Tag: COP28
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COP28 just about put food systems on the climate agenda. Now we build
Though the talks’ long overdue focus on food and agriculture ultimately disappointed, it provides a starting point for future action and advocacy. At COP28 in Dubai ... -
“It’s really very unjust”: Egypt’s chief climate negotiator dissects COP28
Mohamed Nasr, who formerly headed the COP27 presidency team, looks back at the outcomes from COP28 and what they mean for Africa. Last month, the COP28 ... -
COP28’s failures on adaptation leave Africa adrift
The long-awaited Global Goal on Adaptation puts Africa at the periphery of an agenda that’s central to its development. As the frequency and intensity of extreme ... -
The Congo Basin got a crucial boost at COP28. Now we must build on it
Away from the headlines, announcements on deforestation and protecting the DRC’s rainforests laid important groundwork for future action. Although it didn’t dominate the headlines around COP28, ... -
“It’s all so, so slow”: Should Africa celebrate or mourn COP28?
A panel of African experts and activists give their verdict on the outcomes from the Dubai climate talks. In the past two weeks, tens of thousands ... -
“If not now, when?” African voices on the final day of COP28
As COP28 enters, and overshoots, its final deadline, African representatives express both dismay and determination. The COP28 climate talks are supposed to conclude today, but that ... -
What went wrong with South Africa’s once pioneering just transition plan?
Two years into the world’s first Just Energy Transition Partnership, some fear it will amount to “green structural adjustment”. South Africa’s experience in piloting a new ... -
Africa’s call to action at COP28? Fund adaptation
The environment minister of Zambia, chair of the African Group at COP28, outlines the continent’s priority at the ongoing climate talks. For Africa, the climate crisis ... -
Colombia chooses life at COP28 and sets example for Africa
The Latin American oil producer shows how true development lies in confronting rather than succumbing to fossil capital. On 2 December, President Gustavo Petro announced the ...
