November 21, 2023
Africa: Improving Livestock Health Is a Net Positive Move Towards Net Zero
The recent downturn in sales of alternative meat products is only the latest evidence that the world is unlikely to give up animal protein completely in the long run. Read more »
November 17, 2023
Africa: COP28 - Climate Summit in Closed Civic Space
The need to act on the climate crisis has never been clearer. In 2023, heat records have been shattered around the world. Seemingly every day brings news of extreme weather,… Read more »
November 19, 2023
Africa: Global Call to Action On World Toilet Day to Meet 2030 Sanitation Goals
World Toilet Day 2023, on 19 November, focusing on 'Accelerating Change' - Toilets are a foundation stone of public health and play a critical role in protecting the environment" Read more »
November 14, 2023
Africa: Smallholder Farmers Gain Least From International Climate Funding - Study
Smallholder farmers from the Global South benefit from a grossly disproportionate 0.3% of international climate finance despite producing a third of the world's food and despite… Read more »
Africa: Time to Convert Climate Change Rhetoric Into Action, Says WFP's Gernot Laganda
'If you ask what climate justice is, then the litmus test for climate justice is at the local level. So, climate justice needs to be judged by how many people are protected from… Read more »
November 08, 2023
Africa: Fast-Track Climate Resilience Building of Small and Vulnerable Nations Ahead of COP28
Climate change finance will continue to be a focal point during the upcoming COP28 negotiations in the UAE. Dr Oldman Koboto, manager and advisor for the Commonwealth Climate… Read more »
November 01, 2023
Zambia: Communities Taking a Sting Out of Poaching With Alternative Livelihoods
As we approach the forest in the village to appreciate Andrew Mbewe's beekeeping enterprise, a bee from a hive close to the edge of the natural woodland stings him on the cheek. Read more »
October 31, 2023
Kenya: Women Correct Historical Injustices, Build Climate Resilience Through Cash Pooling
Excluded by inheritance and ignored by big business, women farmers in Kenya are turning to innovative methods to become independent food producers and get the financial backing to… Read more »
October 26, 2023
Africa: Human Action Pushing the World Closer to Environmental Tipping Points, UN University Warns
A new report by the University lists six areas of grave concern and states that in the absence of behavior and priority change, the world could face catastrophe in areas like… Read more »
Uganda: When Climate Justice Becomes Climate Justice Denied
In 2012 four minors and their sponsors asked the Ugandan courts to develop a climate change mitigation plan and protect children from the effects of climate change and extreme… Read more »
October 24, 2023
Africa: Climate Crisis Turns African Rivers Into Epicentres of Conflict #AfricaClimateCrisis
Almost all major river basins in Africa have become the epicentres for conflicts over the last 20 years, and agricultural yields on the continent could drop by up to 50 percent in… Read more »
October 20, 2023
Zimbabwe: Seniors Thriving Through Plastic Waste in Zimbabwe
They do not have a pension nor financial support from families or relatives, but they have themselves. Now they have become collectors of plastic waste, which they turn into… Read more »
October 19, 2023
Africa: Big Changes Coming to the World Bank - But It's Not Enough
It's official: The World Bank officially has a mission to combat climate change. At least on paper. Read more »
October 17, 2023
East Africa: Women Hold the Key to Success of Pastoralism
Women in pastoralist areas of East Africa are critical to the health of livestock in their communities, holding the key to effective animal vaccination campaigns meant to protect… Read more »
October 13, 2023
Africa: Behind Each Climate Disaster Awaits a Tuberculosis Crisis
At the end of September, two weeks after the United Nations held a High-Level Meeting on Tuberculosis (TB), a torrential storm dropped 6" of rain on New York City. The intensity of… Read more »
October 11, 2023
Africa: Beware Climate Finance Charade
Finance has increased, not reduced, greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Meanwhile, funding for mitigation, and especially adaptation, is grossly inadequate, with little for climate… Read more »
October 10, 2023
Kenya: Kenyan Scientist Elected Chair of Inter-Governmental Biodiversity Body
The Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) recently elected David Obura as Chair. The coral reef expert will serve a 3-year term… Read more »
October 02, 2023
Seychelles: Small Islands With Big Aspirations
Everyone knows that small island states are on the frontline of global warming. Rising sea levels, acidification destroying fisheries and coral reefs, and changing patterns of… Read more »
Africa: Informal Workers Key to Successful Waste Management in Africa
With the African continent recycling less than 11 percent of its waste, COP28 provided leaders on the African continent to consider integrated waste systems that include informal… Read more »
Africa: The Human Cost of a Green Energy Transition Without Safeguards
The world is moving away from fossil fuels towards so-called "green" energies as a solution to the climate crisis, which has increased the demand for strategic minerals such as… Read more »
September 27, 2023
Zimbabwe: Zimbabwe's Food Security Ambitions in El Niño's Crosshairs
Zimbabwe is riding a wave of food security assurances after what officials said was last year's bumper grain harvest, but recent El Niño forecasts could test the country's… Read more »
September 22, 2023
Africa: UN Meets On Effective Responses to Loss and Damage Ahead of COP28
African countries are increasingly in the eye of deadly climate-induced disasters. Recent devastating extreme events include intense shattering earthquakes in Morocco, followed… Read more »
September 25, 2023
Africa: Beyond Words - the Urgent Call for the U.S. to Address Global Inequality Through Climate Action
With its global representation, one would expect the UN General Assembly to touch on many diverse issues. And it does. But talks have repeatedly come back to one unifying call: if… Read more »
September 21, 2023
Seychelles: The Ocean Offers Rich Solutions for Climate Change
For the people of Seychelles, the ocean is more than just a source of livelihood. It is also a way of life. About 80% of our homes and infrastructure are located along the coast… Read more »
Uganda: The Bitter-Sweet Sides of Uganda's Oil and Gas Development
French oil and gas giant TotalEnergies and China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) are moving with pace in the development of oil and gas projects with a potential… Read more »