La récente décision de la Cour européenne des droits de l’homme (CEDH) condamnant la Suisse pour son manque d’action face au changement climatique a suscité l’espoir parmi les communautés africaines confrontées à des défis environnementaux. Cette décision historique, qui marque la première fois qu’un État est tenu responsable de son inaction climatique, crée un précédent pour la justice climatique à l’échelle mondiale.
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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.
MADAGASCAR: among the countries considered « at high risk » of El Niño impacts
The island of Madagascar, off the southeast coast of Africa, is set to experience increased drought in 2024. According to the United Nations, the island is one of 35 countries worldwide considered to be « at high risk » from the impacts of the El Niño phenomenon.
BÉNIN: sculpture and conservation in symphony in the Pahou classified forest
Since January 6, 2024, a plastic art exhibition has been taking place in the Pahou classified forest, located 30 minutes from Cotonou, Benin’s economic capital. The initiative, supported by the Institut français du Bénin, aims to protect nature through artistic expression.
UGANDA: circular economy roadmap launched
Uganda takes the first step towards integrating the circular economy model into its national strategy. The East African country launched its circular economy roadmap on January 31, 2023 in the capital Kampala. The document aims to stimulate sustainable growth and green industrialization, in line with Uganda’s national « Vision 2040 » program.
GABON: BII releases $2.6 million for solarization of Owendo Mineral Port
Owendo Mineral Port (OMP) is committed to a low-emission economy. A 1.56 MWp solar system will soon be installed on the port’s premises, located 21 kilometers from Gabon’s capital, Libreville. The project is financed by British International Investment (BII), a British financial institution.
AFRICA: climate causes the most serious humanitarian crises of 2024
The United Nations (UN) presents Africa as the epicentre of the world’s humanitarian crises in 2024. Of the 26 countries for which the United Nations is calling for the mobilisation of 46.4 billion dollars in international aid, fourteen are in Africa. The multiplication of climatic disasters and their corollaries of armed conflict have forced more than 130 million people into urgent need of humanitarian assistance.
KENYA: the Taifa-1 satellite aims to save the mountain bongo from extinction
This is one of the first operational missions assigned to Kenya’s very first 100% earth observation satellite. Over the next five years, the satellite images and meteorological data provided by Taifa-1 will help to protect the mountain bongo, a species of antelope threatened with extinction.
Nassim Oulmane: « Adequate, accessible and new funding is urgently needed ».
Expected on 12 December 2023, the agreement on the Global Budget reached at COP28 was finally adopted on 13 December in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The text calls on countries to « make a transition away from fossil fuels » and to accelerate this action « in this crucial decade, in order to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050 ». Afrik21 looks back at this declaration without Nassim Oulmane, Acting Director of Technology, Climate Change and Natural Resources at the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA).
BILAN DE LA COP28
Plutôt que delà sortie des énergies fossiles (pétrole en tête), il faut se contenter d’une »transition hors des énergies fossiles » aux sortir de la COP28 de Dubaï. Mais pourquoi donc?
La COP28 émiratie qui s’est tenue à Dubaï du 30 novembre au 12 décembre 2023 a livré son verdict. Annoncée comme étant le point de rupture avec les énergies fossiles, elle a plutôt consacré une nouvelle prouesse langagière. Les pays du Monde entier sont désormais appelés à »transitionner » hors des énergies fossiles »’. Une prudence dans le verbe qui ne peut que satisfaire les thuriféraires de l’industrie petro-gazière mondiale.