C’est la plus grande mobilisation de ces 10 dernières années. Des centaines de militants climatiques, déployés et harangués par Greenpeace à travers plus de 550 manifestations menées dans 60 pays dont le Cameroun, et la République Démocratique du Congo. Les militants de Greenpeace expriment ainsi leur soutien à l’appel lancé par le Secrétaire des Nations Unies. Les 20 septembre dernier lors des travaux de 78eme Assemblée générale des Nations Unies, Antonio Guterres a exhorté les chefs d’Etats à la prise d’engagements ambitieux, pour l’élimination progressive des combustibles fossiles, notamment le pétrole et charbon.
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ZIMBABWE: Thousands of elephants forced to migrate by drought
Since August 2023, many Zimbabwean elephants have crossed the border into neighbouring Botswana in search of water. The Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority (ZIMPARKS) fears that this mass migration will lead to an increase in confrontations between the animals and humans.
AFRICA: natural capital is gradually being taken into account
Long ignored and plundered by essentially capitalist exploitation, Africa’s natural capital is now emerging as a guarantee of a green economy and an opportunity for global climate action. Studied, quantified and sustainably developed, the potential of Africa’s natural capital offers opportunities that complement private capital flows and official development assistance.
Yaoundé: Des militants de Greenpeace afrique se mobilisent pour demander l’abandon des combustibles fossiles
Les militants de Greenpeace Afrique du Cameroun se sont rassemblés à l’esplanade de la Sous-Préfecture de Tsinga ce vendredi 15 septembre 2023 au cours d’une mobilisation pour demander l’arrêt de la production de combustibles fossiles.
Cette mobilisation de près trente jeunes qui vient de se tenir dans 60 autres pays d’Afrique et globalement est organisée en prélude au Sommet des Nations Unies sur l’Ambition climatique qui se déroulera le 20 septembre 2023 à New York.
AFRIQUE : Greenpeace soutient António Guterres pour l’abandon des énergies fossiles
À l’invitation du secrétaire général de l’Organisation des Nations unies (ONU), un Sommet mondial sur l’Ambition climatique se tient le 20 septembre 2023 à New York aux États unis d’Amérique. António Guterres saisit cette occasion pour lancer un appel pour l’abandon des combustibles fossiles. Pour apporter son soutien à cet appel du patron de l’ONU, Greenpeace a mobilisé des centaines de militants à travers plus de 550 actions organisées dans 60 pays dont le Cameroun, et la République démocratique du Congo (RDC).
LIBYA: climate is said to be the cause of the floods that ravaged East of the country
Global warming is being blamed as the main cause of storm Daniel, which devastated eastern Libya on 10 September 2023. Coming from Greece via Turkey and Bulgaria, the extreme weather phenomenon caused massive flooding, killing thousands of people. In its 6th report, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) predicted disastrous scenarios for Africa. Floods will displace 2.7 million people by 2050.
AFRICA: debt-for-climate swaps once again recommended
With Africa in need of more than $300 billion a year for climate adaptation, policymakers and government officials gathered at a high-level event on the sidelines of the African Climate Summit in Nairobi called for innovative mechanisms to unlock climate finance. The event, co-organised by AfriCatalyst and Open Society Foundations (OSF), explored how the continent can successfully leverage debt-for-nature swaps to finance climate action.
AFRICA: launch of the PALM-TREEs project on the psycho-sociological impact of climate
The project entitled « A Pan-African and Transdisciplinary Lens on the Margins: Coping with the Risks of Extreme Events » (PALM-TREEs) has been launched. Funded by the UK government’s Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office and the International Development Research Centre (IDRC), the initiative aims to obtain data on the psycho-sociological impact of climate change on vulnerable communities in Africa.
SENEGAL: a reforestation camp to combat coastal erosion in Diembering
A reforestation camp was launched on 24 August 2023 in Diembering, in the south of Senegal. The initiative by the Ziguinchor regional youth council aims to combat coastal erosion. Senegal’s Atlantic coast is suffering from severe erosion. Nearly 65% of the coastline is affected by this phenomenon, which has dramatic consequences for the local population.
AFRICA: a series of seminars to improve climate warning systems
France and Germany are joining forces to improve climate risk prevention in Africa. More than 60% of the continent’s population has no climate warning system. To make good this shortfall, the French Ministry of Higher Education, Research and Innovation and the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research are organising Climate services for risk reduction in Africa 2023 (CS4RRA). The initiative consists of a series of four webinars, scheduled to take place in Togo, Ivory Coast, Ghana and Senegal from September to November 2023.