November 15
South Africa: South African Activists Represent Local Communities at COP29, Addressing Climate Challenges Head-On
Earthlife
South African grassroots environmental justice activists from Limpopo, Gauteng, and Eastern Cape have landed at COP29! Read more »
Rwanda: Are Countries On Track With Their National Climate Goals?
New Times
Existing national climate goals, commonly known as Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs), are 'not nearly ambitious enough' to limit global warming to below 1.5 degrees… Read more »
Rwanda: Inside Rwanda's Plan to Fix $6bn Climate Finance Gap
New Times
Rwanda is exploring innovative approaches to mobilise $6.2 billion climate finance, from 2024 to 2030, as part of implementing the newly adopted Climate and Nature Finance Strategy… Read more »
Liberia: EPA Official Stresses Climate and Security Link in National Climate Plans
Liberian Investigator
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) of Liberia is advocating for the inclusion of climate change and security considerations in the country's Nationally Determined… Read more »
November 14
Africa: 3 Innovative Ways to Help Countries Hit By Climate Disasters, Beyond a Loss and Damage Fund [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
These days, it's hard to escape news stories discussing how climate change is contributing to extreme weather disasters, including the recent U.S. hurricanes. Aid agencies are… Read more »
Africa: Climate Change - Women's Role in the Economy Is Key to a Just Transition [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
The realities of climate change are hitting home for many people living in the global south. Food security, water access and health have been jeopardised by the increased… Read more »
Nigeria: How to Hold Multinational Companies in Nigeria Accountable for Polluting Niger Delta
allAfrica
allAfrica's Nontobeko Mlambo attended the 20th African Investigative Journalism Conference (AIJC), held at Witwatersrand University in Johannesburg, which is the largest… Read more »
Africa: COP29 - 'You Have Every Right to Be Angry' Guterres Tells Youth Advocates Frustrated Over Lack of Climate Action
UN News
As negotiations over how to tackle climate change head into their fifth day in Baku, UN Secretary-General António Guterres has expressed solidarity with young climate… Read more »
Uganda: UN Taskforce Report Warns of Policy Gaps Endangering 1.5°c Climate Target
Nile Post
The UN Secretary-General's High-Level Expert Group on Net-Zero Emissions Commitments of Non-State Entities (HLEG) has issued a sharp warning to global policymakers, stressing that… Read more »
Africa: COP29 - Experts Decry Africa's Climate Finance Shortfalls
Premium Times
During the opening plenary on Monday, the COP29 organisers hinted that the negotiating priority at the conference is to achieve a new climate finance goal. Read more »
Africa: Greenpeace Africa Calls for Real Climate Solutions Over Dubious Carbon Markets Scheme
Greenpeace
As COP29 discussions continue in Baku, Greenpeace Africa strongly opposes the push for unreliable market-based mechanisms as a solution to the climate crisis, warning that they… Read more »
Africa: UNHCR Amplifies Voices of Displaced On Frontlines of Climate Change
UN News
UN refugee agency, UNHCR, on Thursday launched the Refugees for Climate Action initiative in a bid to mobilise the world's forcibly displaced to join the fight against global… Read more »
Africa: Fudged Figures, Gas, and Debt - Digging Into MDBs' 'Climate Finance' [analysis]
African Arguments
Half of all Multilateral Development Banks' climate finance goes to Europe. Just 4% is grants. We don't just need more but better climate finance. Read more »
Africa: COP29 - African Countries Must Wake Up From 'Distributed Carbon Emission Guilt' to People-Centered Climate Action
IPS
Global warming is no longer just an issue for the environment but a crisis of life itself. Yet, African governments' climate action strategies, specifically those submitted under… Read more »
Zimbabwe: Activists Demand Trillions in Climate Finance, Urging Developed Nations to Repay 'Climate Debt' to the Global South
263Chat
Global climate activists intensified their demands at COP29 in Baku, calling for developed countries to take accountability for climate change impacts that continue to devastate… Read more »
Africa: COP29 - Amb Gatete Lists Five Critical Policy Priorities Toward a Climate-Resilient Africa
New Times
African economies lose up to 5% of GDP, on average, annually because of climate-related disruptions and, while they require adequate, predictable and accessible finance, the… Read more »
Africa: Progress As Draft Decision Text for COP29 Presidency's Top Negotiating Priority Released
IPS
Three days into the landmark COP29 conference, the co-chairs of the New Collective Quantified Goal (NCQG) have arrived at a workable basis for discussion on the summit's top… Read more »
Africa: African Penguins Could Be Extinct By 2035 - How to Save Them [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
In October 2024, the African penguin became the first penguin species in the world to be listed as critically endangered by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature. Read more »
November 13
Africa: Ruto Says Africa's Resources Position It to Lead Global Climate Solutions
Capital FM
President William Ruto says Africa's natural resources and biodiversity place it in a unique position to lead global climate solutions, highlighting the continent's role beyond… Read more »
Africa: Africa Is Battling Plastic Pollution and Waste Crisis, Activists Say
RFI
Africa continues to grapple with plastic pollution, a waste crisis, and limited investment, activists report, as discussions unfold at the UN climate meetings in Azerbaijan. To… Read more »
Africa: Remittances Can Help Fill Funding Gaps for Climate Adaptation [analysis]
ISS
More attention should be given to how remittances can help African countries withstand and adapt to climate change. Read more »
Ethiopia: President Taye Reaffirms Ethiopia's Commitment to Paris Agreement
ENA
President Taye Atske Selassie, at COP29, has reaffirmed Ethiopia's commitment to the Paris Agreement and proactive disaster preparedness. Read more »
Africa: COP29 - Kagame Calls for Sufficient Climate Finance for Africa
New Times
President Paul Kagame issued a rallying call on Wednesday, November 13, urging world leaders to fairly compensate the African continent for its "extensive contributions" to climate… Read more »
Africa: Time to Pay Up - Make Big Oil Fund Climate Loss and Damage [press release]
Global Witness
As UN climate negotiations begin, a new Global Witness analysis shows that top oil and gas producers could pay for climate loss and damage in lower-income countries with their… Read more »
West Africa: Pandemic Preparedness in West Africa - Multiplayer Collaborative Solutions for a Changing Climate [blog]
Nigeria Health Watch
The World Health Organization (WHO) has identified climate change as one of humanity's most significant health threat, with significant impacts across Africa. Rising temperatures… Read more »
