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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.

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.
Climate

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.
Climate

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

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.

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

Young Africans at COP27 say they want action, not words

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‘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

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
The effect of deforestation on the hills of Tombo, a coastal fishing town outside of the capital of

Why COP27 matters to Sierra Leone

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It is our hope it will help fast-track implementation of climate finance models and prompt scaling up of ongoing climate-smart projects

A commercial solar field in Rwanda.

“Africa’s COP" should not neglect Africa’s concerns

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It unconscionable to arm-twist the entire continent into accepting an unrealistic "only renewables from now on" argument

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

Energy: Africa’s stand at COP27

COP27climate changeTo achieve its energy and climate goals, Africa needs $190 billion of investment a year, with two-thirds of this going to clean energy
Environmental activists carrying placards protest calling for action on climate change.

Delivering an African agenda at an African COP

COP27Climate actionWe need “agenda-setting finance” for national climate pledges, a just energy transition, and to de-risk climate-linked private sector investment
Wind turbines in the Sinai Desert, Hurghada, Egypt

A just transition to renewable energy in Africa

COP27climate changeSouth Africa’s plan could be a roadmap for countries transitioning from high-polluting energy sources to renewables
In their words: Africa’s young innovators and advocates on the climate crisis

Africa’s young innovators and advocates speak on the climate crisis — and our best hope to address it

Youth & Climate change

Putting young people at the forefront of climate action and helping them realize their full potential

Michèle Mbo’o-Tchouawou

Sustainable Future: Equipping young researchers, innovators to work for climate

womenagricultureGreen alternatives can transform Africa’s agri-food systems and generate significant benefits
Dr. Njuki

For a food-secure world, invest in women and girls

Gender EqualitywomenWorld Food Day is 16 October: Why the case for empowering women, girls, and youth is urgent

How Africa can escape chronic food insecurity amid climate change

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A new IMF policy paper says fiscal and financial policies and reforms such as technology transfer can reduce damage and help countries adapt

Gina Ziervogel

African cities: Climate action plans could help address injustice, inequity

climate changeClimate actionVoices of the marginalized and at-risk people are crucial for generating appropriate locally owned solutions.