November 09, 2022
Africa: COP27 - Religious Multilateralism: an Endangered Species in the Age of Triple Planetary Crises
In this year's COP 27 two-weeklong summit in Egypt, which concludes November 18, a rough count indicates there will be 40 different sessions organised by, for, and about, religious… Read more »
November 07, 2022
Africa: Will COP27 Deliver or Be a Climate Forum of Empty Promises for Africa?
Africa is counting on COP27 to deliver it from climate change. But will it? Read more »
Africa: COP27 - Why Global Action Is Needed to Decarbonise Industries Everywhere
Ahead of this year's COP27 in Egypt, industry and government representatives from 15 developing countries across Asia, Latin America and Africa met in a series of consultations… Read more »
Africa: COP27 - The Thorny Road to Sharm El Sheikh
The 27th Conference Of Parties (COP27) on Climate Change comes at a time when we are facing unprecedented challenges due to the magnitude and the interconnected nature of our… Read more »
November 04, 2022
Africa: Revealed - Rich Countries 'Miserably' Fall Below Their Climate Promises, Further Indebt the Poor #AfricaClimateCrisis
Just a few days ahead of the UN Climate Conference (COP27) in Egypt (6-18 November), new revelations show how far rich, industrialised countries -those who contribute most to the… Read more »
Africa: COP27 - a Climate Summit Following Empty Promises & Funding Failures
The COP 27 climate summit is taking place amid a rash of political, economic and environmental upheavals, including missed funding and emission targets, increased pollution and… Read more »
Africa: Cop 15 - It's Time to Decide On a Future #AfricaClimateCrisis
It is no secret that humankind's past actions have accelerated the deterioration of ecosystems, negatively impacting our economies, societies, health, and cultures. It is estimated… Read more »
November 03, 2022
Africa: Campaign for a Fossil Fuels Non-Proliferation Treaty Gathers Steam
When it comes to moral endorsements, having the Vatican's backing takes some beating. So the international campaign for a legally binding Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty took… Read more »
Africa: Why Greta Thunberg Is Wrong to Boycott COP27
Her recent announcement that she will not attend COP27 is understandable, but we still hope she'll reconsider. Read more »
November 02, 2022
Africa: Early Coal Retirement - How About a Global Auction?
Report after report highlights that we can only achieve the greenhouse gas (GHG) emission reductions required by the climate goals of the Paris Agreement if much of the existing… Read more »
Kenya: Land Ownership Model Is Restoring Biodiversity, Empowering Communities in Kenya #AfricaClimateHope
When Mara Siana Conservancy came into operation in 2016, there was a single zebra and a topi (antelope) in the valley just outside the Maasai Mara National Reserve in Kenya. The… Read more »
November 01, 2022
Africa: COP27 Climate Summit Is an Opportunity to Promote Peace
Peace is precious. The past few months have offered daily reminders of this simple fact. War in Ukraine. Russian and North Korean nuclear threats. Growing tensions over Taiwan.… Read more »
October 31, 2022
Africa: Farm-Kids-Turned-Scientists Give Back On the Climate-Crisis Front Line
Dr Alice Karanja knows from personal experience the tough choices the climate crisis is putting people before in the Global South. Choices such as whether to have a healthy diet or… Read more »
October 27, 2022
Africa: Climate Change Cannot Be Ignored - COP27 Envoy On Youth
COP 27's official Youth Envoy, Dr Omnia El Omrani, realised the impact of climate change in 2017, and Hurricane Irma slammed Miami. Read more »
October 25, 2022
Kenya: Broken Relationship With Nature Exposed As Global Wildlife Population Plummets
Home to a variety of iconic and rare animal and plant species, freshwater lakes, rivers, waterfalls, and the expansive Indian Ocean coastline, Kenya's place as a biodiversity… Read more »
Africa: Climate Change Brings New Pest & Disease Pressures Previously Unimaginable #AfricaClimateCrisis
In temperate zones lie most of the world's richest countries, which have also been up till now the world's major breadbaskets, in meeting international grain, oilseed and livestock… Read more »
October 20, 2022
Africa: Developing Countries Battle Climate Change, While the Wealthy Make Frozen Pledges #AfricaClimateCrisis
The countdown to the UN Climate Summit COP27, which will take place in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, from November 6 to November 18, has begun. Read more »
October 18, 2022
Africa: Are Climate Summits A Waste Of Time?
The 27th annual UN climate summit is taking place in November. Will it be worth all the time and effort? Professor Felix Dodds and Chris Spence--who have attended many of… Read more »
October 13, 2022
Africa: How Digital Can Drive a Green Recovery
As much of the world was starting to glimpse recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, it now finds itself amid a cost-of-living crisis brought on by disruptions in global energy and… Read more »
October 07, 2022
Africa: Addressing the Cow in the Room, Lowing for Nutrition and Livelihoods #AfricaClimateCrisis
Meat, milk, and eggs are bad for you, and livestock is bad for the environment. Read more »
October 05, 2022
Africa: Energy Transition - Is It Time for Africa to Talk Tough?
Thirty-year-old Difasi Amooti Kisembo is one of the demonstrators near the EU delegation offices in Kampala. He and a handful of others have traveled from Uganda's oil and gas-rich… Read more »
Africa: Successful Climate Solutions Require Investment in the Lives of Adolescent Girls
This year commemorates the 10th anniversary of the International Day of the Girl Child. While the last decade has seen greater attention on the positive development needs of girls,… Read more »
September 29, 2022
Africa: Climate Action Plans Could Help Address Injustice, Inequity in Cities
Equity and justice feature prominently in the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change 6th (IPCC) Assessment Report Working Group II, published in 2022. The report focuses on the… Read more »
September 27, 2022
Africa: We Must Ensure That Climate Funding Reaches the Guardians of the Forests
US $270 million may sound like a lot of money, especially for just one year. But it is only a small fraction--less than one percent--of all global funding for climate change… Read more »
September 19, 2022
Africa: Climate Change Crisis Nonacceptance
Many people around the world, especially those among the political far-right, do not accept the climate change crisis. Over the years their thinking, behavior, and policies… Read more »