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If global warming surpasses 1.5°C, vast regions could lose critical crop diversity, heightening the risk to worldwide food security.

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A new study warns cassava brown streak disease could expand to about 33.7% of Africa’s land. Climate change and infected planting materials may accelerate the virus’s spread. West Africa, including ...

A rapid analysis of heavy floods that occurred between December 2025 and January 2026 in Southern Africa finds that climate change has exacerbated extreme rainfall events. Scientists found that ...

The U.N.’s recent “Adaptation Gap Report” reveals a massive shortfall between the funds needed for climate adaptation and the financing available as of 2023. Africa, among the most climate-vulnerable ...

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