World Meteorological Organization

Kenyan Biochar Project Becomes First in Africa Validated Under European Carbon Standard

By Chemtai Kirui
In June 2025, Kenyan climate-tech firm Tera became the first African project developer to have its carbon removal initiative independently validated and registered under Riverse, a European standard for engineered climate solutions.

Water Shortages Hit Zimbabwe Towns as Country Struggles To Overcome Impact of El Niño

By Jeffrey Moyo
At a borehole not far from Mpopoma High School in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe’s second largest city, 48-year-old Sakhile Mulawuzi balances a white 25-liter bucket of water on her head as she holds another 10-liter blue bucket filled with water. She trudges these back home along a narrow pathway leading to her house in Mpopoma, one of the high-density areas here.

Latin America and the Caribbean Hit with Record-Breaking Heat and Other Climate Effects in 2023

By Alison Kentish
Every year for the last four years, a collaborative effort involving scientists and other experts has assessed the state of the climate in Latin America and the Caribbean. The findings have revealed increasingly alarming trends for the world’s second-most disaster-prone region.
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