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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.

Africa’s Environmental Vanguard

climatewomen 40 Years of AMCEN and the Road to 2063.

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.

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.

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.
Nature actionenergy

The UN Environment Programme (UNEP) turns 50 this year, calling for more action on conservation.

sustainable developmentWangari Maathai

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

IPCCclimate changeThe report says the world will face 'unavoidable multiple climate hazards' over the next two decades due to global warming
Sahelagriculture

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

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

Climate Change.

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

COP26

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

Fossil fuelsGlobal warming

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

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

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UN Peacekeeper honoured for championing gender in Abyei