Category: African Climate Policy

Zimbabwe Sets Out Climate Ambitions With Climate Change Management Bill

Zimbabwe Is One Step Closer to a Climate Change Law. What Does the Climate Change Management Bill Entail, and Will It Work?

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Africa Great Green Wall Initiative Seeks to Overcome Policy and Funding Gaps

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Climate change hits African cities. Are they ready?

Urban populations and areas across Africa are booming, with the potential to drive development, improve standards of living and boost economic growth – but climate change looms overhead. Can cities balance rapid urbanisation with resilience building and adaptation?

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April Reveals Climate Priorities at the Africa Climate Talks and AGN Strategic Session

Ensuring equity and justice continue to be the focus of climate negotiators, with talks of reparations increasing – negotiators seek clarity on the climate finance target and continue to prioritise adaptation indicators and the updating of NDCS.

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DRC and Rwanda Shake Hands with US in Pledge of Peace for Critical Minerals

The DRC and Rwanda have agreed on a pathway to peace by 2 May, but it follows on the back of both countries discussing critical minerals deals with the US.

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African Citizens Want their Own Governments to Lead on Climate Action

A new paper has found that African citizens place primary responsibility on their own governments to respond to climate change, and not historic emitters. The most vulnerable also have low expectations that their governments will respond adequately.

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IMO Agrees Shipping Carbon Levy, but Keeps Funds within the Sector

Last week’s IMO meeting agreeing to a global shipping carbon levy had a low turnout of African States and a high number of abstentions on an issue that may significantly and disproportionately impact them

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How is Africa Responding to the Climate and Health Nexus?

We spoke with Reem Elsayed, an international health expert, about how climate change and health systems intersect in Africa. Some countries are doing better than others, but many are struggling with funding cuts, a high pre-existing burden of disease, and climate-vulnerable health infrastructure.

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Countries Grapple with Climate Equity and Finance at the WHO

Members of the WHO are deliberating over a draft Global Action Plan on Climate Change and Health, but African countries want to see greater differentiation between which countries are expected to decarbonise their health sectors, and stronger linkages between actions and finance.

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Integrating Climate Change into African Health Policies and NDCs

Health remains an under-developed topic in African NDCs, however many African countries lack the necessary health data, information and finance to develop and implement responsive policy. Despite these challenges some regions are seeking to prioritise health in their adaptive responses, underscoring the importance of integrated climate and health policy.

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