https://www.bizcommunity.com/29/702.html Botswana news 15 Climate Change news - Botswana https://www.bizcommunity.com/res/img/logo.gif https://www.bizcommunity.com/29/702.html en-us Mon, 06 Apr 2026 15:58:45 +0200 https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/african-scientists-invited-to-apply-for-150000-jennifer-ward-oppenheimer-research-grant-511980a Open to early-career African scientists working to advance the continent’s biodiversity and conservation, the Jennifer Ward Oppenheimer (JWO) Research Grant is now accepting applications. 1-266696 Mon, 23 Mar 2026 13:48:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Climate Change Botswana https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/how-to-back-africa-next-gen-green-and-blue-entrepreneurs-628411a Under the theme “From Ambition to Action: Scaling Investment in Africa's Green and Blue Solutions”, Matsi Modise, Africa lead at the World Climate Foundation, outlined three ways Africa can help green and blue entrepreneurs reach their full potential. Modise was speaking at the 2026 Africa's Green Economy Summit being held at the Century City Convention Centre in Cape Town. 1-265981 Thu, 26 Feb 2026 13:04:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Climate Change Botswana https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/totalenergies-led-mozambique-lng-project-loses-r22bn-backing-063275a Britain and the Netherlands are withdrawing a combined $2.2bn in support for the TotalEnergies-led Mozambique LNG project, they said separately, after both hired firms to probe human rights concerns surrounding the development. 1-263857 Tue, 02 Dec 2025 08:04:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Climate Change Botswana https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/lagos-fashion-week-wins-the-2025-earthshot-prize-841153a To Lagos Fashion Week founder Omoyemi Akerele, fashion has the power to create jobs, preserve culture, and transform lives. Akerele is committed to transforming the wasteful nature of fashion by encouraging designers to adopt sustainable practices during fashion week and beyond. Hoping to expand to the rest of Africa, Akerele and Lagos Fashion Week just got a head start, as it was named one of the five 2025 Earthshot Prize winners. 1-263059 Thu, 06 Nov 2025 11:28:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Climate Change Botswana https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/how-african-companies-are-setting-the-stage-for-sustainable-growth-409619a From the looks of things, climate action in the corporate space is at a standstill. Statistics show that there’s been a drop in emissions reporting as well as a decrease in targets aimed at reducing carbon emissions. Just 7% of global and 6% of African companies fully report greenhouse gas emissions across scopes one, two, and three. Worldwide, reporting is down from 9% in 2024 and 10% in 2023. Global companies setting targets to reduce emissions across all scopes decreased by three percentage points year-over-year to 13%, following a high of 19% in 2023. Meanwhile, only 10% of African companies set targets for all scopes – three percentage points below the global average. 1-261855 Tue, 30 Sep 2025 09:48:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Climate Change Botswana https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/african-leaders-unite-to-fund-50bn-yearly-climate-initiative-despite-global-setbacks-510260a Africa is aiming to secure $50bn a year for a new continental climate solutions initiative sponsored by Ethiopia's Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, a draft declaration after a leaders' climate summit in Addis Ababa showed. 1-261326 Thu, 11 Sep 2025 09:44:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Climate Change Botswana https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/landslide-devastates-village-in-darfur-over-1000-feared-dead-065385a An armed group that controls part of western Sudan appealed for foreign help in recovering bodies and rescuing residents from torrential rain, after it said at least 1,000 people were killed when a landslide buried a mountain village. 1-261047 Wed, 03 Sep 2025 08:42:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Climate Change Botswana https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/africa-water-investment-pledge-faces-skills-gap-challenge-957734a At the recent African Union-AIP Water Investment Summit in Cape Town, a promising $10bn investment was pledged for water infrastructure in Africa. But does the continent have the skills to back up water sector investment? 1-260904 Fri, 29 Aug 2025 08:34:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Climate Change Botswana https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/african-universities-urged-to-spearhead-climate-research-391848a Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation, Professor Blade Nzimande, has emphasised the continent’s critical role in global climate research and the need for African institutions to contribute to global knowledge production. He highlighted the urgent need for African-led scientific research and climate adaptation strategies, stressing the importance of historically Black universities in Africa’s research agenda. 1-260523 Tue, 19 Aug 2025 10:15:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Climate Change Botswana https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/entries-for-the-2025-climate-media-awards-are-open-280547a Listen up, journos, content creators and storytellers who are all about how climate change is affecting Africa, entries for the 2025 Climate Media Awards are open until Monday, 27 October 2025. 1-260030 Mon, 04 Aug 2025 11:58:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Climate Change Botswana