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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.

Electronic waste.
Climate

Lead poisoning: the persistent threat from mismanaged waste

WHO In 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

Climate youth advocate making a difference

Senegal Maguette 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.
Climate

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

plastic Malian 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.
Climate

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

COP A 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.

Editor Picks

Samuel Jepi, National Forest Initiative, outside of the NFI camp near Kupiano, Papua New Guinea. May 23, 2019
Climate

Creating credible carbon market in Africa

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Climate

Restoring landscapes, fighting climate change

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Climate

Transforming Africa’s Food Systems: the challenges and opportunities

A motor bike rider in Nairobi, October 19, 2022, next to an electric bus
Climate

Energy: Africa’s stand at COP27

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‘The legacy of Wangari Maathai continues’

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— says daughter Wanjira Mathai on Wangari Maathai Day and Africa Environment Day.

Young boy tries to shield himself from storm in Central America.

IPCC adaptation report ‘a damning indictment of failed global leadership on climate’

IPCCclimate changeThe report says the world will face 'unavoidable multiple climate hazards' over the next two decades due to global warming
Seedlings laid out ready for planting in land prepared by the Delfino plough in Djibo, Burkina Faso.

Bringing degraded African land back to life

Sahelagriculture

How combining new technology and traditional knowledge harvests rain and restores land

Road to COP27: Renewable energy Eritrea’s best bet to a resilient future

Wind and solar are some of the most affordable renewable alternatives readily available in the country.

5 ways Africa can prepare for COP27

Climate Change.

— Jean-Paul Adam, Director of Technology, Climate Change and Natural Resources Division at the UN Economic Commission for Africa (ECA).

COP26 closes with ‘compromise’ deal on climate, but it’s not enough, says UN chief

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COP26: Promises ‘ring hollow’ when fossil fuels still receive trillions in subsidies

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UN chief calls on negotiators to pick up the pace.

COP26: Landmark $500 million agreement launched to protect the DR Congo’s forest

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Forest loss in the DRC is exacerbated by extreme poverty, mainly due to a growing population lacking livelihoods.

UNDP: More spent on fossil fuel subsidies than fighting poverty

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The new 'Don’t Choose Extinction' campaign aims to raise awareness of the detrimental effects of fossil fuel subsidies on people and planet

A New Perspective on the Journey to Net-zero:

UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina J. Mohammed at the TED Countdown to COP26.

António Guterres

The Glasgow Climate Test

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Women under a tree.

It’s Climate Week for Africa

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