-prone communities in Ghana was launched in 2022 under the Tripartite Agreement.
Insurance Development Forum

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