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It is important that we all have the same goal: a climate-neutral and resilient future in which our children can live in security and prosperity. Photo: Brenton Geach/Gallo Images
AFRICA CLIMATE WEEK

Climate change, deforestation fuel virus outbreaks

Climate change is a risk to public health that demands immediate action

  • Mandisa Makgakga
5 min read
Common goal: The first Africa climate summit held in Nairobi, Kenya, was hosted by President William Ruto who said ‘climate action is not a global north issue or a global south issue but rather a collective challenge, and it affects all of us’. Photo: Andrew Kasuku/Getty Images
AFRICA

Carbon credits a controversial topic at Africa climate summit

The carbon market: a potential planet saver or greenwashing that gives polluting companies an opportunity to evade reducing their emissions?

  • Ozayr Patel
5 min read
According to Mohamed Adow, climate, energy and development provisions must be found that can rally behind Africa’s interests. (Photo by Rodger BOSCH / AFP)
ADAPTATION

Climate finance and clean technology is the tune Africa must sing at the Africa Climate Summit

The first Africa Climate Summit is in full spring; Mohamed Adow of think-tank Power Shift says the continent must be part of the solution to a just transition

  • Lesego Chepape
3 min read
The theme for the Africa Climate Summit is “driving green growth and climate finance solutions for Africa and the world”. (Nathan Laine/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
ADAPTATION

Africa has its work cut out as Africa Climate Summit kicks off in Kenya

Adaptation and climate finance will take centre stage at next week’s summit with the theme ‘driving green growth and climate finance solutions for Africa and the world’

  • Lesego Chepape
3 min read
The climate crisis is a water crisis but governments around the world are still not putting water security front and centre, according to a water governance expert.
AFRICA CLIMATE WEEK

‘Governments are still not putting water security at the centre of the climate crisis’

The way water has been managed needs to change because policy decisions can no longer be based on historic rainfall patterns

  • Sheree Bega
5 min read
AFRICA

Q&A: Africa Climate Week and why it matters in the lead-up to COP27 later this year

The event is a chance for African countries to embrace national interests in climate-change mitigation actions and socio-economic development.

  • Ozayr Patel
4 min read