Monthly Archives: September, 2023

Health

Stakeholders decry Nairobi Declaration’s failure to address health impacts of climate crisis

Stakeholders in the health sector have raised concerns with the Nairobi Declaration document coming out of the inaugural Africa Climate Summit over its failure...

Michael Simire - September 8, 2023

Climate Change

Report dismisses Africa’s carbon markets scheme as ‘wolf in sheep’s clothing’

As the African Climate Summit held from September 4 to 6, 2023, in Nairobi, Kenya, a new report by climate think tank Power Shift...

Michael Simire - September 8, 2023

Climate Change

Groups call for deal for swift, equitable phase out of fossil fuel

Riding the wave of political momentum around the call for a Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty, two influential change agents whose climate-focused events are taking...

Michael Simire - September 8, 2023

Climate Change

Mixed reactions from activists as Africa Climate Summit ends

The first Africa Climate Summit drew to a close on Wednesday, September 6, 2023, marked by the release of the African Leaders Nairobi Declaration...

Michael Simire - September 8, 2023

Climate Change

AfDB unveils new initiative to cushion farmers from climate change effects

The African Development Bank (AfDB) has unveiled the Africa Climate Risk Insurance Facility for Adaptation (ACRIFA), an initiative aimed at insulating countries against catastrophic...

Michael Simire - September 7, 2023

Climate Change

Africa to sustain economic future by tackling climate change – Minister

Minister of State for Environment and Ecological Management, Dr Iziaq Salako, has said that Africa is determined to deliver a sustainable economic future for...

Michael Simire - September 7, 2023

Gender