At the recently concluded 27th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP27) in Egypt, the Central African Forest Commission (COMIFAC) took to the stage to denounce one of the unfulfilled promises of COP26. At the previous summit, donors committed to funding the protection and management of the Congo Basin forests to the tune of 1.5 billion dollars. This commitment is already insufficient. The countries of the sub-region are asking for $100 billion to preserve the forests of the Congo Basin.
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ZIMBABWE: Solar pumps to address climate change in Harare
In collaboration with the government of Zimbabwe, 61 solar-powered water systems have been installed in Harare by the African Development Bank (AfDB) and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF). The initiative will enable the capital’s residents to cope with extreme weather events.
COP27 : les activistes africains s’opposeront aux projets pétroliers et gaziers
Des militants pour le climat d’Afrique subsaharienne se sont réunis le 16 novembre 2022 à Charm el-Sheikh, pour répondre à la ruée vers les combustibles fossiles des dirigeants africains à la 27e Conférence des Nations unies sur le climat (COP27).
COP27: Congo demands promised funds to protect Central African forests
Congo-Brazzaville’s Environment Minister Arlette Soudan-Nonault has decided to leave the 27th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP27) before the end of the negotiations. She believes that the speeches of the heads of state led to nothing and that the virtues of the Congo Basin as the lungs of the planet were not recognised at their true value.
COP27: Launch of a guide on fair climate finance
As part of the work of the 27th United Nations Climate Conference (COP27), Egypt and about 100 partners, including the African Development Bank (AfDB), have published a document on fair climate finance. The Sharm el-Sheikh Guide to Fair Climate Finance, launched on 11 November 2022, aims to help turn promises into action and strengthen the African continent’s drive for sustainable development.
COP27: deforestation among the obstacles to the +1.5°C target by 2100
Global carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions remain at record levels in 2022. According to a study published on 11 November 2022 by the Global Carbon Project, global CO2 emissions are expected to reach 40.6 billion tonnes in 2022, leaving only a 50-50 chance of avoiding exceeding 1.5°C warming in nine years’ time. The report places deforestation in the DRC among the main drivers of global CO2 emissions.
COP27: Environmental activists’ frustration at the end of the first week
After a week of work at the 27th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP27), climate activists are denouncing the inaction of the governments gathered for the summit in Egypt to tackle climate change. An Egyptian symbol was attacked in a museum in Barcelona, Spain.
EGYPT: Ras Mohammed Reserve joins the IUCN Green List
Ras Mohammed Marine Nature Reserve, Egypt’s oldest national park, has just received the Green List certificate from the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). The award recognises Egypt’s efforts to protect its natural ecosystems, including coral reefs, mangroves and seagrass beds in the Red Sea, as it hosts the 27th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP27) from 6 to 18 November 2022.
AFRICA: ENABEL receives €5m to finance climate resilient projects
The Belgian Development Agency (ENABEL) has just signed financing agreements with the Brussels-Capital Region and the Walloon Region. Of the €6 million defined by the agreements, €5 million is intended for the complementary financing of climate resilience projects in Burkina Faso, Senegal, Burundi, Rwanda and Mozambique.
COP 27 : quand des communautés camerounaises croupissent sous les effets du changement climatique
Par cette Note de conjoncture, première du genre, l’antenne Cameroun du Réseau des journalistes africains sur le développement durable et le changement climatique (Rjacc-Kamer), entend passer un message. Celui des communautés camerounaises situées en première ligne de la crise climatique. Du nord au sud, de l’est à l’ouest, nous vous proposons une série d’articles sur les effets, et parfois même, les facteurs du changement climatique et leurs répercussions sur les communautés. Ceci intervient surtout au moment où les dirigeants du monde se concertent dans le cadre de la 27e conférence des Nations unies sur le changement climatique.