Des difficultés d’accès en carburant dans les principales villes du Cameroun relancent le débat de la dépendance aux énergies fossiles sur fond de fin de COP28 à Dubaï…
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Why restoring the world’s mountains matters for all of us
Mountains are not just magnificent landscapes. They are lifelines for millions. We need mountains to drink: each day, one in two people on the planet quenches their thirst with water that originates in mountains.
COP28: will the loss and damage fund reach the $100 billion mark?
The fund designed to finance climate « loss and damage » in vulnerable countries was adopted on Thursday 30 November 2023, on the first day of the 28th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28) in Dubai. The establishment of this fund is the practical expression of the main promise made at COP27 in Egypt, where the mechanism was approved in principle but not adopted. Nearly six countries have already announced their contributions to this fund, but we are still a long way from the 100 billion dollars expected by developing countries.
COP28: African scientists call for rejection of fossil fuels
In an open letter to African heads of state and government, scientists have denounced a new scramble for oil, gas and coal on the continent, led by former colonial and neo-colonial powers. The letter, published on 27 November 2023 on the eve of the 28th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28), calls on African leaders to reject investment in the oil sector and focus instead on developing modern, decentralised renewable energy sources for the continent.
CAMEROUN, quels enjeux à la COP28
Protection de la planète, les dirigeants du monde se réunissent à Dubaï dès ce jeudi 30 novembre, pour évaluer et améliorer la lutte mondiale contre le changement climatique. Il s’agit de la 28e conférence des Nations unies sur le climat dénommée COP 28. Le Cameroun, pays membre du bassin du Congo, entend capitaliser l’apport climatique de sa forêt. Comme tout le reste des pays africains, le Cameroun attend des pays industrialisés, les fonds nécessaires à la lutte climatique.
LAUDATE DEUM, deuxième plaidoyer écologique du Pape François
Journaliste environnementaliste et littéraire, LEONEL AKOSSO a lu pour notre média, l’exhortation apostolique du Pape François, LAUDATE DEUM, publié le jour de la fête de Saint François d’Assise, le 04 octobre 2023. Cette production littéraire fait suite à l’encyclique écologique LAUDATO SI, paru en 2015 et longtemps resté une référence en matière de discours officiel de L’Eglise catholique Romaine sur la protection de l’environnement.
CAMEROUN : le chaos urbain
La recrudescence des éboulements de terrain inquiète au Cameroun. Une situation qui pousse à s’interroger sur la mise en œuvre par les pouvoirs publics d’une planification urbaine. C’est l’objet de cette tribune.
Cameroun : le Ras-le-bol des populations de deux villages à Djoum
Plus d’un millier de fils et filles d’Avébé et de Meyos III, dans le département du Dja et Lobo, région du sud, revendiquent leur quelque 1500 hectares de terrain spoliés par le Français Pascal Gérard, spécialiste de la chasse sportive, aujourd’hui entrepreneur agricole.
AFRICA: ODD7, the energy transition is slow (Report)
The 2023 report on the development goals (SDGs) in Africa notes that the continent is lagging behind in progress towards the targets of SDG7. Namely, to ensure access for all to reliable, sustainable and modern energy services at an affordable cost by 2030. In 2018, only 20% of the electricity produced in Africa came from renewable sources.
DRC: launch of a $5m support fund for indigenous forest peoples
A new funding mechanism to protect the forests of the Congo Basin has been launched. Presented on 22 September 2023 at the UN Climate Summit in New York, the Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities Forest Fund (IIFF) will enable these groups to play a leading role in securing, protecting and managing the forests on which they depend. The $5 million initiative, launched by the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) and the Rainforest Foundation Norway (RFN), is dedicated to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), which holds around two-thirds of the forest in the Congo Basin.