Climate diplomacy: Germany and Media General kicked off Climate Talks 2026 in Tamale, a year-long dialogue on how climate stress is feeding conflict and squeezing livelihoods in northern Ghana, with organisers warning that scarcity and existing vulnerabilities can turn tensions into violence. Health & environment: Florida’s dengue risk is spiking as heat, humidity and standing water boost mosquitoes; CDC data show a 359% surge in U.S. dengue activity, with Miami-Dade on high alert for the peak season. Mining & environment: WWF Zimbabwe and ZELO launched a five-year project to promote environmentally and socially responsible mining and better local benefit-sharing, targeting energy-transition minerals for sustainable value chains. Biodiversity & land use: Research from Burkina Faso’s Bontioli reserve shows drylands can store meaningful carbon—but human pressure has shifted wooded savanna into grassland and farmland, releasing stored carbon. Governance & jobs: South Africa marks Youth Day amid stark unemployment, with millions of young people still locked out of work. Weather disruption: Toronto’s FIFA Fan Festival was evacuated over lightning risk, underscoring how summer storms can disrupt major events.