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Did Africa's COP27 Live Up to Expectations?

It's fair to say that COP27 didn't live up to its billing. A lot of issues were swept under the carpet during my two weeks in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt.

However, the voices of activists and environmentalists attending the annual Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change are getting louder and harder to ignore as they call for change. After intense negotiations, a historic deal on loss, and damage was a breakthrough but much remains to be done on implementing the fund, reports Melody Chironda for AllAfrica.

Africa: Did the 'Africa COP' Live Up to Expectations?

allAfrica, 8 December 2022

It's fair to say that COP27 didn't live up to its billing. A lot of issues were swept under the carpet during my two weeks in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt. However, the… Read more »
South Africa: COP27 Experience in Egypt Left Me Hot and Cold

allAfrica, 8 December 2022

Gather some popcorn or a bottle of wine, and let me take you on a ride covering one of the most anticipated climate events in the resort town of Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt, which… Read more »

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At the entrance of Blue Zone at the Climate Change Conference (COP27).

Africa: COP27 Fails Women & Girls - High Time to Redefine Multilateralism

IPS, 12 December 2022

Three weeks have gone by since the much-ballyhooed mega-gathering of the 27th Conference of Parties (COP) to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), generally known… Read more »
Africa: While A Historic Deal Was Made, There is Still Much Left To Do #AfricaClimateHope

allAfrica, 24 November 2022

After two weeks of intense negotiations, a historic deal on loss, and damage was struck, but there is still much left to do. Sadly, nations failed to commit to taking some of the… Read more »
Africa: COP27 Was a Global Cop-Out, Critics Say

IPS, 1 December 2022

Last year's climate COP 26 in Glasgow, Scotland, was billed as the most important conference in the history of humanity. But it failed to deliver. If anything, that failure added… Read more »
Africa: Was COP27 a Success or a Failure?

IPS, 24 November 2022

COP 27 was both better and worse than expected, say Prof. Felix Dodds and Chris Spence Read more »
Ghana: 'African Leaders Must Take Advantage of Loss and Damage Fund'

Ghanaian Times, 5 December 2022

African leaders must take advantage of the establishment of a 'Loss and Damage Fund' to help equip women who are vulnerable in their respective jurisdiction, Executive Director,… Read more »
Africa: African Climate Justice Activists Welcome COP27 Loss and Damage Fund

This is Africa, 1 December 2022

A loss and damage fund to cover countries affected by extreme climate events was the main highlight of COP27. Coming out of intensely contested negotiations, the agreement is a… Read more »
Africa: Climate Leaders Cheer Compensation Deal At COP27

SciDev.Net, 25 November 2022

Climate activists worldwide applauded an eleventh-hour deal for a loss and damage fund to compensate nations hit by climate catastrophes, the first of its kind in 30 years of… Read more »
Africa: Climate Adaptation - Castle in the Sky or Achievable Reality? #AfricaClimateHope

Africa Renewal, 22 November 2022

Leaders must step up and prepare for the impacts of climate change in rural locations Read more »
Egypt: Rights Experts Decry Harassment of Activists Attending COP27

UN News, 18 November 2022

Independent human rights experts are in dialogue with Egyptian and UN authorities over the harassment of civil society representatives at the COP27 climate change conference,… Read more »