Ugandan farmer Constance Okollet, right, addressed a civil society "climate hearing" at the Copenhagen talks.
Ugandan farmer Constance Okollet, right, addressed a civil society "climate hearing" at the Copenhagen talks.
Africa: Climate Treaty - Africa Ready to Accept U.S. $100 Billion Funding Deal
This Day, 17 December 2009
The Prime Minister of Ethiopia, Meles Zenawi, yesterday on behalf of the African Group proposed an annual funding portfolio of between $50 billion to $100 billion as part of… Read more »
Africa: Continent's U.S. $10 Billion Climate Bill
BuaNews, 17 December 2009
Africa has demanded a start-up fund of $10 billion per annum for the next three years to help curb the effects of climate change. Read more »
Africa: Continent Cuts Back on Demands at Climate Talks
IPS, 17 December 2009
Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi says Africa must compromise and be flexible towards other countries, if the U.N. Climate Conference ending on Dec. 18, is to reach an… Read more »
Africa: Climate Change Talks on the Brink
Business Day, 17 December 2009
INTERNATIONAL talks on climate change could fail, with just two days left and a controversial proposal from Ethiopia, on behalf of the Africa Group, threatening the bloc's… Read more »
Africa: Global Economic Apartheid Is Obstacle to Fair Climate Deal
IPS, 17 December 2009
"Climate change is an opportunity to deal with all the issues of equity and justice that we have been struggling for all along," said Kumi Naidoo, Executive Director of Greenpeace… Read more »
Nigeria: 'Country Won't Back Out of Demand for Gas Emission Reduction'
Vanguard, 16 December 2009
The federal government today said that it will not back out of Africa's demand to developed countries to reduce gas emission and compensate it for its contribution to global… Read more »
Africa: Odds Against United Bid for Carbon Justice
Nation, 16 December 2009
Only a day before the curtains fall on the two-week UN climate talks in Copenhagen, Africa seems certain to come out empty-handed. Read more »
Africa: An Early Warning System for Droughts
UNIRIN, 15 December 2009
Aid agencies will soon be able to learn about the onset of a drought two to three weeks after it starts, giving them a heads-up to plan relief, a senior World Meteorological… Read more »
Africa: Down to the Wire On Adaptation Money
UNIRIN, 14 December 2009
Should there be an international insurance facility to help poor countries alleviate the impact of climate-related risks? Should they be compensated for losses to their… Read more »
Africa: Continent Proposes Rescue Plan for Climate Deal
Nation, 16 December 2009
Ethiopian Prime Minister and head of African delegation Meles Zenawi, in partnership with France, has moved to a last-minute rescue plan to reach global climate deal as the ongoing… Read more »
Africa: Showdown in Copenhagen
This Day, 15 December 2009
It was a showdown as the United Nations Climate Change conference in Copenhagen, Denmark, ran into a stumbling block yesterday with Africa, other developing countries under the… Read more »
Africa: Maathai Calls for Binding Climate Action Timetable
COP15, 16 December 2009
Statement by Prof. Wangari Maathai, Nobel Peace Laureate, Goodwill Ambassador for the Congo Basin Forest Ecosystem, & UN Messenger of Peace at the opening of the High Level… Read more »
Africa: Walk Out on Wednesday, Say Activists
IPS, 15 December 2009
Accusing developed nations of attempting to kill the Kyoto Protocol and refusing to meet emissions cuts and funding obligations, the Climate Justice Action, a global network of… Read more »
Africa: Thousands Sent Home From Packed Summit
BuaNews, 15 December 2009
The United Nations (UN) is to send home thousands of non-governmental organization (NGO) delegates from around the world as the venue of the climate change conference is now packed… Read more »
Africa: Continent Has Ace Up Her Sleeve
BuaNews, 15 December 2009
The climate change conference in Copenhagen has seen interesting trade-offs with developing countries using the Kyoto Protocol as a bargaining chip. Read more »
Africa: Copenhagen - The Story So Far
WWF, 14 December 2009
As the vital UN climate conference in Copenhagen reached its halfway point, hundreds of thousands of people took to the streets to demand action. We reflect on what’s been… Read more »
Africa: Climate Change - Negotiations Suspended As African Leaders Stage Boycott
Leadership, 14 December 2009
Negotiations at the UN climate summit have been suspended after developing countries withdrew their co-operation.Delegations were angry at what they saw as moves by the Danish host… Read more »
Africa: Talks Back on Track After Africa's Kyoto Protest
Business Day, 15 December 2009
United Nations (UN) climate talks resumed in Copenhagen yesterday after envoys from SA and the Africa Group shut down most negotiations for several hours in a dispute over the… Read more »
Africa: Ethiopian PM Threatens to Scuttle Climate Deal
COP15, 14 December 2009
African Union climate negotiator Meles Zenawi has sought Chinese and Indian backing if the African demands are not being taken seriously. Read more »
Africa: Copenhagen - Emphasis Should Be On Action Plan
Monitor, 15 December 2009
According to the recent World Population report, 2009, in the last century the world population increased from 1.65b to 6b and is expected to surpass 9b by 2050. Read more »
Africa: Why Continent Must Act Immediately to Reduce the Impact of Climate Change
Business Daily, 16 December 2009
Next week we will know the outcome of the climate change negotiations currently taking place in Copenhagen and we will need to start work on implementing any agreements achieved. Read more »
Africa: Continent Needs to Chart Own Course
Business Daily, 16 December 2009
Please understand, I need a chair that is why I am cutting you down;" a West African tells a tree before cutting it down. Read more »
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