AU reaffirmed its support for the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous People (2007), as catering for African instruments.
Based on extent of pollution seen, with no global action, plastic production will triple by 2050 hence urgency for the Global Plastics Treaty.
Tanzania’s activation of the “Beat the Heat” initiative comes at a critical moment, as the country prepares to host the CHAN 2025
In December 2024, negotiations aimed at stemming the flow of plastic pollution stalled in Busan, Republic of Korea. The UN Environment Assembly’s Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC) had been tasked with developing an international legally binding instrument (ILBI) on plastic…
Building on the momentum of ACS1 held in Nairobi, ACS2 seeks to reposition the continent from a climate victim to a solutions provider
There is also a weather forecast of exceptional rainfall, amounts surpassing the 90th percentile of historical records in parts of south Sudan
ICPAC projects heavy rainfall amounts exceeding 200 mm in areas of southwestern and southern Sudan, alongside central Ethiopia
The Pan-African artists campaign backed by Africans Rising, Africa Just Transition Network, Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty Initiative
Regional forums like this also empower NDEs to design, assess, and scale impactful interventions that align national priorities with funding
Ramsar Convention on wetlands COP15 is deemed a wake-up call and an opportunity to act decisively before the window closes