Climate
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When is a policy not a policy? The curious case of the hollow JET-P
If Just Energy Transition Partnerships don’t serve the interests of developing countries or the West, whose purposes do they serve? If something looks like ... -
Malawi farmers urged to diversify from national staple as yields drop
While maize harvests plummeted after Cyclone Freddy and El Niño, and look set to stay low, other crops have shown more resilience. Farmers in ... -
The AfDB’s $61bn initiative will transform agriculture but for whom?
The one-size-fits-all Dakar II plan risks sacrificing biodiversity and smallholders for the sake of private interests. There is an alternative. Launched early last year, ... -
Interview with Sierra Leone’s Climate Minister: “1.5C? We’re already there”
Jiwoh Abulai, Environment and Climate Change Minister of Sierra Leone talks 30×30, land rights, carbon credits, climate finance, and more. You’ve recently come out ... -
How a shipping carbon tax could help Africa build climate resilient trade
Pricing the emissions of the international shipping industry could raise $100 billion/yr. With Africa disproportionately affected by climate change and its impacts worsening other ... -
Why women struggle to take climate cases to court and how to correct it
A study in Nigeria and South Africa suggests three key ways women’s access to climate justice can be enhanced. Across domestic courts in Africa, ... -
Farmers “chased” from Virunga accuse “ruthless” rangers of abuses
Fertile lands in the biodiverse National Park are a coveted resource for a growing population – but those who farm there risk violent consequences. If ... -
“I’d give anything to go back”: Pygmy communities face eviction in Virunga
Despite a 2022 law that protects indigenous land rights, displacements in the name of conservation continue in the DRC. Until June 2022, Biranda spent ... -
Greenwashing blood money should have no place in African sport
TotalEnergies’ sponsorship of AFCON, a celebration of African unity and resilience, was an insult to people across the continent. The successful conclusion of the ...
