The African Nature-Based Tourism Platform made possible through funding from the Global Environment Facility (GEF), has been instrumental in connecting funders to community-based organizations involved in conservation and tourism. Based on a report by African Nature-Based Tourism, it’s evident…
African Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) have released a joint position paper outlining 7 key demands on Climate Adaptation and Loss & Damage issues. This comes ahead of the 28th Conference of the Parties (COP28) scheduled to take place in…
The Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC) on ending plastic pollution has begun discussions at the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP), with over 2500 delegates and representatives convening in Kenya for the negotiations. Plastic pollution poses a significant threat to the…
Very heavy to extremely heavy rainfall is expected to continue in northern Kenya, southern Ethiopia, southern Somalia, and central Uganda. Hazards such as landslides, riverine, and flash floods are likely to occur in these areas. National governments and humanitarian organizations are…
The third session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee to develop an international legally binding instrument on plastics pollution, including in the marine environment (INC-3), opened today in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi. INC-3 members will start negotiations on the basis of the Zero Draft text prepared…
The menace of plastics has continuedly proven to be an incurable wound that keeps festering hence the urgency for a call to action in regulating the production and use of plastics globally. Manufacture of plastics globally has more than…
The Arab Coordination Group has been a long-standing supporter of African partner countries and has cumulatively invested over US$220 billion in the region to date Stepping up their support for African partner countries ahead of the crucial COP28 climate…
Mombasa Plastics Prize had young innovators addressing marine plastic pollution showcase their work to King Charles III and Queen Camilla
The Alliance for Green Infrastructure in Africa (AGIA) is set to raise $500m for project preparation and development, which will then be leveraged into a $10bn fund to help African states build climate-resilient infrastructure. The initiative is to focus…
350.org, grassroots groups and communities across Africa call for a renewable energy revolution and an equitable shift from fossil fuels
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