Flooding in Nigeria is on the rise – good forecasts, drains and risk maps are urgently needed
Nigeria is one of the most flood-prone countries in west Africa. Many areas experience annual flooding. This happens during heavy rainfall and one of the reason…
Insights for African countries from the latest climate change projections
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) – a body of the UN tasked with providing scientific information on climate change – has released a major ne…
Why Kenya’s seasonal rains keep failing and what needs to be done
Kenya’s long rains – which typically run from March to May – haven’t started in most of the country. Some regions have now experienced the failure of three rain…