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How does flooding impact malaria risk in Africa? With climate change modifying flood risk, what subsequent effect will this have on malaria control? These are the questions the Malaria Atlas Project was looking to investigate when they approached global flood risk intelligence firm Fathom. Fathom has been appointed by the Malaria Atlas Project, based at […]
...Hybrid mutual insurer African Risk Capacity Limited (ARC Ltd.) is taking a leading role at COP29, advocating for innovative disaster risk insurance solutions to build climate resilience in Africa. This year’s “Finance COP,” taking place in Baku, Azerbaijan, from 11-22 November, is focused on improving and increasing the delivery of climate finance to developing countries, […]
...By Chola Milambo, Ph.D., Permanent UN Representative (Zambia) A gathering of 198 leaders, representing the contracting parties of almost all the world’s nations, would be significant whatever the context and the epoch. At this particular juncture in humankind’s history, the Conference of the Parties (COP), convening in Baku, Azerbaijan between 11-22 November for the 29th […]
...By Benson Kibiti Amid the looming climate crisis, multilateralism is increasingly evident as the most viable path forward. Climate change is not a future risk, it is a real and present danger to billions of people around the world. Working together to address this crisis is in every nation’s self-interest. The UN-convened climate summit currently […]
...The Sustainable Markets Initiative (SMI) Africa Council (SMIAC) has launched the ‘Natural Capital on African Governments’ Balance Sheets’ initiative at COP16 in Colombia. This groundbreaking initiative seeks to align natural capital with national economic frameworks, unlocking investment opportunities and accelerating the African Union’s Nairobi Declaration on Climate Change and Green Growth. This ambitious effort, first […]
...By Didi Onwu, Managing Editor at the Anzisha Prize Climate change is wreaking havoc on livelihoods globally, particularly in Africa, where it also significantly affects youth employment. Climate-induced challenges such as floods, extreme droughts and extreme weather conditions directly affects the function of industries which in turn affects jobs. Africa is known to have the youngest population in […]
...This September, the GLF Africa 2024 Hybrid Conference: Greening the African Horizon, hosted by the Global Landscapes Forum (GLF), will be the epicenter of knowledge and action on how the continent can pave a sustainable way forward for all of humanity. Africa’s tropical forest and savanna landscapes are threatened by unsustainable land use practices and degrading […]
...New report analyzes trade performance amid pressure points from climate change, water use, and carbon emissions, with recommendations for sustainable practices The latest Africa Agriculture Trade Monitor (AATM) indicates that intra-African agricultural trade has already reached a new high of US$ 17 billion, finally surpassing its previous 2013 peak, which was reached after a tripling […]
...Daniel Stevens – Head Santam Agriculture Crop Insurance The agriculture sector is vital for economic growth. It contributes 3% to GDP, supports 941,000 jobs, and generated US$13.2 billion in export revenue in 2023 – South Africa produces 10% of the global citrus production. But climate-induced changing weather patterns threaten the outlook for certain crop yields […]
...From May 28-31, the U.S. Department of State will participate in GITEX Africa in Morocco, the largest convention for emerging technology in the region. As one of many U.S. Department of State private sector development initiatives on the African continent, the Coalition for Climate Entrepreneurship (CCE) partnership will participate in GITEX Africa to highlight the […]
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