November 12
Africa: COP29 - Drought Warnings Save Lives, What About Livelihoods?
The New Humanitarian
While it may be clear from a forecast when a good time to act might be, with regards to livelihoods it is never straightforward to decide what exactly should be done. Read more »
Africa: COP29 - Guterres Urges Countries to 'Get Serious' On Loss and Damage Funding
UN News
UN Secretary-General António Guterres called on Tuesday for countries to step up contributions to a financial mechanism to assist developing countries affected by climate… Read more »
Africa: Africa's Green Momentum - a Call for Action At COP29
Africa Renewal
At COP29, the United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres called for action to transform Africa into a global renewable energy leader, emphasizing the continent's… Read more »
Africa: 'Extremely Urgent' - an Interview With the Head of the Adaptation Fund [interview]
African Arguments
With the Global South hoping COP29 can bring progress on the $215-387 bn per year needed for adaptation, we spoke to the head of the Adaptation Fund. Read more »
Africa: Explainer - Can COP29 Settle Climate Finance?
Liberian Observer
What is COP29? Read more »
Africa: COP29 - Parties Reach Consensus On Standards for Creation of Carbon Credits
Premium Times
This year, the COP29 agenda is expected to be anchored on climate finance, mitigation, and adaptation, with the New Collective Quantified Goal (NCQG) designed to provide support… Read more »
Africa: Kenya's Environment CS Duale Urges Global North to Meet Africa's $1.3 Trillion Climate Finance Target At COP29
Capital FM
Kenya's Environment Cabinet Secretary, Aden Duale, has stressed the urgency of addressing climate change and securing financial support for vulnerable nations at the ongoing COP29… Read more »
Africa: 'Do More' - Guterres Urges Strong Climate Action At COP29
Capital FM
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has urged global leaders at the UN Climate Change Summit, COP29, to take stronger action to protect people from the impacts… Read more »
Liberia: UL Launches Postgraduate Diploma and Certificate in Climate Action
New Dawn
The School of Environmental Studies and Climate Change at the University of Liberia (UL) has launched a Postgraduate Diploma and Certificate Program in Climate Action. Read more »
Ethiopia: President Taye Opens Ethiopian Pavilion At COP29 in Baku
ENA
President Taye Atske Selassie has officially opened the Ethiopian Pavilion at the 29th Conference of the Parties (COP29) in Baku, Azerbaijan. Read more »
Africa: Air Pollution and Pneumonia Scorecard
Stop Pneumonia
Air pollution is the leading risk factor for 2.2 million annual deaths from pneumonia, responsible for an estimated 30% (651,200) of all pneumonia deaths in 2021 according to the… Read more »
Rwanda: COP29 - Kagame Arrives in Azerbaijan for Climate Change Summit
New Times
President Paul Kagame on Tuesday, November 12, arrived in Baku, Azerbaijan where world leaders gathered for the 29th Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on… Read more »
Africa: IFAD Expands Its Climate Finance For More Resilient Rural Populations
IFAD
At a time when the transformation of food systems in the face of climate change requires unprecedented levels of funding and financial innovation, the International Fund for… Read more »
Kenya: COP29 Green Zone Opens As Hub for Practical Climate Solutions and Global Collaboration
Capital FM
COP29 launched its Green Zone on the first day of the climate conference in Azerbaijan, establishing a hub focused on transforming climate commitments into real-world actions. Read more »
Kenya: COP29 Kicks Off With Early Agreement On Carbon Credit Standards and Ambitious Climate Goals
Capital FM
The COP29 climate summit opened in Baku, Azerbaijan, with an early breakthrough as nations reached a consensus on standards for carbon credits under Article 6.4 of the Paris… Read more »
Africa: 350.org at COP29 [press release]
350Africa.org
Widely dubbed the "finance COP", COP29 will take place in Baku, Azerbaijan between 11-22 November, 2024. Read more »
Africa: COP29 to Feature High-Level Focus On Clean Cooking As African Union and Tanzania Unite for Climate Solutions
African Union
At COP29 in Azerbaijan, the African Union (AU) and the United Republic of Tanzania will join forces in a high-level side event to make clean cooking a central part of the global… Read more »
Africa: COP29 - Developing Nations Urge Action On Unmet Climate Promises
Nile Post
As COP29 opens in Baku, Azerbaijan, global attention shifts to the widening gap between the ambitious pledges of past climate summits and the urgent action needed to address the… Read more »
Zimbabwe: . . .As Climate Smart Agric Pays-Off
The Herald
President Mnangagwa is expected to address the United Nations Climate Change Conference, also known as COP29, as the global summit officially opens today. Read more »
Zimbabwe: Civil Protection On High Alert As Heavy Rains Start
The Herald
Localised rains, which were predicted by the Meteorological Services Department (MSD) on Sunday, started being experienced in some parts of the country including Bulawayo… Read more »
November 11
Senegal: Unprecedented Floods Devastate Harvests in Northeastern Senegal
RFI
Wide areas of farmland are submerged in north and eastern regions of the West African country, sweeping away the livelihoods of a population largely dependent on agriculture. Over… Read more »
Africa: COP29 - Setting a Climate Finance Target Is Only Half the Battle for Africa [analysis]
African Arguments
New analysis finds that the average cost of capital for power projects in Africa is triple that of other parts of the world. Read more »
Africa: Despite Tough Geopolitical Crosswinds, Global Leaders Advance on AI Governance and Other Key Topics at 2024 Paris Peace Forum [press release]
Paris Peace Forum
The election of Donald Trump changed the world - for a second time. Just days after U.S. vote, and as COP29 opens in Baku in a world more divided than ever, world leaders came… Read more »
Ethiopia: A Sisterhood of Support - Improving Maternity Care in Ethiopia's Climate Change-Ravaged Somali Region
UNFPA
Abeba Birhanu, a 46-year-old midwife, has spent more than half her life delivering babies at the Karamara Hospital in Jigjiga, the capital of Ethiopia's Somali region. Throughout… Read more »
Africa: As COP29 Opens in Baku, Azerbaijan, World Leaders Should Deliver On Climate Finance for African Communities [press release]
Greenpeace
As COP29 opens in Baku, Greenpeace Africa calls on world leaders to deliver ambitious climate finance to African nations bearing the brunt of the climate crisis. With climate… Read more »
