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COP26: Where are we on Climate finance and NDC timeframes?

For the world to achieve the Paris agreement goals, climate finance which has been a contentious issue under climate negotiations, is critical. Also, implementing national commitments or NDC’s is essential. Negotiators have been discussing long-term finance and the common time frame by which NDC’s communicated by countries must be implemented. Today, Ambassador Mohamed Nasr, a…

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Africa at COP26: Our Position

Covid 19 has already demonstrated the availability of funds when a crisis occurs. Unfortunately, a report by nature shows that when it comes to providing finance for the climate crisis twelve years since Copenhagen, when developed countries promised to make available USD 100 billion annually for poor counties to address the climate crisis, it is…

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The Journey to COP26: Building Momentum

The 26th annual UN climate conference will occur between 31 October and 12 November this year in Glasgow, Scotland. Did you know that the climate journey did not start at COP21 with the Paris agreement in 2015? In June 1972, the first world conference to make the environment a critical issue was held in Stockholm,…

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COP26: the road to Glasgow, priorities for Africa

Every year, world leaders meet under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) for the annual Conference of the Parties (COP) to forge a global response to the climate emergency. During COP 25 held in Madrid, Spain, last December, Africa did not achieve much. But as the world prepares for COP26 now scheduled…

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Does COP26 Cancellation slow down the climate action momentum?

In April 2020, due to the coronavirus pandemic, the UN postponed to 2021 a critical climate summit known as Cop26. It was scheduled to take place in Glasgow UK from 9-20 November. Additionally, the preparatory session of talks that happens at the UN Climate Change’s headquarters in Bonn, Germany, every June, first postponed to October,…

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How have religion, colonialism, and education affected Barotse Floodplain conservation? August 8, 2023 Season 11Episode 13 Sophie Mbugua Africa Climate Conversations, Environment, Oceans 26:47 0 Comments “After colonialism, religion depicted that we “Africans” lived in a satanic manner,” argues Florence Monde Mwauluka the Limulunga la Makuwa… Read More https://africaclimateconversations.com/podcast-player/4206/how-have-religion-colonialism-and-education-affected-barotse-floodplain-conservation.mp3 Duration: 26:47 | Recorded on August 8,…

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Global Stocktake: African climate needs should be smart and measurable. August 31, 2023 Season 12Episode 1 Sophie Mbugua Africa Climate Conversations, Climate, Solutions 39:35 0 Comments During the 28th United Nations climate summit, hosted by the Government of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in December… Read More https://africaclimateconversations.com/podcast-player/4235/global-stocktake-africa-stop-make-your-climate-needs-smart-and-measurable-first.mp3 Duration: 39:35 | Recorded on August 31,…

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Climate Finance must be distributed in a Gender responsive way.

Annually, nearly 20 million people leave their homes due to climate-induced displacement, according to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. 80 percent of those displaced are women and girls Women are key agents of change, but education is vital in developing required leadership traits. During the Gender Day celebrated during the just-concluded UN climate…

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African Scientist take on the Glasgow Climate pact.

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) latest report on global warming clearly shows that human influence is responsible for warming the atmosphere. In today’s conversation, Africa Climate Conversations ask Dr. Mouhamadou Bamba Sylla, the AIMS-Canada Research Chair in Climate Change Science at the African Institute for Mathematical Sciences Rwanda, if the pledges made at…

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Adaptation facing Resistance at Glasgow.

Africa is the continent most vulnerable to climate extremes. The IPCC six assessment report (AR6) confirms the continent warms faster than the global average over both land and oceans. From experiencing the hottest weather in Egypt this August that has occurred in the last 50 years to cyclones and heavy rains that resulted in higher-than-normal…

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