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Africa’s climate crisis is intensifying, with 2024 marking either the warmest or second-warmest year on record, according to a new World Meteorological Organization (WMO) report released today. The past decade stands as the hottest ever, driving extreme weather that’s hitting the continent hard. From relentless droughts to devastating floods, these changes are deepening hunger, fueling […]
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A new generation of experts share solutions and insights in a newly launched report The Global Landscapes Forum (GLF) has released a new report that captures the experiences, challenges and solutions shared by young landscape practitioners and experts striving to restore African ecosystems. Titled “Rooted in restoration: Youth-led transformative change for regreening Africa,” the report […]
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As COP29 concludes in Baku with developed nations pledging at least $300 billion annually for developing countries by 2035, a crucial question arises: who will truly benefit from these funds? Indigenous communities—the true guardians of our ecosystems—are still largely sidelined in the allocation of climate financing. Yet, their ancestral knowledge holds untapped potential to address […]
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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 […]
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The southern African region is experiencing one of its worst droughts indecades, and millions are facing extreme food insecurity and water shortages, amidst a growing climate crisis, fuelled by the El Niño weather phenomenon. In a recent meeting between Reena Ghelani, UN Assistant Secretary General and Climate Crisis Coordinator for the El Niño/La Niña response; […]
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In recent years we have witnessed the unfolding climate crisis firsthand Humanity wakes up to frequent reminders of the effects of climate change as water sources run dry, fires ravage vast landscapes, floods sweep through cities and villages impacting lives, livelihoods, and nature. The recent World Wetlands Day highlighted why itis crucial to recognize the […]
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It is a global catastrophe of astounding proportions that millions of children are on the run today, forcibly displaced from their homes. As conflict and climate change increasingly become the most pressing challenges facing the world now, the number of displaced children has doubled in the last decade alone, reaching a record high of 43.3 […]
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By Dr Githinji Gitahi, Group CEO, Amref Health Africa and Special Envoy for Climate and Health for COP28, and Dr Martin Muchangi, Director – Population Health and Environment, Amref Health Africa. By now, there is no doubt that the climate crisis is a significant health crisis affecting people across the globe. This might be obvious […]
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I have the feeling that 2023 will go down in history as the game changing year for the climate crisis. But I am afraid it is the climate crisis itself which is changing the game and not us. Just a couple of weeks before COP28 and everyone and everything is geared for the big event. […]
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Today, COP28 President-Designate Dr. Sultan Al Jaber addressed the UN Climate Ambition Summit in New York where he reminded the international community that “we are not powerless” to overcome the climate crisis and urged the world to “get after gigatons”. The summit, which is the landmark climate engagement during United Nations General Assembly and was […]
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