Nairobi’s billboards streaming the city’s air pollution.
The Nairobi City County has partnered with Kenya’s leading mobile network provider, Safaricom, and the UN Environment to monitor and measure air pollution levels in …
Sectors in Ghana join hands to reduce rising air pollution.
Ghana’s air quality monitoring started back in 1996. Over the years, different sectors have joined hands to curb air pollution emanating from the transport sector, …
It is time Africa rethinks air pollution funding.
Africa attracted about five percent of development funding and less than four percent of philanthropy funding to fight air pollution between 2015 – 2020 according …
Climate Finance must be distributed in a Gender responsive way.
Annually, nearly 20 million people leave their homes due to climate-induced displacement, according to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. 80 percent of those …
African Scientist take on the Glasgow Climate pact.
The UN Climate summmit conclused at Gasgow, United Kingdom. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) latest report on global warming clearly shows that human …
Its time the African Union led Climate Negotiations for Africa.
Kamal Djemouai, an independent climate change consultant and adviser to the AGN it is time the African Union lead climate negotiations for Africa. “The continent’s …
COP26: any progress on Climate finance, and Climate targets?
For the world to achieve the Paris agreement goals, climate finance which has been a contentious issue under climate negotiations, is critical. Also, implementing national commitments or …
Adaptation facing Resistance at Glasgow.
Adaptation that has consistently lagged is being undermined at Glasgow says Mariam Allam, the Adviser to the African Group of Negotiators on Climate Change (AGN) …
Africa at COP26: Our Position
The African Group of Negotiators (AGN) on Climate Change Ambassador Seyni Nafo says Africa has a better understanding of the financial resources the continent requires …
Raise your NDCs ambitions: Africa’s key ask to developed countries.
The climate emergency is worsening. The world has witnessed record-high temperatures, widespread wildfires, and increasingly unpredictable floods and droughts. IPCC report on climate science is …
Paris Agreement: Why Africa needs its special needs recognised.
The Kyoto protocol recognised Africa for its vulnerability to climate change. But under the Paris agreement, Africa lost that recognition. The African Group of Negotiators …
Climate Change Negotiations: The History.
The episode marks the beginning of building momentum to the 26th United Nations Climate Change conference also known as COP26 series. We start by contextualising …