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Regional Consultative Meeting of the UNEP Major Groups and Stakeholders, Africa Ahead of the Tenth Special Session of the African Ministerial Conference on the Environment (AMCEN).

The AMCEN session, whose theme was « Scaling up Africa’s ambition to reduce land degradation, desertification and drought », was held from 1 to 6 September 2024 in Abidjan. With around 65% of productive land currently degraded, and more than 400 million people affected in Africa, this meeting came at an important…

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African Group Of Negotiators on Climate Change Pre-COP29 meeting

African Group Of Negotiators on Climate Change Pre-COP29 meetingVenue : Trademark Center, Nairobi, KenyaDate: 14-16 August 2024 DECLARATION FOR DOWNLOAD ON OUR AGN MEETING BackgroundThe report summarizes proceedings, outcomes and way forward from the African Group of  Negotiators on climate change Pre-COP29 meeting which was attended by African Climate Justice…

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Africa Fertilizer and Soil Health Summit 2024

African Heads of State and Government concluded the Africa Fertilizer and Soil Health Summit where they endorsed the Nairobi Declaration on Fertilizer and Soil Health, demonstrating their commitment to restore the nutritional balance of the continent’s soils. The Nairobi Declaration articulated the key discussions among African leaders, focused on fostering multi-stakeholder partnerships and…

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Africa’s Climate Crisis, Energy Transformation and Environmental Justice

Africa’s Climate Crisis, Energy Transformation and Environmental Justice The Global North holds disproportionate responsibility for the climate crisis and biodiversity loss, and disproportionate resources and capacity to respond. These should be moments to respond with urgency and to propose long-term solutions to our current systems’ dysfunctions. In 2023, the Global…

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Human Mobility and Migration

Challenges to address Migration has been a fundamental part of human development through history: people moving within countries or from a country to another have greatly contributed to economic growth, innovation, trade, culture, and wealth of both origin and destination societies. Indeed, migration is a permanent phenomenon, it always existed,…

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Rethinking the financial and the economic system for climate justice   

In contemplating the intersection of finance, economics, and climate justice, it becomes evident that our current international financial architecture significantly contributes to exacerbating climate change and widening environmental disparities. The prevailing economic system not only perpetuates unsustainable practices but also fails to address the needs of marginalized communities disproportionately affected…

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