Dominican Republic Gets US$6.3 Million in EU-Backed Sargassum Financing
Dominican small firms that collect sargassum seaweed are set to get US$6.3 million in sargassum financing from the EU's investment...
October 5, 2026Topic
Climate
Panama Activates US$8.2 Million El Niño Farmer Plan
Panama's Agriculture Ministry put US$8.2 million into action for farmers hit by El Niño drought and floods: water systems, cattle...
October 4, 2026
Lesotho Drought Risk Rises as El Niño Returns
Lesotho drought risk rises as El Niño cuts rain from October. About 311,000 people face food insecurity and the disaster...
October 2, 2026
Ethiopia Faces Higher Flood Risk as a Very Strong El Niño Peaks in 2026
Forecasters give southern Ethiopia a 90% chance of a wetter-than-normal October–December as a near-certain, very strong El Niño heads for...
September 27, 2026
Firefighters Gain Ground as Wildfire Burns in Cape Winelands Mountains
Firefighters gained ground on 19 September 2026 above Simondium in the Cape Winelands, after the Western Cape set aside US$737,680...
September 20, 2026
Congo Basin Agroecology Roadmap Adopted by Six Countries in Cameroon
A Congo Basin agroecology roadmap adopted in Cameroon asks six governments to steer 30% of their farm investment plan budgets...
September 3, 2026
Algeria Moves to Restore the Death Penalty for Setting Forests Alight
Algeria death penalty for deliberate forest fires: Tebboune has given the justice minister until 15 September to amend the penal...
September 1, 2026
Brazil Senate Fast-Tracks Rural Insurance Overhaul as El Niño Threatens Crops
Brazil's Senate is set to vote a rural insurance overhaul as El Niño threatens the 2026/27 crop, with subsidy funds...
September 1, 2026
Peru El Niño Emergency: Cabinet Weighs Decree for 22 Regions as Fiscal Savings Hit 25-Year Low
Peru's El Niño emergency plan would put districts in 22 regions under a state of emergency as the Fiscal Council...
September 1, 2026