Covid-19 and Climate Change: How can Africa build better given the twin challenge?
On average climate change is costing African economies 2 to 3percent of their GDPs. This is according to the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa …
Climate Effects: What can you do?
A report by the Africa Climate Policy Centre (ACPC) of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA), on economic growth, development and climate change …
What is Climate Change?
Droughts, and floods in Africa has intensified. In about three months, flooding has affected 1.3 million people in the Horn of Africa according to the …
COP25: Better a No Climate deal than a bad deal for Africa
By Sophie Mbugua, Madrid, Spain. The annual UN conference on climate change (COP25) held in Madrid in early December failed to raise the most needed …
COP25: Consider Africa’s climate special needs says AGN
By Sophie Mbugua, Madrid, Spain At COP25, in Madrid, the proposal for acknowledgment of Africa’s special circumstances and needs was put forward by the African …
Eco-crime Hits a Record High
As the world celebrates the World Environment Day, a rapid response report published Saturday by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and INTERPOL estimates the …
Is the Paris Outcome a Panacea to global warming?
By Sophie Mbugua: Paris As we enter the homestretch of the Paris climate summit, coalitions have emerged between sections of developed countries, small islands states …
Africa Announces 300GW Renewable Energy Initiative
By Sophie Mbugua: PARIS, Dec 02: African heads of state announced plans for a gigantic renewable energy initiative that would provide as much as 300gigawatts of renewable …
New $500 million Mitigation Initiative Unveiled
By Sophie Mbugua: Paris: As nations of the world gathered on Monday in Paris to reach a new and universal climate change agreement, Germany, Norway, …