Climate change Archives | This is Africa https://thisisafrica.me/tag/climate-change/ Opinion, Lifestyle, Arts, Music #TIA Tue, 13 May 2025 18:25:41 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://i0.wp.com/thisisafrica.me/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/cropped-logo-512x512-2.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Climate change Archives | This is Africa https://thisisafrica.me/tag/climate-change/ 32 32 67616479 The Climate Movement must do more organizing than mobilizing https://thisisafrica.me/politics-and-society/the-climate-movement-must-do-more-organizing-than-mobilizing/ https://thisisafrica.me/politics-and-society/the-climate-movement-must-do-more-organizing-than-mobilizing/?noamp=mobile#respond Tue, 13 May 2025 18:21:54 +0000 https://thisisafrica.me/?p=573710 The climate crisis is not a short-term challenge, it demands a long-term commitment. While mobilization plays a crucial role in raising awareness, true power lies in organizing. The climate movement must embrace this.

The post The Climate Movement must do more organizing than mobilizing appeared first on This is Africa.

]]> https://thisisafrica.me/politics-and-society/the-climate-movement-must-do-more-organizing-than-mobilizing/feed/ 0 573710 Debunking the mythical powers of Pangolins https://thisisafrica.me/politics-and-society/debunking-the-mythical-powers-of-pangolins/ https://thisisafrica.me/politics-and-society/debunking-the-mythical-powers-of-pangolins/?noamp=mobile#respond Wed, 26 Jun 2024 13:29:49 +0000 https://thisisafrica.me/?p=573501 The illegal trade of pangolins is thriving despite efforts to clamp down on the trade. Pangolins are believed to be the most illegally trafficked mammal and the endangered animals are illegally hunted for food and traditional medicine.

The post Debunking the mythical powers of Pangolins appeared first on This is Africa.

]]> https://thisisafrica.me/politics-and-society/debunking-the-mythical-powers-of-pangolins/feed/ 0 573501 Climate finance for the Global North and climate reparations for the Global South https://thisisafrica.me/politics-and-society/climate-finance-for-the-global-north-and-climate-reparations-for-the-global-south/ https://thisisafrica.me/politics-and-society/climate-finance-for-the-global-north-and-climate-reparations-for-the-global-south/?noamp=mobile#respond Wed, 24 Apr 2024 14:36:19 +0000 https://thisisafrica.me/?p=573465 The World Bank and the IMF are getting climate finance completely backwards, lending money to the wrong countries and imposing austerity on the wrong countries. Instead of imposing austerity on the Global South, the WB-IMF should be asking the historic polluters to tighten their belts, reduce their energy use, reduce waste, eliminate planned obsolescence , and fight consumerism under a coherent and comprehensive degrowth framework.

The post Climate finance for the Global North and climate reparations for the Global South appeared first on This is Africa.

]]> https://thisisafrica.me/politics-and-society/climate-finance-for-the-global-north-and-climate-reparations-for-the-global-south/feed/ 0 573465 UNEA-6: Fossil fuels drive both the Plastics and Climate Crises and need an International Framework to phase them out https://thisisafrica.me/politics-and-society/unea-6-fossil-fuels-drive-both-the-plastics-and-climate-crises-and-need-an-international-framework-to-phase-them-out/ https://thisisafrica.me/politics-and-society/unea-6-fossil-fuels-drive-both-the-plastics-and-climate-crises-and-need-an-international-framework-to-phase-them-out/?noamp=mobile#respond Thu, 29 Feb 2024 16:57:07 +0000 https://thisisafrica.me/?p=573433 "Our planet is drowning in plastic, a crisis intricately linked to the fossil fuel industry" Hellen Kahaso Dena, Project Lead of the Pan-Africa Plastics Project at Greenpeace Africa, emphasising the dire need for a robust Global Plastics Treaty.

The post UNEA-6: Fossil fuels drive both the Plastics and Climate Crises and need an International Framework to phase them out appeared first on This is Africa.

]]> https://thisisafrica.me/politics-and-society/unea-6-fossil-fuels-drive-both-the-plastics-and-climate-crises-and-need-an-international-framework-to-phase-them-out/feed/ 0 573433 Letter to President Ruto – Make Africa Climate Summit African https://thisisafrica.me/politics-and-society/ruto-make-africa-climate-summit-african/ https://thisisafrica.me/politics-and-society/ruto-make-africa-climate-summit-african/?noamp=mobile#respond Fri, 11 Aug 2023 07:08:46 +0000 https://thisisafrica.me/?p=573248 The Africa Climate Summit is scheduled for the first week of September. However in the development of its form and content, we are concerned of a capture of the summit to advance Global North interests instead of serve African interests. We are sending this letter to the convener, President William Ruto of Kenya to address these issues before it is too late. We are calling on African and Africa-led organisations to add their voices by signing this letter.

The post Letter to President Ruto – Make Africa Climate Summit African appeared first on This is Africa.

]]> https://thisisafrica.me/politics-and-society/ruto-make-africa-climate-summit-african/feed/ 0 573248