November 18
Zimbabwe: Residents Move to Avert Pollution of Monavale Vlei
263Chat
Pollution of Monavale Vlei remains a threat to the integrity of the wetland which is an internationally recognised site under the Ramsar International Convention on the protection… Read more »
Zimbabwe: Filabusi Born Zim CEO Named On Time Magazine Top 100 List
263Chat
AFRICAN Risk Capacity Limited (ARC Ltd) chief executive officer Lesley Ndlovu has made Time Magazine's 2024 list of the 100 Most Influential Climate Leaders in Business. Read more »
South Africa: Top Climate Activist Warns of Catastrophic Outcomes If World Doesn't Transition to Clean Energy
SAnews.gov.za
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - South African human rights and climate justice activist, Kumi Naidoo, has warned about the dangers of catastrophic climate change, calling on the Group of… Read more »
Namibia: Shifeta Irked By Inadequate Climate Financing
New Era
Environment minister Pohamba Shifeta expressed disappointment in developed nations for their unwillingness to provide adequate funding towards climate change. Read more »
November 17
Africa: Youth Protest At COP29 - 'We Will Not Standby to Inherit Dead Planet'
IPS
"We cannot rely on capitalistic logic to serve our fight for liberation. More investments will not build houses after floods because it's not profitable. Corporations will not… Read more »
Africa: Breakthroughs, Setbacks in COP29's First Week of Ambitious Pursuit of Climate Consensus
IPS
It has been a high-profile packed agenda in Baku, Azerbaijan, marked by milestone events designed to complete the first enhanced transparency framework and the new collective… Read more »
Nigeria: #COP29 Climate Summit - Atiku Faults Nigeria's Large Delegation
This Day
The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2023 general election, Atiku Abubakar has criticised what he described as Nigeria's large delegation to this… Read more »
East Africa: Ethiopia's Commitment to COP29
Ethiopian Herald
Ever since the conferences on the environment have been held at the international level Ethiopia has been an active participant because along with other African countries more or… Read more »
Rwanda: COP29 - Guidelines On How to Include Small Businesses in National Climate Plans Unveiled
New Times
With finance at the top of the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP29) agenda in Baku, Azerbaijan, the International Trade Centre (ITC) unveiled its newly developed… Read more »
Africa: COP29 - From Carbon Credits to the Taliban, Here Are the Big Takeaways From Baku in Week 1
Daily Maverick
This is a wrap-up for Week 1 of the most noteworthy events and developments at the 29th Conference of the Parties in Azerbaijan. The 12-day conference concludes on Friday. Read more »
Ethiopia: Pavilion Promotes Ethiopia's Climate Change Mitigation Efforts
Ethiopian Herald
Climate change is defined as long-term changes in temperature, precipitation, wind patterns, and other components of the Earth's climate system. It is mostly caused by human… Read more »
Nigeria: Baku's Climate Pulse - Key Events From COP29's Fifth and Sixth Day
Premium Times
During the fifth and sixth days at COP, several initiatives and pledges to scale climate actions through energy efficiency and digitalisation were endorsed. Read more »
November 16
Africa: Climate Finance Loans a Disaster for Climate-Burdened African Communities
IPS
African environmental activists at the ongoing climate summit (COP29) in Baku have called on climate financiers to stop suffocating poor countries with unbearable loans in the name… Read more »
Africa: Building Resilience - Spotlight On Poorest, Rural Communities Amid COP29 Competing Priorities
IPS
Life in remote, marginal areas, drylands and deserts is increasingly becoming difficult because rural people are in the crosshairs of an unprecedented climate onslaught. A… Read more »
Ethiopia: Women, Indigenous Communities Must Lead Climate Finance Allocations At COP29 - Plan International Global Director
IPS
Plan International, a global leader in advocating for children's rights and gender equality, sees the need for women and Indigenous people to be at the forefront of climate… Read more »
Angola: Angola Benefits From More Than U.S.100 Million to Fight Climate Change
ANGOP
Angola has benefited from more than US$100 million in pilot projects to combat climate change since 2015, the National Director for Climate Action and Sustainable Development,… Read more »
November 15
Africa: COP29 - Why Africa's $1.3 Trillion Climate Goal Makes Perfect Sense [analysis]
African Arguments
Global leaders should keep in mind that the benefits of climate financing far outweigh the costs of implementing them. Read more »
Africa: Fossil Fuel Lobbyists Eclipse Delegations From Most Climate-Vulnerable Nations At COP29 Climate Talks [press release]
Global Witness
Industry influx escalates calls to protect talks from Big Polluters Read more »
Africa: Climate Leaders Call for Urgent Overhaul of UN Climate Process - Global Witness Response [press release]
Global Witness
Responding to the call from climate leaders for urgent overhaul of UN climate processes, Dominic Kavakeb, Co-Director of Campaigns at Global Witness, said: Read more »
Africa: COP29 Negotiators Urged to Define Financial Path to Education for Climate-Affected Children
IPS
Directly destroying schools and learning materials, climate shocks are increasingly taking away the right to education. A staggering 400 million students globally experienced… Read more »
Malawi: First Lady Madam Chakwera Donates Relief Food to Nkhota Kota Flood Victims
Nyasa Times
First Lady Madam Monica Chakwera has donated 45 metric tonnes of maize flour and 5 metric tonnes of beans worth K70.7 million to 1800 households who were affected by floods in… Read more »
Africa: Africa's Demands - Continent's COP29 Irreducible Minimums Amid Release of First Draft Text
IPS
As expected, climate finance has taken center stage in Baku COP29 in a bid to renew the global focus on finance as a means to transform climate ambitions into tangible, sustainable… Read more »
Africa: From the Biodiversity COP16 to the Climate COP29 - Building Equitable Accountability, Alignment, and Adequacy On Finance
IPS
The United States just went through its most consequential election. While the outcome raises questions about what the re-election of Trump means for U.S. engagement in global… Read more »
Africa: Afreximbank Pushes for Accelerated Climate Financing At COP29
Business Day Africa
Afreximbank has pledged to enhance its role in promoting a balanced energy transition in Africa, aiming to address the continent's development priorities and unlock economic… Read more »
Uganda: Uganda to Benefit From UK's Shs40bn Satellite Funding for Climate Monitoring
Nile Post
The satellite instruments will help Uganda monitor emissions such as carbon dioxide, methane, and nitrogen dioxide, enabling better-informed climate policies and targeted… Read more »
