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October 31, 2024In this episode, we explore Africa's bioeconomy agendas with Dr. Ousmane Badiane, Executive Chairperson of AKADEMIYA2063. We discuss how African nations are aligning with the Paris Agreement to address climate change impacts on food systems, the commitments made at COP28 related to clim... -
September 20, 2024Africa is experiencing a significant economic transformation driven by innovative financing solutions. New tools such as performance-linked instruments and debt-for-nature swaps are helpi ... -
June 28, 2024Les zones humides en Afrique sont des écosystèmes uniques et vitaux qui offrent une multitude de services écologiques, économiques et sociaux. Elles abritent une biodiversité contribuant ...
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June 11, 2024Carbon trading have long been touted as a silver bullet to channelise climate finance to African countries lacking the capital to support climate mitigation and adaptation efforts. The erstwhile ‘Kyoto Protocol’ and its successor ‘The Paris Agreement’, though much more comprehensive and wider in scope, both recognize the importance of carbon trading (a form of carbon pricing) in combatting climate change, and in the Paris Agreement the same is enshrined under Article 6 and its sub-c ... -
May 03, 2024La façade atlantique africaine, une région riche en ressources naturelles, fait face à des défis environnementaux croissants. Inondations, érosion côtière, cyclones, et montée des eaux : ...
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November 30, 2023In this episode, we dive into the pressing necessity for climate initiatives in Africa. Despite its minimal global emissions, Africa grapples with severe climate challenges and a substantial funding shortfall. Yet, as obstacles persist, including the disconnect between investor expectat...
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November 28, 2023To achieve a fair Energy Transition in Africa, it is imperative to consider the diversity of African nations, their unique resources, and how each solution should be tailored to the needs and means of the country. The world must address these challenges while confronting issues such as ...
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September 15, 2023This paper was originally published on iai.it Europe’s natural gas system experienced unprecedented stress following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Since the outbreak of the war, the European Union has strived to secure alternative supplies, fill its gas storage facilities and reduce consumption. Success on these fronts was enabled by fundamental market changes that the bloc unlocked during a long period of low gas prices over the past two decades, in addition to emergency and diplo ... -
September 5, 2023This paper was originally published on ecdpm.org COP27 reached a breakthrough agreement on a new loss and damage fund for vulnerable countries and opened the door for a review of the international financial architecture. Ahead of COP28 at the end of 2023, the AU-EU partnership can help drive global climate change and energy transition agendas forward. A fruitful collaboration between the two continents starts with the following: • Africa and Europe must find common ground to ma ... -
June 26, 2023This report was originally published on iemed.org In the last decade, it has become very clear that climate change is not a problem of the future. This threat multiplier is causing severe natural disasters, rising sea levels, desertification, and rising temperatures in every continent, reminding us that it is not only the global South that is experiencing and will be experiencing its direct effects. It is true, however, that some of the most severe impacts of climate change are ind ...
