November 18
Ghana: Ghana Tree Crop Diversification Project Launched
Ghanaian Times
The Ghana Tree Crop Diversification Project (TCDP) aimed at transforming the country's agricultural industry and promote long-term economic growth has been launched in Accra by the… 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 »
Africa: We All Need Toilets - Expert Insights Into What Happens When There Aren't Enough of Them [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
"Safe toilets for all by 2030" is one of the Sustainable Development Goal targets. But, with just more than five years to go until 2030, the United Nations says the world is… Read more »
Liberia: SDI, Partners to Host 7th Regional Forum On Forest Governance
Liberian Observer
To enhance the knowledge and capacity of community members and other stakeholders, the Sustainable Development Institute (SDI) and partners will host the seventh regional forum in… Read more »
Africa: Why the Valuation of Africa's Green Economy Matters
The Herald
I applaud President Sassou Nguesso of the Republic of Congo and President William Ruto of Kenya, the co-chairs, for their leadership on this agenda, and for joining with me in our… Read more »
South Africa: Cape Town May Pump As Much Sewage Into the Sea As It Likes
GroundUp
Environment minister has lifted quantity restrictions on the city's three marine outfalls 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 »
Madagascar: Madagascar's Lychee Growers in Crisis As Production Plummets
RFI
The lychee harvest season is under way in Madagascar - the world's top producer of the prized pink fruit - but growers and exporters are facing a major crisis, as forecasts… 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 »
South Africa: Deputy Ministers to Inspect Lesotho Highlands Water Project
SAnews.gov.za
Water and Sanitation Deputy Ministers, David Mahlobo and Sello Seitlholo, together with Deputy Minister of Performance, Monitoring and Evaluation, Seiso Mohai, will today lead an… 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 »
