For decades, global efforts towards the eradication of malaria, especially in sub-Saharan Africa, have focused essentially on West and Central Africa, where the disease is most endemic.
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A new study led by researchers at Yale University School of Public Health reveals that climate change is reshaping the geography of childhood malaria across sub-Saharan Africa, increasing the disease risk in cooler highland regions while reducing transmission in some of the continent’s hottest areas.
Despite recent advances in climate change attribution, many health impacts remain unmeasured1. Here we leverage over a century of clinical data2 to investigate whether human-caused climate change has increased the burden of childhood malaria across sub-Saharan Africa. We find a robust effect of temperature and extreme precipitation on prevalence, consistent with previous findings at local scales…
It’s been more than two decades since scientists first reported that a warming climate was responsible for malaria epidemics in the mountains of Kenya and Ethiopia, making it one of the first diseases linked to climate change. But after years of debate, it has remained unclear whether climate change is indeed making malaria worse.
Rising temperatures are redistributing the risk of childhood malaria in sub-Saharan Africa, resulting in areas of “new risk” in the east and south of the continent, but also “relief hotspots” in western Africa.
The mobilisation of capital for Africa’s climate challenge must necessarily be multifaceted – comprising local, global, and hybrid. In this regard, Development Finance Institutions (DFIs) – whether at national, continental, and multilateral levels – have a duty to direct funding towards ESG-compliant entities, projects, and community resilience causes, especially those built on solid sovereign frameworks.…
Applications are now open for recruitment into the Africa Youth Climate Fund (AYCF), a flagship initiative of the Green Africa Youth Organization (GAYO). AYCF is seeking passionate professionals from across Africa to join its fully remote team and contribute to advancing climate justice, youth empowerment, and sustainable development.
Below is a statement issued by UN Climate Change Executive Secretary Simon Stiell on Tuesday 28 July 2026, as spiraling climate-driven disasters put lives at risk and hammer economies around the world.
A recent decision by a French court requires a major European oil and gas company to report not only its own climate-warming emissions and those of its contractors but also those of its customers, who burn the oil and petroleum products the company sells.
Mirage News Mirage News Mirage NewsWorld29 Jul 2026 5:33 am AESTDate Time The United Nations
