November 24, 2022
Africa: Was COP27 a Success or a Failure?
COP 27 was both better and worse than expected, say Prof. Felix Dodds and Chris Spence Read more »
November 23, 2022
Uganda: Women Tackle Domestic Violence With Green Solutions
Constance Okollet Achom, a Ugandan woman from Tororo, a rural village located in Eastern Uganda, has helped several dozens of her peers affected by domestic violence to address the… Read more »
November 20, 2022
Africa: Loss and Damage Fund Saves COP27 From the Abyss #AfricaClimateHope
They were on the brink of shipwreck and did not leave happy, but did feel satisfied that they got the best they could. The countries of the global South achieved something decisive… Read more »
November 22, 2022
Africa: Pan-African Approach Needed to Tackle Food Insecurity Arising From Conflict and Climate Shocks
Upheaval on the global stage, the war in Ukraine, conflict in the Horn of Africa, severe climatic shocks, high international inflation, increasing global commodity prices, high… Read more »
Africa: Landmark Win On Loss and Damage Fund at COP27 #AfricaClimateHope
COP 27 delivered on what was the 'litmus test' for its success - consensus on the establishment of a fund on loss and damage. What seemed impossible was made possible, largely due… Read more »
November 20, 2022
Africa: COP27 - Historic Loss and Damage Fund Takes COP27 to the Edge #AfricaClimateHope
After a tense impasse and many hours of negotiations, almost 200 countries struck a deal to set up a loss and damage fund to assist nations worst hit by climate change - a demand… Read more »
November 17, 2022
Africa: COP27 - Africa's Agri-Food Systems Losses Ignored in Global Climate Negotiations
At a time when sustainable farming approaches such as agroecology have been removed from the text at ongoing global climate negotiation (COP27) taking place in Sharm El Sheikh,… Read more »
November 16, 2022
Africa: COP27 - Climate Change Exacerbates Vicious Loop of Human Rights Inequity
Climate change is worsening injustice globally, and the poor and vulnerable communities are the most affected. It is time the world acted on fulfilling human rights and building a… Read more »
Africa: Launch of EBRD Climate Adaptation Action Plan At COP27
As it moves to increase its climate adaptation finance, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has launched the EBRD Climate Adaptation Action Plan (CAAP) at… Read more »
Africa: COP27 - Show Me the Money - Supported By Policy
Climate change is an existential threat to humans and our ability to thrive on a healthy planet. But when it comes to rising temperatures, the inability of humankind to slow… Read more »
November 15, 2022
Africa: Leaders Told to Put 'Kids First' At COP27
Lea is a three-year-old from Mexico who loves ladybirds. Siddhiksha, a six-year-old from India, has a passion for trees and wild animals. Rachelle is a 12-year-old Tanzanian who is… Read more »
Africa: COP27 Fiddling As World Warms
The latest annual climate conference has begun in the face of a worsening climate crisis and further retreats by rich nations following the energy crisis induced by NATO sanctions… Read more »
November 08, 2022
Egypt: Repressive Regime Under Fire As It Hosts a Key Climate Summit
The COP27 climate summit in Sharm el-Sheikh has triggered a negative fallout for Egypt's authoritarian regime which stands accused of human rights abuses -- and has been widely… Read more »
November 09, 2022
Africa: Why Continent Must Be Part of Growing Interest in Nuclear Energy
The search for energy diversification has taken a more frantic pace amidst the global energy transition debate. Read more »
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 »