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Climate

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.

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

The ‘Plastic Man’: Turning trash into treasure

plasticSocial Protection Modou 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.
Climate

Floods and droughts are two sides of the same crisis

Climate action Wetlands 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.
Climate

Beijing+30: Women can drive positive change in Africa

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

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

a woman
Climate

Restoring landscapes, fighting climate change

vegetables
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

UNFCC Executive Secretary Simon Stiell

COP27 closes with deal on loss and damage: ‘A step towards justice’, says UN chief

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Seraphine Wakana

Effective climate action will help the Gambia’s peace and stability

COP27Gambia— Seraphine Wakana, UN Resident Coordinator in the Gambia
A participant walks past the Rwanda pavillon at the Sharm El Sheikh International Convention Centre

Climate action: Rwanda is a laboratory of innovative ideas

COP27Rwanda— Ozonnia Ojielo, UN Resident Coordinator, Rwanda
Landscape of Ranomafana National Park, Madagascar

Protecting Madagascar’s rich biodiversity is an investment in our planet

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—Issa Sanogo, UN Resident Coordinator in Madagascar

TROPICAL RAINFOREST. WESTERN CONGO BASIN, GABON

Why Gabon is a model of environmental conservation

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— Savina Ammassari, UN Resident Coordinator, Gabon

The winners of the #YouthAdapt Challenge

20 young African entrepreneurs bag $100,000 each to boost their climate adaptation businesses

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Elena Panova

The world expects COP27 to be solutions focused—and it will

COP27Egypt

— Elena Panova, UN Resident Coordinator, Egypt

Sanda Ojiambo, CEO, UN Global Compact (Center) at COP27 in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt.

Why top African companies are backing the climate fight

COP27UN Global Compact

— Sanda Ojiambo, CEO, UN Global Compact

Global leaders urged to scale up support for the Great Blue Wall initiative

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An Africa-led effort seeking to unlock blue economy potential and counter effects of climate change in the Western Indian Ocean region

Millions pledged at Africa adaptation acceleration event

COP27AfDB

UK pledged $230 million, the Netherlands $110 million, AfDB $12.5 billion, Germany to increase contribution to $6 billion by 2025

President Akufo-Addo of Ghana, Mr. Bloomberg, Ms. Ogunbiyi and other guests at the announcement event.

Bloomberg, SEforAll announce plan to accelerate energy transition in developing countries

COP27Michael Bloomberg and Damilola Ogunbiyi to expand partnership to mobilize financing for clean energy projects

Young Africans at COP27 say they want action, not words

COP27Africa youth

‘Our planet is in trouble, and we, the young people, will be the ones to suffer if action is not taken to save it’ – Yoanna Milad, 21, from Egypt