The picture seems hopeless, but with mitigation and adaptation strategies and policies driven through COP26, southern Africa can reduce the impacts of climate change on local livelihoods.
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Politics and Society COP26: Africa’s challenges must steer the climate change conference
African countries cannot be ignored, or just listened to. Their needs should shape the agenda.
Africans rising “Climate justice is a practical notion; it is not just about policy.” Climate and development architect Emily Miki urges for grassroots participation
This Is Africa spoke to Cameroonian climate justice activist and development architect Emily Miki about the co-creation of adaptation solutions, public participation, and climate-specific capacity building.
Africans rising Mr. Climate — Nigeria’s indefatigable campaigner rallying for youth-led climate action
This Is Africa spoke to Nigerian climate and environmental campaigner Olumide Idowu, popularly known as Mr. Climate about his journey as a climate action warrior, the challenges he’s faced in his activism and why he thinks every African youth should be involved in finding lasting solutions to persistent climate problems.
African identities ‘Society is not homogenous’: Locating the queerness in Climate Justice
Climate justice and queer rights activism can at first glance seem to exist as separate movements, but further insight shows that they are deeply aligned and are driven by the same values. Queerness thrums with the same harmony that reverberates across nature, which climate justice aims to save. This article focuses on exploring that connection of nature, climate justice and queer activism.
Africans rising “It has to be us; no one is coming to do it for us.” Climate Champion, Wanjũhĩ Njoroge calls for Africans to collectively rally for climate action
This Is Africa spoke to Kenyan climate activist, Wanjũhĩ Njoroge about grassroots activism, the implications of complacency, and how gender bias encroaches on even the most valiant collective effort.
Africans rising 10 African climate warriors fighting for rights based, just and inclusive Climate Action
Meet the 10 brave African climate and environmental activists who are taking decisive action in their communities and mobilising citizens in rallying for inclusive and just climate action.
Politics and Society The coal price has skyrocketed in 2021 – what does it mean for net zero?
At the bottom of our carbon fears is a big black problem.
Politics and Society New global biodiversity goals must take these key lessons into account
The global biodiversity framework will provide goals and targets to stem and reverse the decline in nature until 2050.