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This beat covers the effects of climate change on people and the planet, and individual and collective climate actions to mitigate and adapt to its impacts.

Maria Sábado Horta Fidalgo, known to everyone as Mãezinha, is more than just a fishmonger. She is a boat owner, community leader, advocate for sustainable fishing, and a woman determined to chart her own course through hardship and hope.
Climate

Mãezinha of Rincão: A woman of the sea, a voice for her community

In the coastal town of Rincão, Maria Sábado Horta Fidalgo combines local fishing knowledge with small-scale entrepreneurship to support her family and strengthen her community’s economy.
Students receiving school meals.
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How the ocean sustains a community in Cabo Verde

Climate actionSocial Protection In Ribeira da Barca, the sea connects school meals, family kitchens, and local markets.
Fishing in Rincao, Cabo Verde.
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From maritime to Blue economy: Transforming Cabo Verde’s fisheries Sector

Climate actionSocial Protection Sustainable practices, value chains, and inclusive growth are shaping the country’s ocean-based development.
Environmental activist and entrepreneur Babacar Thiaw
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Zero waste, big impact

Climate action How one surf club in Senegal is riding the wave of environmental change.

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Samuel Jepi, National Forest Initiative, outside of the NFI camp near Kupiano, Papua New Guinea. May 23, 2019
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Creating credible carbon market in Africa

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Restoring landscapes, fighting climate change

vegetables
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Transforming Africa’s Food Systems: the challenges and opportunities

A motor bike rider in Nairobi, October 19, 2022, next to an electric bus
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Energy: Africa’s stand at COP27

Sunset.

Not just another beautiful sunset: Why the Ocean matters more than you may think

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Secretary-General António Guterres (second from right) hosts a meeting on Climate and Just Transition convened with Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (not pictured), President of Brazil.

Ahead of COP30, Guterres urges bold climate action and investment

UN Secretary-General António Guterres calls on world leaders to commit to ambitious climate action and significantly increase investment in renewables in Africa.
Gola Rainforest spans the border between Liberia and Sierra Leone.

Conserving Gola forest: Sierra Leone and Liberia unite for peace, sustainability

Modou Fall campaigns for a Senegal free of single use plastic.

The ‘Plastic Man’: Turning trash into treasure

plasticSocial ProtectionModou Fall does more than recycling, he campaigns for a cleaner and greener future.
A bone-dry part of the River Niger at Mopti, a major town in the Sudano-Sahelian zone of Mali.

Floods and droughts are two sides of the same crisis

Climate actionWetlands can fix both.
Ebaide Quincee Omiunu is one of the young African women attending the 69th Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) at the UN headquarters in New York.

Beijing+30: Women can drive positive change in Africa

Social Protection— says Nigerian SDG Advocate, Ebaide Quincee Omiunu.
Electronic waste.

Lead poisoning: the persistent threat from mismanaged waste

WHOIn excess amounts, lead can contaminate food sources, harm biodiversity, and cause severe neurological impairments in humans, especially in children.
Maguette Ba is a young climate activist, who advocates for a clean environment in her home country of Senegal.

Climate youth advocate making a difference

SenegalMaguette Ba, a young climate activist, advocates for a clean environment in her home country of Senegal. At 23, she wants to protect natural resources, raise awareness among young people and propose solutions suited to African realities.
Gadiaba Kodio.

Turning waste into treasure: Gadiaba Kodio's mission to recycle Africa's waste

plasticMalian artist reimagines Africa’s waste, blending art and activism to spark an eco-conscious revolution.
Civil society actions at the ongoing 2024 Conference of Parties (COP 29), dubbed the “Financing COP,” are taking place in Baku, Azerbaijan, from November 11–22, 2024.

COP29: Africa’s negotiating strategy must build on past lessons

COPA stronger Africa is essential for the world to effectively build resilience against the impacts of climate change. The Africa we want is the Africa the World needs.
At COP29, the United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres called for action to transform Africa into a global renewable energy leader.

Africa’s Green Momentum: A call for action at COP29

Climate actionAt COP29, the United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres called for action to transform Africa into a global renewable energy leader, emphasizing the continent’s untapped potential and the urgent need for investment and reforms.
Amjad Abbashar, head of the Regional Office for Africa at United Nations office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR).

Building a resilient Africa through disaster risk reduction, preparedness

climateUNDRR leading in collaborative efforts to enhance countries’ early warning systems.
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