🌍 What does it mean to live at 1.2 degrees of global warming?

For frontline communities in Africa, the climate crisis isn’t a future threat—it’s unfolding right now. From catastrophic floods in Nigeria to deadly cyclones in Mozambique and relentless droughts across the Sahel, extreme weather is already pushing people, ecosystems, and economies to the brink. Yet, these devastating realities rarely make global headlines.

In this episode of Frontline Speaks, hosts Jennifer Kwao and Krystel Sil Sikana take you to the heart of the crisis, where survival is a daily battle. You’ll hear from those living through it:

🎙️ Abdulkhadir Ahmed on mobilizing rescue efforts after devastating floods in Maiduguri

🎙️ Daniel Ribero on how warming oceans are supercharging storms in Mozambique

🎙️ Mildred Omino on the overlooked impact of climate change on people with disabilities

🎙️ Dr. Portia Adade Williams on Africa’s climate adaptation efforts and the urgent need for sustainable, context-specific solutions

🎙️ Gloria Agyare on the growing threat to food security across the continent

From rising temperatures to mounting losses, we explore the realities of climate breakdown, the failures of governments to prepare, and the urgent need for just and effective adaptation strategies. What will it take for those most responsible for the crisis to finally act? And how are African communities forging their own path to climate resilience?

🔔 Subscribe now and join us every week as we bring you the stories that need to be heard—because when the media goes dark, Frontline Speaks.

🎧 A podcast by 1.2 Diaries, supported by the Africa-Europe Foundation’s Youth Awards. The show is executive produced by Jennifer Kwao and co-hosted with Krystel Sil Sikana. Our producer is Seden Anlar. Lydia Ayame Hiraide is our consulting writer and researcher. Our copy-editor is Serag Heiba.

Resources

https://wmo.int/news/media-centre/africa-faces-disproportionate-burden-from-climate-change-and-adaptation-costs#:~:text=%E2%80%9COver%20the%20past%2060%20years,WMO%20Secretary%2DGeneral%20Celeste%20Saulo. 

https://www.carbonbrief.org/analysis-africas-extreme-weather-have-killed-at-least-15000-people-in-2023/ 

https://www.politico.eu/article/united-nations-emissions-gap-global-warming-data-climate-change-report/

https://www.uneca.org/stories/17-out-of-the-20-countries-most-threatened-by-climate-change-are-in-africa%2C-but-there-are

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/nov/26/geert-wilders-far-right-pvv-dutch-climate-policy