Sierra Leone’s coastal communities, faced with rising sea levels and increasingly violent storms, are receiving crucial support with the announcement on 6 March 2024 of a $26.8 million initiative. The Green Climate Fund (GCF), in collaboration with the government of Sierra Leone and the non-governmental organisation (NGO) Save the Children, is launching an ambitious project to build resilience to the devastating effects of climate change along the coast of this West African country.
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WEST AFRICA: two new tools to combat cocoa deforestation
Launched in 2017 by the World Cocoa Foundation (WCF) and the Sustainable Trade Initiative (IDH), the Cocoa & Forests Initiative (CFI) is launching two new platforms to support sustainable cocoa farming in West Africa. The two new resources presented on 14 February 2024 aim to halt deforestation caused by cocoa and restore forest areas. This initiative commits companies in the sector to mapping their supply chains and adopting methodologies for assessing the risks of deforestation, all with a view to transparency and reporting.
AFRICA: climate change will plunge 200 million people into famine
An alarming new study highlights the devastating consequences of climate change on the African continent. Published on 21 February 2024 by the Centre for Global Development (CDM), the study reveals that more than 200 million people in Africa could be plunged into severe famine after 2050 if adequate adaptation measures are not put in place now.
GABON : signature de 2 accords de partenariat public-privé (PPP) pour la biodiversité
Le ministère des Eaux et Forêts, représenté par le Général de Brigade, M. Maurice Ntossui Allogo, en collaboration avec l’ONG Conservation Justice (CJ), représenté par son Directeur Exécutif M. Luc Mathot, a signé ce jour deux protocoles d’accord, d’une part, avec les sociétés forestières Rougier Gabon et SOMIVAB, représentés respectivement par leurs directeurs généraux M. Stéphane Jaffret et M. Andrea Rigoni, d’autre part, avec la société Gabon Advance Wood (GAW) et la Fondation Lékédi Biodiversité représentés par Mme Sylvie Boldrini et M. Eric Willaume.
ALGERIA: natural gas presented as the key to energy transition in Algiers
The 7th Summit of Heads of State and Government of the Gas Exporting Countries Forum (GECF) is being held from 29 February to 2 March 2024 in the Algerian capital, Algiers. Billed as the « Summit of Major Challenges », it will focus on the role of natural gas in the transition to renewable energies.
AU Summit: Greenpeace Africa Calls for Africa’s Leadership for a Strong Global Plastic Treaty and Global High Seas Treaty
As African heads of states and governments gather at the 37th African Union Summit in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on February 17-18, environmentalists have called for a unified commitment to and greater leadership in tackling the escalating plastic pollution crisis and overfishing in Africa’s waters.
WEST AFRICA: towards a regional action plan for biodiversity
The biodiversity crisis was at the heart of a meeting of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) on February 18, 2024 in Abuja, Nigeria. Participants were invited to make proposals for a regional action plan to extend the 30×30 target for biodiversity in West Africa.
Conservation Justice : plus de treize ans de contribution à la lutte contre letrafic des espèces de faune et de flore au Gabon
Installée au Gabon depuis 2010, l’ONG
Conservation Justice est active dans la lutte contre le trafic de faune et
l’exploitation forestière illégale, tout en renforçant les droits des
communautés. Au Gabon, ces actions vont de l’appui aux autorités judiciaires,
la sensibilisation, la formation jusqu’à l’accompagnement et le renforcement
des communautés locales.
Bruler les déchets à ciel ouvert, danger !!!
Faute de ramassage des ordures ménagères, les populations de la ville de Douala brûlent elles-mêmes leurs déchets en plein air. Au péril de leur santé et de l’environnement…
GHANA: climate change amplifies air pollution in Accra
The harmattan season is intensifying in Ghana, with a dangerous increase in fine particles in the air. The government is sounding the alarm, advising the public to reduce outdoor activities to a strict minimum.