The Bonn Climate Change Conference marked the halfway point on the road to COP29, as humanity’s push to limit global temperature rises to 1.5 Celsius this century enters its second phase. UN Climate Change Executive Secretary Simon Stiell kicked off the conference with a stark warning. Although the last 30 years…
UN SUMMIT OF THE FUTURE – TOWARDS A GLOBAL PACT FOR THE FUTURE The future is not something to predict, but something to build. ~ Franco Ongaro ESA What is the UN Summit of the Future? The Summit of the Future: multilateral solutions for a better tomorrow will be hosted by the…
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…
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…
Food Justice and Food Systems Transformation Food systems are central to ecosystem health, social justice and well-being, food and nutrition security, culture and landscape protection, and planetary rights. The current model of industrialized agriculture is posing critical challenges regarding biodiversity loss, overconsumption of water, greenhouse gas emissions, groundwater pollution, and…
Climate action is crucial for the African continent due to its vulnerability to the adverse effects of climate change. The effects of climate change, such as extreme weather events, rising sea levels, and droughts, disproportionately affect the African population, especially the rural poor who rely on agriculture and natural resources…
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,…
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…
CLIMATE PRIORITIES SET FOR 2024 AND COP29 On the 21 and 22 March 2024, climate leaders and ministers gathered in Hamlet’s renowned Elsinore, at the Copenhagen Climate Ministerial, to align on expectations and envisioned outcomes of COP29 in Azerbaijan this November. The meeting marked the beginning of the “Road to…
Spotlight on Challenges, Solutions, Actions and Policy Advocacy The International Day of Zero Waste (30th of March) is a global platform to emphasize the critical importance of effective waste management and the imperative to promote sustainable consumption and production practices. Annually, the world generates an alarming 2.1 to 2.3 billion…
DECLARATION OF THE THIRD AFRICAN REGIONAL CONFERENCE ON LOSS AND DAMAGE Lilongwe, Malawi; March 22, 2024 Preamble The third Africa Regional Conference on Loss and Damage, aimed at providing a platform for African stakeholders to develop strategies for accelerating access to loss and damage fund took place at…
The 2nd African Protected Area Directors (APAD) Conference 2024 Date: 5th – 8th March 2024Venue: Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe Organized by the Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority with the support of APAD, the African Wildlife Foundation and the German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Nuclear Safety and Consumer…